What's new in the updated mapping data? According to TomTom:

• 410,000 miles of new roads;
• more than six million new household and business addresses;
• 500,000 new Points Of Interest;
• improved road detailing resulting in better visual representation; and
• updated shopping centers, golf courses and more.

This updated map release is based on the Tele Atlas MultiNet(tm) 2006.10 global digital map database. I've made no secret of my strong preference for NAVTEQ's mapping data over Tele Atlas', so it will be interesting to see if the new data can out-perform NAVTEQ's data, which up until now has proven consistently more complete and accurate than Tele Atlas'.

Unfortunately the update isn't downloadable. You have to pay shipping and handling for the DVD, after which the update installs via TomTom's HOME application. Get the new maps HERE