The standard Maptitude product is typically released every year as both an upgrade and as a fully packaged product; the current version is Maptitude 2025. Maptitude, which was first released as Maptitude 3.0 in 1995, and numbered to agree with
TransCAD 3.0, the first
Microsoft Windows version of that software. The Community 2020 edition was released in 1997, a product developed for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (
HUD). Maptitude 4.0 was released later that same year (1997) and subsequent versions included
2000 U.S. census data and additional capabilities. Version 5.0, was released on January 29, 2008. The MAF/TIGER Partnership Software (MTPS) edition was released in 2008, a product developed for the
U.S. Census Bureau. Version 6.0, was released in early 2011. Maptitude 2012, Maptitude 2013, and Maptitude 2014 included updated maps, data, demographics, and features. For example, for the USA, the 2010 US Census Data, ACS demographics, and Nokia HERE Map data were all refreshed. Maptitude 2014 focused on improvements to output, with the inclusion of 3-D maps, reports, and live tiled imagery. • Maptitude 3.0 (1995), initial release as a commercial product • Community 2020 (1997), for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • Maptitude 4.0 (1997), significantly updated features • Maptitude 4.1 (1999), the first version with 2000 US Census Data • Maptitude 4.2 (2000), the first version to include the GISDK rather than offer it as an option • Maptitude 4.5 (2001), updated features • Maptitude 4.6 (2003), very similar to 4.5; more of a Census data update • Maptitude 4.7 (2004), new features and data • Maptitude 4.8 (2006), the first version to support aerial photo downloads • Maptitude 5.0 (2008), major release • MTPS (2008), for the U.S. Census Bureau • Maptitude 6.0 (2011), first version to include commercial grade street data • Maptitude 2012 (2012), updated software, data, and demographics. Features provide improved drive-time and routing capabilities. • Maptitude 2013 (2013), updated software, data, and demographics. Features provide further international capabilities. First 64-bit version. • Maptitude 2014 (2014), updated software, data, and demographics. Features provide improved output. • Maptitude 2015 (2015), updated software, data, and demographics. Features provide improved reporting. • Maptitude 2016 (2016), updated software, data, and demographics. Features provide tools targeted at usability and the discontinued Microsoft MapPoint audience. • Maptitude 2017 (2017), updated software, data, and demographics. Redesigned menus and buttons to streamline the map-making process. Features provide tools for logistics/operations and the discontinued Microsoft MapPoint audience. • Maptitude 2018 (2018), updated software, data, and demographics. Tools allow updating and linking of data from applications such as Excel. A site selection/facility location-allocation tool was also added • Maptitude 2019 (2019), updated software, data, and demographics. File management changed from a layer model to a document model. • Maptitude 2020 (2020), updated software, data, and demographics. Performance improvements. • Maptitude 2021 (2021), updated software, data, and demographics. Online publishing and sharing added. • Maptitude 2022 (2022), updated software, data, and demographics that include 2020 Census statistics. Vehicle Routing Problem functionality added. • Maptitude 2023 (2023), updated software, data, and demographics. Territory and vehicle routing tool improvements. • Maptitude 2024 (2024), updated software, data, and demographics. Territory hierarchies supported. • Maptitude 2025 (2025), updated software, data, and demographics. Territory hole and island handling added. New versions have sometimes been released before the equivalent TransCAD releases, and have been identically numbered, but recent versions have always followed the release date of the TransCAD software. Maptitude 2012 represented a shift in the version numbering, from a sequential release value to a year number. The software is available for
Microsoft Windows. ==See also==