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MapPoint 2011 – Business Mapping Made Simple
Microsoft MapPoint software gives you the power to turn tabular data into informative maps to communicate insights with instant impact. You can easily integrate maps into your Office projects to show your business insights with clarity. Plus, get updated maps of the US and Canada, with trip routing, turn-by-turn directions, and the ability to share routes with your GPS device.¹
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Top Reasons to Try MapPoint
MapPoint helps you visualize and analyze the relationships between your data and geography, so you can make better decisions. Create detailed maps from your business data and use trip-planning features to optimize your efficiency on the road. And there’s more.

See why MapPoint offers more value.

What Can MapPoint Do for You?

Take advantage of the powerful data mapping and trip planning features in MapPoint to extend your business, identify new customer opportunities, and navigate with ease.

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With MapPoint, It’s Easy to Visualize Your Business in a Whole New Way

Create and view sales territories, evaluate performance by geography, and analyze trends.
Combine business data with demographics included in MapPoint to target potential customers and focus decisions.
Create maps from data stored in current versions of software including Microsoft Office Excel, Office Access, Office Outlook, SQL Server, or other database sources.
Insert maps into Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Web sites.

Developers Add Location with the MapPoint Object Model

Extend the value of your business solutions by adding mapping and routing to your applications.

Take advantage of the extensible MapPoint object model to build custom business solutions (such as Fleet Tracking and Business Intelligence) that use maps, driving directions, data mapping, and demographic data that comes with MapPoint.
Import and map your data stored in Microsoft Office Excel, Access, Outlook, and any ODBC-compliant database or comma-delimited file.
Include rich, detailed maps in your Office files; export key map information directly to Microsoft Office Excel; and copy/paste or embed maps into other Office applications. Insert maps into Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Web sites.

More Efficient Routing, Navigation, and Location Tracking

MapPoint helps you streamline your travel:

Plan your trip on your PC and then print, or share your route to your GPS device.¹
Arrive on time with detailed directions—voice² and text-prompted.
Send point-of-interest and “business card” details such as addresses and phone numbers to your mobile device.³
Drag and drop your route to go around a road or area.
Quickly find listings when online and add them to a route.

¹GPS device sold separately. GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later. To share your route to your other GPS devices, you must export via a GPX file to a GPX-compatible GPS device. Not all GPS devices are supported.

²GPS device sold separately. GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later and an available USB port. For Voice Output: Any of the compatible operating systems listed in the system requirements and a compatible soundcard.

³You may be charged a fee by your wireless provider to receive messages.