Microsoft MapPoint 2011 by Microsoft

Microsoft MapPoint 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 Map Settings to customize features of your map. Click here for a larger image

Microsoft MapPoint 2011 Features

Updated maps--New geographic data and 2011 version software
Customize map settings--Choose whether cities, highways, local roads and parks show on your map
More pushpin images—Includes those from previous versions of MapPoint
GPS ready—Share your route to your GPS device
Data mapping--Use maps to visualize the meaning of your data
Create territories--Define your own delivery or sales areas
Programming--Build custom solutions and Office add-ins

MapPoint Helps You Visualize Your Business Data:

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.
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.
Combine business data with included demographics to target potential customers and focus decisions.

Detailed driving directions keep you on track. Put in multiple addresses and MapPoint will optimize your route.

More than 300 pushpin images, including those from previous versions of MapPoint.

MapPoint Helps You Streamline Your Travel:

Arrive on Time

Detailed directions--voice* and text-prompted--make it easy to follow your route.

Optimize Your Trip

Quickly calculate mileage, drive time, and expenses in advance.

Navigate With Ease

Plan your trip on your PC and then print, or share your route to your GPS device.

MapPoint Makes It Easy to Use Maps in Combination With Your Microsoft Office Documents:

Seamlessly integrate maps into the work you do in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Office.

Tell a Story, Visually

Insert maps into Word documents and PowerPoint presentations to illustrate everything from sales performance and customer locations to new business opportunities.

Tap Into Existing Data Sources

Create maps from data stored in current versions of Office Excel, Office Access, Microsoft SQL Server, or other database sources.

Extend Your Business.

Take advantage of the extensible MapPoint object model to build custom business solutions such as fleet tracking and business intelligence.

* GPS device sold separately. GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later and an available USB port. To share your route to your other GPS devices you must export via a GPX file to a GPX-compatible GPS device. Not all GPS devices are supported.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I don't have the latest version, but I use this for direct mail campaigns, creating database subsets and putting my data on a map for a graphic view. It will also map out the most efficient route for a number of stops that you need to make. I love it.