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Microsoft MapPoint 2010
Tuesday, 22. December 2009. 04:51
- Microsoft MapPoint 2010 lets you visualize business data, communicate insights with instant impact, and integrate maps into the work you do in Microsoft Office
- Create maps using custom Map Settings to display your data with only the details you want to appear–easily turn labels on or off, change font style or map style
- Combine business data with included demographics to target potential customers and focus decisions; dramatically improve decision-making by bringing clarity to tabular data
- Use information-rich maps to illuminate important data relationships, identify business trends, and illustrate opportunities
- Create sales territories and share performance maps to clearly visualize, analyze, and communicate business information
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Gives you the power to visualize business data, communicate insights with instant impact, and integrate maps into the work you do in Microsoft Office.Amazon.com Product Description
Microsoft MapPoint 2010 gives you the power to visualize business data, communicate insights with instant impact, and integrate maps into the work you do in Microsoft Office. Get trip routing and turn-by-turn directions to easily plan better trips. Use new M… More >>
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December 22nd, 2009 at 4:53 am
I would love to review this product, but the idiots at the Post Office crushed it in delivery! Might be a good program, might be a good football, I’ll never know!
Rating: 1 / 5
December 22nd, 2009 at 5:21 am
Infinitely better than the three major online Map sites. MapPoint is way better than Streets and Trips too, but it should be, it costs substantially more. So why would you use this over the free online maps or Streets and Trips for planning your trip. You can go online and get all the latest construction sites that might slow you down, for one. For two You can make custom map settings, showing only the data you’re interested in. For three there is the super full screen integration view, for four you can import all kinds of data into it, for five it’s very easy to use (okay those other maps are easy to use too) and there is so much more.
I’m not into and probably won’t ever be into plotting data for business reasons, but if you’ve got a sales force with territories, this software could save you hours of time. If you do any kind of work that sends you out on a route, this will really fill the bill. I would imagine a UPS or FedEX driver must have similar software.
There is no doubt that this is the top of the Map software heap. MapPoint is king of the mountain. I only wish they made it for a Mac. I’m now running this on a MacBook booted into Vista via Mac’s Bootcamp partition. Luckily I’m a two system person, but if I wasn’t, if I just lived in the Mac world, I’d be missing out on this program.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 am
I love maps and legend! Can’t help it. Ever since I was a little kid I’ve been fascinated with maps. It’s no wonder then that I love MapPoint 2010! I got last year’s version and thought it was pretty awesome, but the 2010 version is even better! MapPoint is a must for every serious mapper, trip-taker, vacationer and businessperson. The program has all the features of Microsoft’s Streets and Trips software along with amazing data mapping, information analysis, and communication tools.
Excellent stuff. The program allows you to search by street to any location in North America.
I found it easy to install and easy to use.
There is a lot of detailed location and area information for business users. Logistics galore! Very simple to program in the start and end locations info by typing or clicking on the map. Then it’s smooth sailing (or driving, I should say). You can also use a GPS receiver in your vehicle and use MapPoint in full-screen mode. It’ll even talk to you!
The functionality is very fluid and powerful. Just an outstanding upgrade from the 2009 system. Highly Recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5
December 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 am
I am a user of Microsoft Streets and Trips. So, what is the difference between MapPoint and Streets and Trips? Both shares the same mapping features such as directions and find nearby places (restaurants, subway stations, etc). The map interface is pretty much the same but the map can be viewed as different modes: terrain, night road map, and “political” map (not sure what this is).
For business users, the U.S. or international demographic data mapping can be a selling point. Basically a wizard guides you to enter the data field to display in the map, or you can import an Excel file into the map. The data series can be plotted as pie charts, bar graphs, shaded areas, and push pins.
“Find Coupon” is an interesting feature to find restaurant deals and hotel coupons but to actually redeem the special offers, Entertainment coupon book is required, which unfortunately I do not have. This feature becomes useless for me. When I click “Send to mobile phone”, a dialog box pops up asking the mobile phone number to which the map information should be sent to. Then I click Send. At the background, Microsoft Outlook opens up with an error message unable to run the add-in. The version I am using do not have GPS capability so I cannot comment on the GPS feature.
I rate this product 4 star because as a home-user, this software suits my needs. However, I think business users would be the perfect target to get the full benefit of the advanced features.
Rating: 4 / 5
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:00 am
I recently got both Microsoft’s MapPoint and Streets and Trips to review. I am a Mac guy and these are PC programs. However, since Vesta and I were getting ready to go on the road, Texas our destination, I was eager to try the programs out. Fortunately Vesta understands Windows. and got a Dell Laptop for a song and a dance and a bit of money from her sister last month. However, that alone wasn’t going to do the trick, because the programs came without a GPS unit. We opted for a Bluetooth GPS receiver and in no time she got it mated with her laptop. Then she installed both programs.
We’ve never had a GPS system in the car, it’s a 1989 good as new Dodge Radar, so knowing where we were all the time was going to be fun. I knew would be. And it was. We found the cheapest gas along the way and that alone would have paid for S & T had we actually paid money for it. MapPoint, on the other hand is a bit pricy.
Although MapPoint does everything S & T does, S & T seems to be like MapPoint Lite. The good news is, if you’re like me, you probably don’t need all the features you can get in MapPoint. S & T can calculate your mileage, you expenses, ETA, tell you of a zillion points of interest and give you turn by turn directions. MapPoint goes a lot further. You can load data into it and analyze sales trends for specific areas. You can make maps based on census or other data and export them to Word or other programs. You can visualize your data in numerous ways and you can use the data to plan business trips.
Okay, I didn’t do any of that data stuff with MapPoint. Truth, we used S & T almost exclusively. We did occasionally use MapPoint because we had it and I needed to write this review. It is for sure a five star product, if you have a use for it. If you don’t, then S & T will certainly suffice. If you have a newer car with an onboard GPS you might not need either. I’ve never used one of those, so I don’t know if they have access to all the points of interest you get in these two fine Microsoft programs. I don’t know if onboard GPS can show you to the cheap gas or if you can print out discount coupons or if you can visualize your maps the way you can in these programs. I know having Vesta’s big laptop screen was a plus for my old eyes. All in all, I’ve giving both these programs five stars.
Rating: 5 / 5