Map Suite Geocoder Installation Guide
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Welcome to Map Suite™ Geocoder from ThinkGeo, a native geocoding and reverse geocoding component for .NET that lets you convert a street address into a geographic location and vice-versa. It can also deliver additional details like county, FIPS codes, census tract and more. Plus, it ships with an optimized set of United States street data based on the latest TIGER® data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In this article, we will discuss how to install Map Suite Geocoder 6.0.0.0 or higher on your machine and upgrade your development environment.
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System Requirements
- Minimum 400 MHz processor
- Minimum 256 MB RAM
- Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/2008 Server
- Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010/Express
- Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (Optional)
- .NET Framework 2.0 or higher
- Supports Visual Basic .NET, C#, J# or any .NET-compatible language
Environment Preparation
Install .NET Framework 3.5 or higher version
To process ahead with the installation of Map Suite Geocoder, you should have .Net Framework 3.5 or higher. Please get it from Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
Install Visual Studio or Visual Studio Express
To develop your application with Map Suite Component, the Visual Studio or Visual Studio Express is necessary.
Getting started with Map Suite Geocoder Evaluation Edition
Download and run the Map Suite Geocoder Evaluation Edition.
NOTE: Please make sure you have an internet connection while running this installer as it needs to register on line
Your Installation will look like this as following:
Click Next -> Agree License Agreement -> You will get installation progress screen:
Getting started with Map Suite Geocoder Full Edition
If you have purchased the Map Suite Geocoder Full Edition, you can get the installer package from ThinkGeo Customer Portal. And make sure everything works fine with you, let us go through with you.
Online Install (Recommended)
Everything will be simple if the machine has an internet connection as it will register online automatically. You installation will look like this as following:
Please click Next -> Agree License Agreement -> You will be required to input the serial number from ThinkGeo. If the input number isn’t the right format, it will show the warning message like the below:
After you input the correct Serial Number, please click “Next” until display the following screenshot:
Warning: A dialog will show you the message “The Serial Number you entered could not be activated. Please contact ThinkGeo to resolve this issue. Error Message:” if the input serial number is not correct or the one ThinkGeo authorized. And the installation will run into error.
Off-line Install
The Map Suite products also allow us to install the package without internet required. Everything is similar to the online installation except the final step. At the end of the installation, a dialog will show as following:
Two options are provided. “No” means that install the product without registration. Click “Yes” to register manually and the “Map Suite Registration Builder” will display:
Click “Generate Request File” to get a “*.request” file, and then send it to
support@thinkgeo.com
with a short description about your installation. Normally, you will received a “*.license” file in less than one day. Please register the product manually following the below steps:
1. Open the “Map Suite Registration Builder” at “[Installation Forlder]\ThinkGeo\Map Suite Geocoder Full Edition 6.0\Miscellaneous\Map Suite Registration Builder”, and click “Import License File”.
2. Select the “.*license” file from ThinkGeo and click “Open”, successful if showing the dialog as following:
Note: Please make sure you run the “MapSuiteRegistrationBuilder” with administrator account.
Now, your development environment is ready and you can have GIS featured travel with installed samples or create any application you want with Map Suite SDK, which can be found in “[Installation Folder]\ ThinkGeo\Map Suite Geocoder Evaluation Edition 6.0\” for Evaluation Edition or “[Installation Folder]\ ThinkGeo\Map Suite Geocoder Full Edition 6.0\” for Full Edition.
