MapPoint 2009 (v16), updated interface with bigger icons, core engine remains the same.

MapPoint 2006 (v13), significantly updated GPS integration and features, last version supported on Windows 2000.

MapPoint 2004 (v11), last version to run on Windows 9x.

MapPoint 2002 (v9), updated interface to Office XP style.

MapPoint 2001, very similar to 2000 more of a data update.

Previous versions were released starting with 2000 (developing from Expedia Streets and Trips Planner 98, a consumer mapping application included with Office 97 Small Business Edition), which was slated to be included in the Office 2000 Premium Edition suite, but never was.

Microsoft MapPoint as the software is typically updated every two years and available in both upgrade and full packaged product form the current and final version is 2013. Bing Maps, along with the Windows 10 app Windows Maps are being represented as the replacement/alternative to MapPoint. MapPoint, along with its companions Streets & Trips and Autoroute, was officially discontinued on Decemand has no further product support. The MapPoint technology is also used in Microsoft Streets and Trips (for North American home users), Microsoft AutoRoute (for Western European home and small business users), Encarta's atlas functionality, Bing Maps and Bing Maps Platform. It includes all of the functionality of the most recent version of Streets and Trips, the consumer mapping software, at the time of development, as well as integration with Microsoft Office, data mapping from various sources including Microsoft Excel and a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) interface allowing automation of the MapPoint environment.

MapPoint is intended for business users but competes in the low-end geographic information system ('GIS') market. Numerous acquisitions (Vexcel, Vicinity Corporation, GeoTango, etc.) have supplemented both data and feature integration. The software and technology are designed to facilitate the geographical visualization and analysis of either included data or custom data. Microsoft MapPoint is a discontinued software program and service created by Microsoft that allows users to view, edit and integrate maps.

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