Using Bing Maps for Pest Control Business for Simple Routing

Rick Orr 1 Reputation point
2020-08-22T15:55:52.497+00:00

I own and operate a small pest control company. We have used for years MS Streets and Trips to import 15 – 25 stops to travel to each workday. Drivers route on the fly and make adjustments for weather, traffic, etc. We export a list from Access as a .csv file, import to S&T, place pins on the map. The driver then uses the crumb trail to track his progress from pin to pin. I need a simple replacement for S&T. All I need is:

  1. Ability to Import a .csv into the mapping program
  2. Place pins on a map
  3. Track movement and leave a bread crumb trail using a USB GPS
  4. Rotate to the direction of travel
  5. Work with PC Windows 10 and a touch screen
    Is it possible to have Bing Maps achieve these goals? If so what is the process?
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  1. rbrundritt 15,231 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2020-10-21T19:20:31.71+00:00

    As you likely know Microsoft streets and trips was discontinued many years ago July 2014). Microsoft does have two mapping platforms, however they are primarily developer platforms and not a package solution like streets and trips.

    Since you are focused on Windows, have you tried the built in Maps app in Windows? (Search for "Maps" in the Windows 10 search bar and an app option should appear) That app provides a full turn by turn navigation experience (and its free!). This app also supports "launch URIs" which allows you to start the app and set the start/end points using a simple URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/launch-maps-app

    For example, if you put the following in the browser search bar and press enter, a map with directions from your location to Redmond, WA.

    ms-drive-to:?destination.latitude=47.676569&destination.longitude=-122.127540&destination.name=Redmond,%20WA

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  2. AshokPeddakotla-MSFT 27,311 Reputation points
    2020-08-24T10:09:10.533+00:00

    @Rick Orr
    You have posted your query on the Azure Maps Q&A a forum. Microsoft Q&A currently supports the products listed over here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/products

    There is a dedicated Bing Maps forum for the support on MSDN here:
    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?category=bingmaps

    I also noticed that you have created an issue as well : https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/bd82af6f-50e8-478c-85a5-c38ff4b9949b/can-bing-maps-be-developed-for-csv-import?forum=bingmaps

    Request you to kindly continue your discussion there for further help and support.