NEW! — Entertainment^® online’s free trial membership allows consumers to take advantage of special savings at restaurants, hotels and special events.²

NEW! — Updated street maps for the United States and Canada.

NEW! — Experience an even more intuitive look and feel.

NEW! — Send location info to your mobile device.³

Live Search functionality helps consumers find current business listings when they are online. They can then save the information to their Streets & Trips maps. Keyword search helps consumers quickly find listings near their location by entering words such as “coffee” or “restaurant.” Search results automatically refresh as users move around the map, so they readily have the most relevant information.

Mapping data includes more than 6.2 million miles of local, city and highway roads and more than 1.5 million points of interest across the U.S. and Canada, including hotels, restaurants, ATMs, national parks and more.

Advanced route planning and travel tools help travelers stay on track and easily make quick adjustments to their trip while en route:

Live Search Maps is just a click away for providing travelers with additional maps and aerial imagery.

Road construction updates, available online at no additional charge, helps consumers save valuable time by providing alerts about local, state, national (U.S.) and international (Canada) construction and road closures.

More ways to customize maps and routes offer every driver the power to plan trips based on personal travel preferences, whether going on a cross-country journey or planning a half-day of errands:

Find Nearby Places allows travelers to search a radius up to 50 miles to find select points of interest, as well as detailed directions and contact information.

Personal Driving Profile allows travelers to customize maps and directions to accommodate their preferred travel style. Features include the ability to set times to begin and end each travel day, track the number and duration of rest stops, measure their average driving speed, and indicate preferred road types.

Fuel consumption management makes it easy for consumers to keep their fuel costs down even as fuel prices continue to rise, and helps them calculate a trip’s gas expenses before leaving home.

Advanced address searching helps users locate street addresses and points of interest across the U.S. and Canada. Consumers also can import their contacts directly from Microsoft Office Outlook and Excel into Streets & Trips 2009.

Office drawing and map annotation tools allow travelers to personalize their maps and directions with customized images, icons, text, lines, shapes, arrows, pushpins and more.

NEW! — Spoken street names provide consumers with an easy-to-use, hands-free solution that delivers turn-by-turn directional information to the desired destination.

Driving Guidance Panedisplays textual turn-by-turn directions, with enlarged arrows indicating where to turn and distance measured by miles, then in yards as drivers get closer to the destination. And with the Estimated Drive Time feature, travelers will easily know how far they are from their destination.

Perspective map view gives drivers a view similar to what is seen through the windshield of the car.

Dynamic Turn View automatically zooms in to the current position, allowing travelers to see their present location as well as upcoming directional changes. In addition, the GPS Trail allows travelers to see exactly where they have been on the map and features an easy-to-see arrow so travelers know what direction they are going.

Snap Route Technology lets consumers drag and drop routes to quickly change their travel plans.

Voice-Prompted Directionswork with the GPS locator to provide consumers with an easy-to-use, hands-free solution that delivers turn-by-turn directional information to the desired destination. If a turn is missed, one click is all it takes to recalculate and get Voice-Prompted Directions or hear the most recent voice command.

Reroute from Here alerts travelers if they get off course and recalculates maps and directions with just one click. The system will then provide travelers with updated driving directions from the current position to any other destination, giving them the flexibility to respond to road conditions or schedule changes en route.

Night Map Style enhances views of maps and directions for easy reading when consumers are traveling at night or on dark roadways.

SiRF star III GPS locator lets consumers simply plug in the compact GPS receiver to a notebook PC’s USB port to view maps and travel routes in real time.

USB adapter for the GPS device gives consumers the flexibility to travel cable-free — they can just plug it in and go.

Full-screen navigation mode has been streamlined to highlight the four most commonly used buttons at users’ fingertips. With the improved display, travelers can access the options they need quickly and easily while in the car, without having to spend time searching.

Automatic rerouting helps drivers get back on track, even when they miss a turn.

Microsoft AutoRoute 2007 is the customizable route planning software that provides driving directions and helps you easily explore new areas, so you can make the most of your trip in Europe. With personalized trip planning features and map coverage of more than 37 countries, AutoRoute 2007 gets you where you are going quickly and easily — and without all the guesswork.

Format: DVD-ROM

PC with 300MHz or higher processor clock speed

One of the following operating systems: Windows Vista with Service Pack 1, Windows XP with Service Pack 2, or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server excluded)

Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software or later, Internet Explorer 7.0 included (will not displace your primary browser)

For Windows Vista: 1 GB of RAM

For Windows XP: 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)

For Windows Server 2003: 256 MB of RAM

Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memory

Available hard disk space: 1.8 GB. Some users may require up to an extra 100 MB for System Files Update (hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration)

DVD-ROM drive

Super VGA (1024×768) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors

Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse or a compatible pointing device

For Voice Output: any of the operating systems listed in the system requirements above and a compatible sound card

Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4 or MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send to Mobile and Send To as Attachment; Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Office Outlook 2007 required to use Send To as Picture

14.4 Kbps or higher recommended

Broadband Internet service strongly recommended for online search

Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply

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

An available COM port

An available USB port