Latest News
13th May 2009: MPMileage v1.3 has been released.
MPMileage is a batch mileage computation tool for Microsoft MapPoint that computes point-to-point route distances
from a database. Version 1.3 adds support for ODBC database connections and Windows 7.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPMileage pages for further information
and purchase options.
7th May 2009: Back & Forward Utility v1.0 released
The Back & Forward Utility is an add-in that replaces the back and forward buttons which were removed in Microsoft MapPoint 2009. These buttons allowed a user to move a previous map view, or move forward to the starting map view. Back & Forward Utility implements these operations with new menu entries on the Tools menu. This tool is distributed as freeware and as open source under the Berkeley (BSD) license.
See the Back & Forward Utility pages for further details and download options.
27th April 2009: RouteWriter v2.8 released
v2.8 of the RouteWriter add-in has been released. v2.8 is a maintenance release of the popular RouteWriter / RouteReader tool for importing and export MapPoint route data. Support for the currency data type has been added to RouteWriter, and the handling of Excel timing issues has been greatly improved.
RouteWriter v2.8 costs US$75 per license. Existing users can upgrade for free.
23rd April 2009: Microsoft MapPoint 2009 price reduced to $249.
In partnership with MP2KMag.com, we can now offer
Microsoft MapPoint 2009 at the new lower price of $249.
Both the North American and European editions are available at this price, although additional shipping costs may
apply for delivery to Canada or Europe.
Buy your copy of MapPoint 2009, now!
20th April 2009: Extended Single State Mapper released.
Single State Mapper consists of three templates for Microsoft MapPoint that allow the creation of maps of
individual US States or Counties. Surrounding areas are blanked out with white shapes. Multiple States (or Counties)
can be selected for regional maps. The new extended version adds support for County maps.
See the Single State Mapper pages for further information
and purchase options.
10th March 2009: MPSuperShape v1.7 released.
MPSuperShape is a shape manipulation tool for Microsoft MapPoint.
MPSuperShape can be used to combine or intersect shapes. It can also import and export shapes using a number of different
formats. v1.7 adds support for Windows 7; the StyleMap tag during KML import; and the option to export shapes as
open lines or closed shapes.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPSuperShape pages for further information
and purchase options.
9th March 2009: RouteWriter v2.7 released
v2.7 of the RouteWriter add-in has been released. v2.7 is a maintenance release of the popular RouteWriter / RouteReader tool for importing and export MapPoint route data. Support has been added for Windows 7.
RouteWriter v2.7 costs US$75 per license. Existing users can upgrade for free.
9th March 2009: MileCharter v2.10 released.
This release adds support for Windows 7, and fixes a rare bug that occurred when multiple MapPoint add-ins were installed.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MileCharter pages for further information
and purchase options.
12th February 2009: New articles published
Three more programming articles have been added to the articles section. These are:
- Calling MapPoint from C# with Late Binding
- Calling MapPoint from F#: Part 1, Early and Late Binding
- Calling MapPoint from F#: Part 2, Writing a Pushpin Classifier
15th January 2009: RouteWriter v2.6 released
v2.6 of the RouteWriter add-in has been released. v2.6 is a maintenance release of the popular RouteWriter / RouteReader tool for importing and export MapPoint route data.
RouteWriter v2.6 costs US$75 per license. Existing users can upgrade for free.
12th January 2009: MileCharter v2.9 released.
This is a minor release of the popular mileage table calculator, that fixes an installer problem that has been
seen in v2.7 and v2.8. Existing users of MileCharter do not need to upgrade - only the installer has changed.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MileCharter pages for further information
and purchase options.
8th January 2009: New website launched: Geoweb Guru
The owners of Mapping-Tools.com, Winwaed Software Technology LLC, have just launched a new
geospatial website. Geoweb Guru has been created for the geospatial community
and covers online geospatial topics. The site includes news, articles, book reviews, download directory, and a number
of discussion forums. Feel free to post your own comments and online geospatial questions. Registered members can also
submit their own online geospatial software to the download directory. Article submissions are also invited.
Visit the Geoweb Guru today!
5th January 2009: Microsoft MapPoint 2009 Europe is now available for immediate purchase.
In partnership with MP2KMag.com, we are now accepting orders for the European edition of
Microsoft MapPoint 2009. Orders should start shipping on
Friday 9th January.
Buy your copy of MapPoint 2009, now!
11th December 2008: MPMileage v1.2 has been released.
MPMileage is a batch mileage computation tool for Microsoft MapPoint that computes point-to-point route distances
from a database. Version 1.2 is a maintenance release that includes minor documentation changes and fixes a couple
of Excel-related problems.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPMileage pages for further information
and purchase options.
8th December 2008: MileCharter v2.8 released.
This is a minor release of the popular mileage table calculator, that adds the ability to include/exclude
overnight stays in the driving time calculations. A minor problem with the uninstaller has also been fixed.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MileCharter pages for further information
and purchase options.
26th November 2008: RouteWriter v2.5 released
v2.5 of the RouteWriter add-in has been released. v2.5 is a maintenance release of the popular RouteWriter / RouteReader tool for importing and export MapPoint route data.
RouteWriter v2.5 costs US$75 per license. Existing users can upgrade for free.
10th November 2008: MPSuperShape v1.6 released.
MPSuperShape is a shape manipulation tool for Microsoft MapPoint.
MPSuperShape can be used to combine or intersect shapes. It can also import and export shapes using a number of different
formats. v1.6 adds the new boundary shape feature, that draws a boundary around a group of pushpins.
v1.6 also adds support for the NetworkLink tag when importing KML files.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPSuperShape pages for further information
and purchase options.
27th October 2008: MPMileage v1.1 has been released.
MPMileage is a batch mileage computation tool for Microsoft MapPoint that computes point-to-point route distances
from a database. Version 1.1 adds the ability to only compute distances for specific rows in the database, and
features an improved MapPoint restart mechanism.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPMileage pages for further information
and purchase options.
1st October 2008: MileCharter v2.7 released.
This is a maintenance release of the popular mileage table calculator, that includes a number of minor bug fixes.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MileCharter pages for further information
and purchase options.
22nd September 2008: RouteWriter v2.3 released
v2.4 of the RouteWriter add-in has been released. v2.4 adds support for Excel add-ins and recorded macros when writing routes to Excel workbooks.
RouteWriter v2.4 costs US$75 per license. Existing users can upgrade for free.
4th September 2008: MPMileage v1.0 has been released.
MPMileage is a new batch mileage computation tool for Microsoft MapPoint.
Unlike MileCharter, MPMileage works as a standalone
program that reads point-to-point routes from a database. Results are written to the same database.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPMileage pages for further information
and purchase options.
1st September 2008: Microsoft MapPoint 2009 available for immediate purchase.
In partnership with MP2KMag.com, we are now accepting orders for the North American edition of
Microsoft MapPoint 2009.
Buy your copy of MapPoint 2009, now!
4th August 2008: New programming article added.
A short new article has been added that lists the new Pushpin Symbols for Microsoft® MapPoint® 2009.
4th August 2008: MPSuperShape v1.5 released.
MPSuperShape is a shape manipulation tool for Microsoft MapPoint.
MPSuperShape can be used to combine or intersect shapes. It can also
import and export shapes using an XML-based format. v1.5 fixes a number of minor bugs with the import options, and adds
support for UTF8 license names.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MPSuperShape pages for further information
and purchase options.
31st July 2008: MileCharter v2.6 released.
This is a maintenance release of the popular mileage table calculator, that includes better DEP support and has been
tested with Microsoft MapPoint 2009.
Download your free 14 day trial, now!
See the MileCharter pages for further information
and purchase options.
31st July 2008: RouteWriter v2.3 released
v2.3 of the RouteWriter add-in has been released. v2.3 adds the 'group' functionality to RouteReader. This new functionality allows a route to be created from a sub-group of pushpins in the pushpin set. A number of minor issues have also been fixed, including better support for DEP. v2.3 has also been tested against Microsoft MapPoint 2009.
RouteWriter v2.3 costs US$75 per license. Existing users can upgrade for free.
