map client distribution by zipcode?

[billwagnon]

I am trying to find a way to show distribution of my clients by zipcode on a map.

What I picture is feeding a list of zipcodes and obtaining a map showing distribution over a geographic area.

Is there anything available that does this? It seems like it would be a Google mashup kind of thing.

[imcarthur]

MS Streets lets you import a database - xls or mdb. They appear as pushpins on a map. You can do it with just a zip, but then it stacks the pushpins on topof each other at the zip 'home'. It's more effective with the whole address.

Ian

For example:

[billwagnon]

hey! that looks like it would work. my problem seems like a common one.

[billwagnon]

i think this might work too ---


http://www.batchgeocode.com/

[imcarthur]

Yeah, mapping clients - or potential clients is a great tool. I have been using Streets for years. When I travel, I just print local maps & all of the info I need is there.

Ian

[hpservertech]

MapPoint, Streets & trips, the Paid version of Google Planet. Pretty much any map application will do what you want.

[RickM]

Here's a free Google map import tool for plotting points etc http://www.automateexcel.com/index.php/2005/07/28/google_maps_in_excel

One for Yahoo Maps http://www.well.com/user/jeffreyp/mapmaker/

A free Web based tool is http://www.pininthemap.com/

-Select "Create your own free map like this one"
-Select flag for the country you wish to view
-Enter zip code and hit enter
-Select center of localized zoom
-Add comments and/or pic
-Preview and set password
-Zoom out to desired view