
IN THIS CHAPTER
Presenting Your Excel Data
on a Map Using Microsoft
MapPoint
10
Plotting Data Geographically
In many cases, the best way to present data is to
plot it on a geographic map. Mapping software used
to cost thousands of dollars, but Microsoft now
offers a product called Microsoft MapPoint 2006.
MapPoint debuted in 2001 in both North American
and European editions.
Figure 10.1 shows a customer database plotted on a
map. Note how many of the customers are around
the store, but others travel in from the interstate to
shop at the specialty store. Any dataset with a geo-
graphic component such as street addresses, zip
codes, postal codes, states, or provinces ...