Q. What is Microsoft MapPoint 2009?
Q. What is new in Microsoft MapPoint 2009? Why upgrade?
Q. How does MapPoint 2009 integrate with Office applications?
Q. Will there be an evaluation version of MapPoint 2009?
Q. What is the country coverage for European edition of MapPoint 2009?
Q. What is the difference between MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator and MapPoint 2009 Standard?
Q. What is the map and demographic coverage for MapPoint 2009 North America?
Q. How do I download additional pushpins to use in MapPoint?

Q. What is Microsoft MapPoint 2009?

• See your business in a whole new way. Use information-rich maps to illuminate important data relationships, identify business trends, and illustrate opportunities. Create sales territories and share performance maps for instant impact.
• Location, location, location. Insert maps into your Microsoft Office documents and make mapping part of your custom business intelligence or fleet-tracking solution.

Q. What is new in Microsoft MapPoint 2009? Why upgrade?

• Refreshed data.
  Use updated geographic and demographic data sets in MapPoint to display trends and illustrate key points on maps.
• Send to mobile.
  Send point-of-interest and “business card” details such as addresses and phone numbers to your mobile device.*
• Updated user interface.
  Streamlined redesign simplifies tasks and improves usability while driving.
• 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.

Q. How does MapPoint 2009 integrate with Office applications?

A. MapPoint is designed to work with Microsoft Office programs.

• Create maps from data stored in current versions of Office Excel®, Office Access®, Office Outlook®, Microsoft SQL Server®, or other database sources.
• Insert maps into Office Word documents and PowerPoint presentations to illustrate everything from sales performance and customer locations to new business opportunities.
• Take advantage of the extensible MapPoint object model to build custom business solutions such as fleet tracking and business intelligence.

Q. Will there be an evaluation version of MapPoint 2009?

A. Yes. The MapPoint 2009 evaluation is available now to customers in the US and Canada.

• Order the free evaluation DVD for the cost of shipping and handling.
• Download the evaluation software from the Microsoft Download Center. (Large file download—high speed Internet connections only.)
• Try the MapPoint 2009 Test Drive in your browser now.

Q. What is the country coverage for European edition of MapPoint 2009?

A. MapPoint 2009 European Maps edition shipped in January 2009. In brief, the European edition of MapPoint provides detailed street-level maps and address find capability for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. In addition, MapPoint European edition provides some street-level coverage, but does not support address find, for Andorra, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Monaco, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia and Vatican City.

Q. What is the difference between MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator and MapPoint 2009 Standard?

A. MapPoint 2009 with GPS Locator includes the Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. MapPoint 2009 standard does not include a GPS device, but may be used with your existing device provided it supports NMEA 2.0 or later.

Q. What is the map and demographic coverage for MapPoint 2009 North America?

A. Microsoft MapPoint 2009 North American Maps (NA) includes detailed geographic coverage for the United States, Canada, and Mexico (cities and major highways only). Coverage outside of those regions is limited to political boundaries and populated places. MapPoint 2009 NA uses Navteq data from October, 2007 (2007Q3). MapPoint 2009 European Maps (EU) will be available in January 2009 and will have Navteq data from April 2008 (2008Q1). The Navteq data constitutes the vast majority of the maps. TeleAtlas data is also included for postal codes in MapPoint 2009 NA (vintage April 2007) and MapPoint 2009 EU (April 2008).

MapPoint 2009 NA includes more than 200 demographic and consumer profile variables in the United States from data supplied by Applied Geographic Solutions, Inc. (AGS) and Simmons. Microsoft provides an additional 45 country-level variables around the world. Currently MapPoint 2009 does not include Canadian variables.

Q. How do I download additional pushpins to use in MapPoint?

A. For detailed instructions on how to download and import additional pushpin symbols or import custom pushpins, please visit the Microsoft Download Center.

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