Map Skills Plus provides a simple to use Geographical information system which can help students understand key mapping skills. In addition to this the program can assist with investigations into urban and population change.

The program also benefits from the ability to integrate with Ordnance Survey material.

This software is suitable for KS3 and KS4. The terminology is very accurate but requires the teacher to spend time familiarising themselves in order for it to become intuitive.

The software links to several areas of the National Curriculum such as 'Economic aspects of geographical issues', 'Asking geographical questions', 'Acquiring & using geographical vocabulary' as well as 'Looking at patterns and processes related to land use'.

The software also has a number of built in activities which provide a basis for the teacher to develop conceptual ideas. The teacher would need to go through these activities in order to match them to specific learning outcomes and year groups as the activities are not indexed according to specific year groups.

Overall this is a high quality piece of software, which is particularly suited to the top end or Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and will provide students with a good basic understanding of maps and their processes and how they influence other Geographical work.