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Microsoft MapPoint 2004 is business mapping and
intelligence software that combines powerful mapping
and analysis tools with the simplicity of Microsoft
Office. Designed for everyday business use, MapPoint
makes it easy to visualize business information
on maps, communicate and illustrate points on
maps, and integrate maps into Microsoft Office
documents.
MapPoint 2004
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Microsoft MapPoint 2004 business mapping software
is a business mapping and intelligence tool designed
to enable all types of knowledge workers to analyze,
visualize and communicate business information using
maps and geographical information.
MapPoint 2004 combines powerful mapping and analysis
tools with the simplicity of Microsoft Office. It
provides users with a unique combination of high-quality
maps, comprehensive and up-to-date demographic and
consumer data, easy-to-use visualization tools,
and intuitive wizards all at an affordable price.
Information-rich maps are an effective way to analyze
and communicate because they generate instant understanding
by doing the following:
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Restoring clarity that can be lost when
too many numbers are delivered in tabular formats
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Reinforcing data relationships that increase
comprehension
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Providing a common geographic visual
that spans functional or knowledge barriers
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Features in MapPoint 2004 for visualizing business
information include:
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Demographic data and consumer profile
data. Microsoft MapPoint 2004 North America
contains nearly twice the demographic data
as the previous version, and a set of consumer
purchase behavior data is available for the
first time. Select variables are available
for different periods such as 1990, 2000,
and the current year, making it easy to analyze
trends over time.
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Maps and content. Microsoft MapPoint
2004 provides a complete and updated set of
geographic data from the two premier map data
providers, Geographic Data Technology (GDT)
Inc. and Navigation Technologies (NAVTECH).
The U.S. map contains more than 6.7 million
miles of routable roads, with six geographic
boundaries: state, county, metropolitan statistical
area, three-digit ZIP code, full ZIP code
and 2000 U.S. Census tract. In Canada, the
map contains provinces, forward sortation
areas (FSAs), census divisions and census
subdivisions.
MapPoint 2004 European Edition includes more
than 4.2 million kilometers of routable roads,
in addition to street-level data for most
of Western Europe and geographic boundary
levels of the state or province, regional
administrative area, municipality and postal
district.
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Business listings and points of interest.
The number of points of interest in the North
America version has been increased from 800,000
to 1.4 million. In the Europe Edition, the
400,000 points of interest will make it as
convenient as ever to find a nearby restaurant,
service station or ATM. Business listings
and points of interest come from providers
NAVTECH, GDT, Acxiom Corp. and Woodalls Publication
Corp.
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Custom and multi-symbol pushpins.
Users can create their own pushpin icons and
use them on their data maps. Or they can choose
from 316 symbols, including more than 60 new
symbols that best represent a series of data.
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Data Mapping Wizard. Users can create
maps with their own data. Step-by-step instructions
guide customers on how to apply their sales
information and demographic variables to a
variety of map types. They can define the
data range, legend label and ramp color palette
to give their maps the look they want.
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GPS support. Three enhancements add
further value to this feature in MapPoint
2004:
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Microsoft Pocket Streets, which ships
with MapPoint 2004, now includes Global
Positioning System (GPS) capabilities.
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MapPoint and Pocket Streets now check
the GPS device for location information
every second, giving users real-time
GPS capabilities and the ability to
find their exact location while on the
road.
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Both MapPoint and Pocket Streets now
work with a greater number of GPS devices,
including any device running NMEA 2.0
or later on COM Port 20 or below.
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One-way streets. Arrows show the direction
of one-way streets, making it easy to find
a good route by just looking at the map.
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Driving directions. Detailed instructions
take drivers more easily than ever through
complicated sequences. Rapid successions of
instructions, such as for turns that follow
closely together, are placed together on one
instruction line to help drivers avoid missing
their turn.
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Customized output. Customers can print
route maps and carry them along on their travels.
They can choose from five map styles: strip
maps with directions, turn-by-turn maps, directions-only
maps, map overviews and new full-page maps.
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Pocket Streets. Shipping on the CD
with MapPoint 2004, Pocket Streets now supports
GPS devices so travelers can pinpoint their
real-time location. (More information can
be found in the section on GPS support.) Pocket
Streets 2005 runs on Pocket PC 3.0 and higher,
and has been updated to run on the next version
of the Pocket PC software, Windows Mobile
2003, as well as Pocket PC Phone Edition-based
devices.
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Features in MapPoint 2004 for communicating business
information include:
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Save as Web page. Customers can make
maps more accessible to co-workers who dont
have MapPoint. More dynamic maps enable users
to drill down into data and map regions.
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Drawing tools. Customers can create
maps that fit their needs and personalize
them with circles, ovals, scribbles and free-form
shapes.
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Map annotations. Customers can add
custom directions or highlight important areas
on maps using the familiar tools on the drawing
toolbar.
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Output to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
presentation graphics program. Customers
can easily copy and paste maps into presentations
and proposals.
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Output to Microsoft Publisher. Customers
can incorporate maps into custom brochures
and marketing materials.
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Features in MapPoint 2004 for integrating maps
into your daily work include:
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Office add-ins. Customers can open
basic mapping functions such as data mapping
or finding addresses through easy access points
in Office applications.
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Smart tags. Helpful cues in Excel
and Word allow customers to enhance their
business data with MapPoint.
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Data source support. Customers can
take advantage of the variety of data formats
supported by MapPoint, including Microsoft
Access, Excel and Outlook, as well as a Microsoft
SQL Server database.
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Inserting map objects/in-place editing.
Customers can insert and link maps to other
Office applications and easily make changes
to maps in that application.
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Exporting data to Excel. Customers
can export map information directly into Excel
spreadsheets.
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Office XP user interface. Customers
can get a head start with MapPoint using familiar
tools from Microsoft Office such as personalized
menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts and ToolTips.
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