Hi there, i just got myself introduced to map suite desktop edition and trying to evaluate it.
It seems that it is a very powerfull GIS set of tools but to be honest i am finding the documentation quite inefficient and unorganized. The "How do I" part seemed ok but i could find only apps for the web version and only in C#.
To get started with, i just want to be able to draw various icons on the map, according to various collections i have populated on my vb program. Those icon would move from time to time, as incoming data would change their position. Then i would like to have a corresponding list of these elements and when i click on an item on the list, it would select the icon on the map.
So i want to make some basic questions here.
A) Is the fleet tracker a different software and different API? Is is what i need?
B) What is a Feature and what are feature layers?
C) Are markers available on the desktop edition?
D) Where can i find some clear code about adding a clickable icon, with some information attached to it, on my map?
E) What is a map and what is a map engine?
F) On the getting started guide, i was guided to add the Winform Map component on my form. On all the samples i have downloaded i can only see a picture box and a mapEngine object delcared in the code. What is this all about.
Thanks and excuse me for the silly questions but i have been trying to find out a clear answer for a whole day now.