Using Latitude/Longitude in Visio 2003

[Paul]

I would like to create a Visio drawing that places objects on a map based on
their real latitude/longitude coordinates. I couldn't see a way to setup the
drawing area accordingly. Is this possible and if so could someone provide
some quick steps on what I would need to do.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

This would be easier in MapPoint.

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[Paul]

Will Mappoint let me create connections between them? The drawing I need to
create is a network map. If not, would I be able to at least place the sites
within MapPoint then import that to Visio so I can manipulate it accordingly?
(Sorry I don't know much about MapPoint and couldn't find too much info on it
from the MS website)

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

How wide an area do you want to cover? For small areas, Long/Lat can be
considered squares, but for large areas you have to compensate for the
earth's curvature.

How detailed does the diagram have to be? MapPoint will be very detailed,
but if you only need a dot for a city, then it may be overkill.

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[Paul]

It needs to cover the lower 48 states of the US. Within that I have about 300
locations that I need to display. All I need is a dot per location and then
interconnect each dot accordingly. I basically am mapping out a national
fiber network, which I'll then use layers to show/hide various different
logical networks that use it.

If there is an easy way to convert lat/long to a regular Visio type unit and
super-impose that over a map of the US, that would work. The one map of the
US I have seems to be curved but it is also broken down by state. Maybe if I
build each state separately, I can then join it all together? The key is that
formula for converting lat/long to something Visio recognises.