Microsoft Mappoint 2006 with GPS Locator - Map Point

Microsoft MapPoint 2006 with GPS Locator - C3Y-0017

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Microsoft MapPoint 2006 with GPS helps business users to visualize, analyze, and communicate data. This set includes the award winning Mappoint 2006 software and the GPS Locator hardware.

Microsoft MapPoint 2006 includes updated geographic and demographic data, plus new features including advanced GPS functionality, text and voice-prompted driving guidance for Windows XP users* and more. MapPoint 2006 with GPS Locator combines complete business mapping and analysis software with the latest Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Youll always know where you are and where your next turn isin real time. Getting to meetings and customers is easy; just plug it into your laptop and go! Microsoft Part number C3Y-0017

MapPoint 2006 with GPS Locator

MapPoint 2006 with GPS Locator features the SiRF Star III chipset, the latest GPS technology offering faster signal acquisition and higher sensitivity. This means your location will appear on the map quickly, and will stay on the map even in the midst of urban canyons, heavy foliage, and frequently even indoors. Priced only a bit higher than MapPoint 2006 standalone, this bundle offers a substantial savings over buying a GPS locator and MapPoint separately.

Top features of MapPoint 2006 with GPS Locator include: Updated, comprehensive maps Voice Prompted Directions Plug and play GPS receiver Dynamic Turn View with Rotate-able Maps Personal Driving Profile

Advanced GPS features and driving guidance

 

MapPoint 2006 makes it easier 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 demographics to target potential customers and focus decisions Analyze business data. Create custom territories and evaluate performance

Fresh geographic and demographic data sets

 

MapPoint 2006 makes it easy to use maps in combination with the Microsoft Office System: Tell a story, visually. Insert maps into Microsoft Word documents and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to get the attention of colleagues and customers. Tap into existing data sources. Create maps from data stored in current versions of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft SQL Server, or other database sources.

Use maps in combination with the Microsoft Office System

Microsoft MapPoint 2006 Features

• Microsoft MapPoint 2006 helps business users to visualize, analyze, and communicate data.
• Dramatically improve decision-making by bringing clarity to tabular data.
• Seamlessly integrate location into the work you do in Microsoft Office programs
• Optimize time away from the office

New features in MapPoint 2006 Completely Refreshed Data Use updated geographic and demographic data sets in MapPoint to display trends and illustrate key points on maps. New Advanced GPS Features The new GPS task pane uses information from your connected, compatible GPS device to display your current location, speed and traveling direction. Voice and Text Directions for Windows XP Users New Driving Guidance finds your location from a connected GPS device and combines it with a route you have created to give you voice-prompted driving directions. Microsoft Location Finder (North America Only) New Location Finder uses your computers wireless network capability and a database of known Wi-Fi access points to display your location on maps, even if you do not have a GPS device. New Map Style for Low-light Conditions New Map style for low-light conditions makes it easier to view maps on your laptop computer. Pocket Streets Microsoft Pocket Streets makes it easy for you to create custom maps in MapPoint and then export themfor use on your Microsoft Windows Mobilebased Smartphone or Pocket PC.

Core features in MapPoint 2006

The core features make MapPoint 2006 a favorite for visualizing business data, using maps with Microsoft Office programs, and planning trips.

• Data Mapping Wizard
  Create maps with your own data. Step-by-step instructions guide you through applying your sales information and demographic variables to custom map types.
• Territories Wizard
  Group common areas and overlay key information to create customized maps of any region.
• Drive-time Zones
  Turn simple routes into an analysis tool by generating drive-time zones to and from destinations.
• Import/Link Data Wizard
  Step-by-step instructions help you import or link information from Excel, Access, and Outlook to a MapPoint-based map.
• Custom & Multisymbol Pushpins
  Create your own pushpin icons and use them on your data maps. Or, choose multiple symbols that best represent a series of data
• Customized Output
  Choose from five different map styles for printouts, including strip maps and turn-by-turn directions.
• Map Annotations
  Add custom directions or highlight important areas on your maps by using the familiar tools on the drawing toolbar
• Drawing Tools
  Create maps that fit your needs. Personalize your map with radius circles, ovals, scribbles, and freeform shapes.
• Save as Web Page
  Make your maps more accessible to co-workers without MapPoint
• Output to Word and PowerPoint
  Easily copy and paste your maps into presentations and proposals

Read PC Magazines Review of MapPoint 2006 It's difficult to look at a column of numbers and try to visualize data trends. Whether you want to analyze your own data, develop sales territories, or plan a marketing program based on demographic data, Microsoft MapPoint 2006 is the answer. Install MapPoint 2006 on any Microsoft Windows-based system and you can easily visualize and analyze data by plotting the results geographically. The new version adds a number of new features not found in its predecessor, MapPoint 2004, as among them GPS-based driving and updated demographic databases. The only caveat is that the most current demographic data available for the app is two years old. There's plenty of value to the 2004 dataespecially as detailed as it isbut if you're planning a major marketing program in a rapidly changing field it might not be current enough.

MapPoint 2006 with GPS Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft MapPoint 2006?

• Microsoft MapPoint 2006 helps business users to visualize, analyze, and communicate data. MapPoint 2006 includes updated geographic and demographic data, plus new features including advanced GPS functionality, text and voice-prompted driving guidance for Windows XP users*, Location Finder, and more. MapPoint 2006 helps you:

• Dramatically improve decision-making by bringing clarity to tabular data.
• Seamlessly integrate location into the work you do in Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook
• Optimize time away from the office

What is new in Microsoft MapPoint 2006?

• Completely Refreshed Data: Use updated geographic and demographic data sets in MapPoint to display trends and illustrate key points on maps.
• New Advanced GPS Features: The new GPS task pane uses information from your connected, compatible GPS device to display your current location, speed and traveling direction.
• Voice and Text Directions for Windows XP Users: New Driving Guidance finds your location from a connected GPS device and combines it with a route you have created to give you voice-prompted driving directions.
• Pocket Streets: Microsoft Pocket Streets makes it easy for you to create custom maps in MapPoint and then export them for use on your Microsoft Windows Mobilebased Smartphone or Pocket PC.
• Microsoft Location Finder: New Location Finder uses your computers wireless network capability and a database of known Wi-Fi access points to display your location on maps, even if you do not have a GPS device.
• New Map Style for Low-light Conditions: New Map style for low-light conditions makes it easier to view maps on your laptop computer

How does MapPoint 2006 integrate with Office applications?

• MapPoint 2006 is a stand-alone application in Office XP. However, it does enable users to seamlessly import data from Office XP applications such as Access, Excel or the Outlook messaging and collaboration client, and easily copy, paste and embed maps into work they are doing in the PowerPoint presentation graphics, Word or Publisher applications.
• MapPoint also enables users to geographically select information from maps that can be exported to Excel spreadsheets for further analysis or use. MapPoint smart tags recognize geographic information in the users office document, and a MapPoint button is added to the toolbar in the Office applications. These tools allow users to insert a map and driving directions easily, and create maps from their data without leaving the Office application.

What are the main reasons to upgrade to MapPoint 2006?

• Completely Refreshed Data: Use updated geographic and demographic data sets in MapPoint to display trends and illustrate key points on maps.
• New Advanced GPS Features: The new GPS task pane uses information from your connected, compatible GPS device to display your current location, speed and traveling direction.
• Voice and Text Directions for Windows XP Users: New Driving Guidance finds your location from a connected GPS device and combines it with a route you have created to give you voice-prompted driving directions.
• Pocket Streets: Microsoft Pocket Streets makes it easy for you to create custom maps in MapPoint and then export them for use on your Microsoft Windows Mobilebased Smartphone or Pocket PC.
• Microsoft Location Finder: New Location Finder uses your computers wireless network capability and a database of known Wi-Fi access points to display your location on maps, even if you do not have a GPS device.
• New Map Style for Low-light Conditions: New Map style for low-light conditions makes it easier to view maps on your laptop computer.

What is the map and demographic coverage for MapPoint 2006 North America?

• Microsoft MapPoint 2006 with North American Maps 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.
• There are more than 200 demographic and consumer profile variables in the United States from data supplied by Applied Geographic Solutions, Inc. (AGS) and Simmons. Currently MapPoint 2006 does not include Canadian variables.

 

MapPoint 2006 with GPS System Requirements

The recommended system configuration for Microsoft MapPoint version 2006 is a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Professional with a Pentium III processor and 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM. Below are the minimum requirements your computer needs to run MapPoint 2006. Some MapPoint features have additional requirements.

To use Microsoft MapPoint 2006, you need:

• PC with Pentium II or higher processor; Pentium III recommended
• Microsoft Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows ServerTM 2003, Windows 2000 Professional or later operating system required
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 included (will not displace your primary browser)
• For Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional: 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended)
• For Windows Server 2003: 256 MB of RAM
• For Windows 2000 Professional: 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended)
• Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memory
• Available hard-disk space: 1.1 GB for full installation or 500 MB for minimum installation. Some users may require up to an extra 100MB for System Files Update (hard disk usage will vary depending on configuration).
• USB Port for the included GPS device
• 4x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors; a monitor with higher resolution and more colors recommended and required for Driving Guidance feature
• Mouse or compatible pointing device

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

	For Voice Output: Windows XP or higher and compatible soundcard
	Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later required to use Send To as picture
	14,400-baud or higher recommended
	Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider and local charges may apply
	GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later
	A free COM port below 20 required for GPS
	Pocket Streets: A Pocket PC running Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 or later with ActiveSync 3.7 API and 500KB available program memory required for installation of Pocket Streets. Installing map files requires additional memory, approximately 1MB per city map A Microsoft Windows powered Smartphone 2002 or Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone or later with ActiveSync 3.7 API and 350KB available program memory required for installation of Pocket Streets for Smartphone. Installing map files requires additional memory, approximately 1MB per city map.