Microsoft MapPoint 2009 with GPS [OLD VERSION]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Routing and directions--easily plan your trips and track your location in real-time with the included GPS locator
• Updated maps--New geographic and demographic data
• Data mapping--Use maps to visualize the meaning of your data
• Custom territories--Define your own delivery or sales areas
• Programming--Build custom solutions and Office add-ins

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0017W6EWS
• Item model number: C3Y-00021
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,873 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com

MapPoint 2009 gives you the power to visualize business data and communicate insights with instant impact. Before you hit the road, plug in your stops and MapPoint plots the most efficient course with turn-by-turn driving directions. MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator adds routing and directions to easily plan your trips and track your location in real-time.

Includes GPS Locator

Add real-time routing and directions to MapPoint 2009. With the included GPS locator it's easy to plan your next business trip and track your location in real-time.

Business Mapping Made Simple
Microsoft MapPoint 2009 gives you the power to visualize business data, communicate insights with instant impact, and integrate maps into the work you do in Microsoft Office. MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator adds routing and directions to easily plan your trips and track your location in real-time.

MapPoint 2009 makes it easy for organizations to visualize their business in a whole new way:

• Map business data.
  Create and view sales territories, analyze trends, and evaluate performance by geography.
• Identify new business opportunities.
  Combine business data with included demographics to target potential customers and focus decisions.

MapPoint 2009 helps you streamline your travel:

• Arrive on time.
  Detailed directions--voice* and text-prompted--make it easy to follow your route.
• Optimize your trip.
  Quickly calculate mileage, drive time, and expenses in advance.
• Easy-to-see navigation.
  Track your route in real-time in Full Screen display.* Change to the special Night Map display with a single click.

MapPoint 2009 makes it easy to use maps in combination with your Microsoft Office documents:

• Tell a story, visually.
  Insert maps into Word documents and PowerPoint presentations to illustrate everything from sales performance and customer locations to new business opportunities.
• Tap into existing data sources
  Create maps from data stored in current versions of Office Excel, Office Access, Office Outlook, Microsoft SQL Server, or other database sources.
• Extend your business.
  Take advantage of the extensible MapPoint object model to build custom business solutions such as fleet tracking and business intelligence.
• Map business data.
  Create and view sales territories, analyze trends, and evaluate performance by geography.

New and Improved Features

MapPoint 2009 builds upon the success of MapPoint 2006 with:

• Refreshed data.
  Use updated geographic and demographic data sets in MapPoint to display trends and illustrate key points on maps.
• Optimize your trip.
  Quickly calculate mileage, drive time, and expenses in advance.
• Send to mobile.
  Send point-of-interest and "business card" details such as addresses and phone numbers to your mobile device.
• Advanced GPS features.
  New full-screen navigation mode with driving guidance tracks your route and provides turn-by-turn directions--including spoken street names.
• Zoom with a view.
  Use the new Navigation view option* to see a perspective map road view of your route.
• Enhanced Live Search.
  Quickly find listings when online and add them to a route. Use descriptive words such as "coffee" and "restaurant" to find points near your location.
• Updated user interface.
  Streamlined redesign simplifies tasks and improves usability while driving.

* GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later.

Product Description

Microsoft MapPoint 2009 gives you the power to visualize business data, communicate insights with instant impact, and integrate maps into the work you do in Microsoft Office. MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator adds routing and directions to easily plan your trips and track your location in real-time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed in Michigan, August 23, 2008

By 

J. Funke "Test driver" (Auburn Hills, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft MapPoint 2009 with GPS [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I was excited to get this product and ordered 3 copies for work... Unfortunately it looks like Microsoft release a Beta version. Within 20 minutes all 3 copies crashed while driving a 300 mile route together. After rebooting the program continued to crash just after using it for a few minutes... Basically it was useless.

The computers are all brand new top of the line Dell 630D laptop models. The pin point did not work. And the map kept trying to reroute the preplanned route we were trying to drive for testing. Very disappointed. I do not recommend this product. Microsoft needs to do some actual testing before releasing a $300+ program. I want my money back Bill.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars useful program, September 30, 2008

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Chris Pesek - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft MapPoint 2009 with GPS [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I use the software for work related business data mapping. It's easy to use. It's not a huge upgrade over the previous version.