>I need to create a web site that displays mapping data. I am on a shoe string budget so ERSI is out of the question. I have a data set that is updated once a quarter. I need to plot points on a map, zoom in or out on the map, add a tag that display the name of the point and provide a hyperlink to another page. This is all available in MapPoint.
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>Saving the MapPoint map as HTML does not provide for zooming which is crucial. I looked at the MapPoint SDK but in my quick reading it looks like I have to use Microsoft's Web Service to drive the site. I have a problem linking to an outside site to display basically static pages.
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>Does anyone have any ides?

Ok, well you are going to have to use a webservice, unless you want to purchase all the GIS data for all of the maps you are going to do. Even if you purchase the GIS data, you will need to store it locally and put it in some type of database. You could try using flash, but if you are doing mapping on a shoe-string budget, I think you are in the deep end w/ no water wings. I really don't see how you are going to do it, but if you want to paint the maps I do have some watercolors. :)

Morgan