Windows Phone Thoughts: Remember, Microsoft Has Tons of Maps

One of our readers, Sweetpete, has a useful reminder for those of us who use Pocket Streets 2003: Microsoft offers downloadable maps from their Web site. You can still create your own maps using Map Point, Streets and Trips or AutoRoute, of course, but you might check these out first and see if they suit your needs.



In all, the site has maps for 318 major cities in the United States & Canada, and 277 major cities in Greater Europe. To download the maps, just go here and search by country, state or region.

I sometimes still create my own maps, simply because I can constrain the exact regions I want to include. But more often than not, I'll grab one of these ready-made maps. I don't want to necessarily open up a huge debate of the various mapping applications out there, but I would be interested to know if there's anything out there that's any easier than Pocket Streets or that includes more information about local attractions or sites.