If you are wondering what happened to MapPoint®, the flagship Microsoft mapping product, it was discontinued after the release of MapPoint 2013. In the intervening years demographics shifts have occured and new streets and subdivisions have been built. Don't use old MapPoint data for new location-based decisions. Maptitude includes the latest annual updates to nationwide demographics from the U.S. Census and American Community Survey (ACS) and up-to-date HERE street data.
If you are still using
your MapPoint layers with outdated maps and data, you can still
use your layers in Maptitude! Simply use the Maptitude File>Open
command to open your MapPoint pushpins, territories, and
waypoints. By using your layers with Maptitude you will get a
more accurate picture of your market. In addition, you will have
access to tools that were unavailable to you before. See the table below for a comparison of MapPoint and
Maptitude features.
| Features | Maptitude | MapPoint |
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| Tools | ||
| Link and update records | Yes | Yes |
| Routing, territory creation, finding, circle & chart & heat mapping, GPS support, pushpin/address/post code mapping | Yes | Yes |
| GIS-related features and flexibility in defining and presenting data and map layers | Yes | No |
| Drive time rings for multiple origins and with multiple concentric rings per origin | Yes | No |
| Data | ||
| Up-to-date Census Tract boundaries, ZIP Codes, Census data and demographics | Yes | No |
| Street data for Guam and other U.S. territories | Yes | No |
| Basic maps of the entire world | Yes | No |
| Detailed coverage and tools for Brazil, Australia, and many other countries | Yes | No |
| Territories | ||
| Calculate area of overlapping sales regions | Yes | No |
| Redraw territories while seeing the sum value of opportunities within each territory | Yes | No |
| Use selection and drawing tools to export data for regions or territories | Yes | No |
| Create custom territory boundary layers using drawing tools | Yes | No |
| Analysis | ||
| Create multi-ring radius layers around one or more points automatically | Yes | No |
| Create multi-ring drivetime zone layers around one or more points automatically | Yes | No |
| Filters | ||
| Perform map/database filtering | Yes | No |
| Control the map/layer visibility of filters | Yes | No |
| Maps & Styles | ||
| Ability to turn ALL map layers on and off, including the background map style | Yes | No |
| Ability to fully customize any aspect of the map and map styles | Yes | No |
| Use any image type for pushpins | Yes | No Only CUR, ICO, & BMP |
| Support | ||
| Ongoing support for the mapping product and for customer questions | Yes | Discontinued |
| 64-Bit version | Yes | No |
| SQL Server spatial | Yes | Yes |
√ MapPoint 2013 was the last version before it was discontinued so it does not contain recent geographic changes nor up-to-date demographics
√ Maptitude is the easiest-to-use full featured mapping software, and includes powerful tools such as multi-ring drive-time zones
√ Maptitude has no subscription fees, and supports secure off-line data storage
√ Maptitude provides fully customizable maps with unlimited point icons
√ Maptitude has unlimited pin-mapping/geocoding
√ Maptitude includes free mapping data and demographics covering everything from population statistics to business locations, postal/ZIP Codes, and more!
√ Maptitude supports development in the GISDK scripting environment or in several other languages including any .NET language, such as C#, or in VBA or COM
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“I was looking for a replacement to MapPoint, I found it, and it is many times better that the defunct MapPoint. The customer service is great too at Maptitude..”
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“I was in a bind when MS retired MapPoint. I discovered Maptitude in 2009 and have been using the software since then. Once you take time to use the various features, it becomes a joy to use when evaluating different market conditions/situations. I do enjoy using this software.”
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“We are able to do things with Maptitude that we had not dreamed of doing before (using MapPoint and Territory Mapper). There are so many possibilities, that you can easily create a mapping solution that perfectly meets the need of your business model.”
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“While MapPoint was a decent inexpensive program for someone who needed to make a quick thematic map, it had a minimal amount of functionality. For those who want to take business mapping to the next level, Maptitude is an excellent product with an amazing amount of functionality for the price. Maptitude has an easy learning curve, as everything you need comes in the box.”
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“Ease of moving territories, obtaining census data, and plotting territories to that data. Beautiful interface and several ways to customize the product and exports. The ability to pull in my older MapPoint files and data was a huge plus!”
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