Maps

[Viree]

Hi everybody,<br><br>The thought of being able to view maps in my Ipaq3630 would be so cool. I have tried downloading MS Pocket Street, only to find out that I will also need to purchase another MS software (can't remember which one) to create maps. Do I have any alternatives?

[Moose or Chuck]

Your talking about MS Streets its cheap. Its like 40 bux with a 20 dollar rebate at Best Buy. THe good part is you don't need to draw the maps with that its like 4 cd's full of maps you can find almost anywhere on it. DOn't be a poor person and not buy it if you want maps. I myself don't own it, but i can't drive either so a road map just depresses me

[Moose or Chuck]

If you could get some GPS software you'd have the entire world on that little satelite enabled CF card. Even a low quality GPS card would allow you to make your own 'MAP'. It can trace where you've been, and you can even add point names (for an intersection or something). If you do find a good Map software that contains a map of South-west Florida please tell me. I really need a map program for my Casio. My email is below.Last modification: Moose Master - 04/15/01 at 17:48:30

[SonicSilicon]

I wouldn't use Pocket Streets for one simple reason - the maps are rasterized. That means you can only keep a handful of maps plus zooming wouldn't really do anything.<br><br>The best map program I've found is RoutePlanner Millenium. It uses vector maps (so you can put in a whole region such as Aouthwestern USA.) Plus they have Europe and USA maps sold seperately. The problem is that the international shipping is more than half the price of the product (the company is based in the UK.) The total comes to GBP 64.99 which converts to a whopping USD 93.41. I'm going to keep looking for it at e-tailers.Last modification: SonicSilicon - 04/15/01 at 19:43:13

[Viree]

I wouldn't use Pocket Streets for one simple reason - the maps are rasterized. That means you can only keep a handful of maps plus zooming wouldn't really do anything.<br><br>Ah...you were right, each map take about 900 odd Kb.

[Moose or Chuck]

i've never used any of it so don't blame me

[lww]

MapBlast has a method whereby you put in an address, then click on PDA download.  Ok, its<br>small.  I was also able to get directions, then copy it to my pocket pc.  Just a thought.