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Marvin Hlavac
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 Posted - 22 août 2006 : 11:53:54
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Microsoft MapPoint 2006 Europe
 
MapPoint 2006 Europe (international English) is now available. MapPoint 2006 Europe versions in additional languages will be available in late August.
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/Mappoint/default.mspx
MSDN subscribers: As of this moment I still don't see the European version being available at MSDN downloads
Amazon.co.uk has it in stock
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000GTMNCI/202-5469101-7504664?v=glance&n=300435
NEW! Coverage of Eastern European countries and updated maps of Western European countries: Detailed street-level maps and address find capability for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. In addition, MapPoint European maps edition will provide some street-level coverage, but does not support address find, for Andorra, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Monaco, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia and Vatican City
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Edited by - Marvin Hlavac on 24 août 2006 15:25:06
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gpspassion
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Marvin Hlavac
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Posted - 03 sept. 2006 : 02:12:51
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I switched to Terrain Map view because it seems to be the best to illustrate which parts of Europe now do have at least some coverage, and which parts are not covered at all. The grey areas are with no road coverage.
The newly added countries in MP 06 EU do have street level coverage of only a handful of the largest cities plus the main highways for the whole country.
Countries previously covered should have some improvements in the coverage now. For example I remember the previous version of MapPoint 2004 (and even the more recent AutoRoute 2006) included only the small southern portion of Finland. Now the country is covered all the way to the very top. I see street level coverage of even small towns on the northern border.
It's interesting, but it is no longer possible to find out about the coverage of MS MapPoint (the CD-product) by checking the coverage of the on-line service http://local.live.com/ because Windows Live Local, in addition to using map data by Navteq Corporation, uses also map data by AND Automotive Navigation Data. Thanks to map data by AND, the online service now includes street level coverage of many more countries than the CD product. The countries for which MP 2006 includes just coverage of major cities, the on-line service includes what appears to be 100% coverage.
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Edited by - Marvin Hlavac on 03 sept. 2006 15:50:34 |
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WillyVdW
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Posted - 03 sept. 2006 : 18:41:28
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Hi,
I have virtually no knowledge about programs such as this, so please
forgive me asking this beginners question.
I would like to know if this program can export routes to files
that can be imported into GPS equipment of major manufacturers of
these devices such as Garmin, MAgellan, TomTom etc.
Thanks for the attention,
Willy
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gpspassion
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WillyVdW
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Posted - 03 sept. 2006 : 21:03:00
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Looks good!
From what I understand, it is possible to make a route in Mapsource,
save it, convert it to TomTom and upload it to a TT device. Cool 
Now I have to find a way to get routes into a Nüvi, I really like the
new 660, but I think it won't be possible to feed it with routes,
not if Garmin has its way. Perhaps there are utilities for this as well?
Thanks for the hint,
Willy
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gpspassion
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 06 sept. 2006 : 16:15:45
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| MSDN subscribers: MapPoint 2006 Europe is now available for download (1408 MB) in the following language versions: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. |
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cjuk
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Posted - 06 sept. 2006 : 20:03:55
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Got my copy -- the map data now seems to be accurate to about June 2005, which is about a year newer than AR 2006 (which was to June 2004); therefore I'd wager that AR 2006 will be based on the same map data as MP once it comes out.
It's good to see Eastern Europe finally included, however I'm disappointed that places like Greece, which had good coverage of Athens in AR 2006, hasn't really expanded much in this new version. |
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