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C3Y-0017 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. You’ll always know where you are and where
your next turn is—in 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
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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
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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.
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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 computer’s 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
Mobile®–based Smartphone or Pocket PC.
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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
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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 data—especially as detailed as it is—but
if you're planning a major marketing program in a rapidly changing field it
might not be current enough.
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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
Mobile™–based Smartphone or Pocket PC.
- Microsoft Location Finder: New Location Finder uses your computer’s
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 user’s 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
Mobile™–based Smartphone or Pocket PC.
- Microsoft Location Finder: New Location Finder uses your computer’s
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:
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For Voice Output: Windows XP or higher and compatible
soundcard |
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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 |
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14,400-baud or higher recommended |
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Some Internet functionality may require Internet access
and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider and local
charges may apply |
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GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports
NMEA 2.0 or later |
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A free COM port below 20 required for GPS |
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Pocket Streets:
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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 |
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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. |
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