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kiwanotree Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 9:40 am Post subject: Software for Canada |
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I recently got a GlobalSat BC-307. I currently have Pocket Streets 2002, and an iPAQ 3850.
What is the best software available?
What is the best software for Canada?
Any help would be really appreciated!
Dean |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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I would say you have to decide between Routis, Destinator and Mapopolis. I don't know of other programs covering Canada. (CoPilot only has Highway level maps)
What's your preference - usability or speed or functionality? _________________ Lutz
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kiwanotree Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Well, price, I think!
I'm willing to pay for a good solution, but considering the GPS unit cost around $100CAD, spending $200CAD on a bit of software seems excessive.
I want something that speaks the directions well. |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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speaking directions is one of the given features - any program that doesn't do that is not worth considering. The other must have is automatic rerouting.
All of the above programs do that.
Price - well, that's your own decision. Buy cheap and expect a cheap solution. Higher price still means higher quality, at least in this area. _________________ Lutz
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kiwanotree Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for the information - I'll check out the three software packages you mentioned! |
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ianbar Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 04, 2004 Posts: 22 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Lutz wrote:
"I would say you have to decide between Routis, Destinator and Mapopolis. I don't know of other programs covering Canada. (CoPilot only has Highway level maps) "
However the Copilot alk.com site says:
"Canadian Map Data ($49) gives you coast-to-coast, street-level coverage of Canada with 830,000 miles of roads, 10 million addresses, and over 5,500 Points-of-Interest."
Perhaps this is later information. |
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kiwanotree Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 8:40 am Post subject: |
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I've ordered Routis. I'll let you know how it goes! |
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kiwanotree Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Works fine so far, will road test it in the car later! |
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