A few slides from my SharePoint Saturday Dallas Presentation titled "Create A Mapping Web Part"

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Create a Mapping Web Part
Tom Resing
Senior Software Engineer
MicroLink, LLC

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INTRODUCTION
Creating a Mapping Web Part
Tom Resing

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About Tom
 Microsoft Certified
Technology Specialist
• MOSS Configuration
• WSS Configuration
• MOSS Application
Development
• WSS Application
Development
 12 Years of Technical
Experience
• Public Sector and
Private Sector
• Web Focused
 An organizer of
SharePoint Saturday
San Antonio Nov 14th

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About MicroLink
 Microsoft Gold Partner
• Main Office in Vienna, Virginia
 Microsoft’s Federal Partner of the Year for 2007
 Microsoft’s DoD Partner of the Year for 2007
and 2006

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Agenda
 Overview – Introduce Mapping Mashups
 Tools for Web Part Feature and Solutions
 Demo Create a Basic Web Part
 Inspect a Mapping Web Part Solution
 Demonstration of Mapping List Items

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OVERVIEW

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Mashups
a mashup is a
web application
that combines
data from more
than one source
into a single
integrated tool

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Example – HousingMaps.com

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Example 2 - AlertMap

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Mashups and SharePoint
 Data View Web Part
 Business Data Catalog
 Excel Services and Reporting Services
 Custom .NET Webparts
• Flexibility of custom code
• Full Integration with SharePoint Data
• Great Tools for Building

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TOOLS FOR WEB PART
FEATURE AND SOLUTIONS

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Tools
 Visual Studio Extensions for Windows
SharePoint Services
• Abbreviated VSeWSS
• Latest version 1.3 CTP
• Microsoft’s solution
 STSDEV and STSDEV2008
• On Codeplex
• Plays well with source control
 WSPBuilder
• A great third opeion

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Demo
 Create a Basic Web Part

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2 Keys to Web Part Development
1. Always deploy a Feature in a Solution
• Atomically deployed to every server in a farm
2. Take Advantage of Tools
• VSeWSS makes it easy to understand
• Visual Studio 2008
 Intellisence
 Project Templates
 Post Build Events
 Team Foundation Server

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INSPECT A MAPPING WEB
PART SOLUTION

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Google Maps API
 Key Required
• http://code.google.com/apis/maps/

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Demo 2

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Offline Mapping
 Google Earth Enterprise
• 2D and 3D mapping inside the firewall
• Good solution for limited connectivity or confidential
information
 VEXCEL Virtual Earth Appliance
• More recent competitive offering from a Microsoft
Subsidiary
• http://www.vexcel.com

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Questions
 Email me at microlinkblog@resing.net
 Twitter: @resing
 Tom Resing’s SharePoint Blog
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Resources
 Visual Studio 2008 extensions for SharePoint
(VSeWSS) 1.3 addresses all common
SharePoint Developer requests
http://blogs.msdn.com/pandrew
 Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog
• http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner
 ProgrammableWeb Mapping Section
• http://www.programmableweb.com/mapping
 Mike Williams' Google Maps API Tutorial
• http://econym.googlepages.com/

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BACKUP SLIDES

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