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briansue
Nov 07, 2016Explorer
I don't think I would be called computer literate. I have questions so I Google to search and ask questions and this can take me to answers. The trick is knowing how to ask questions that get the answer you are looking for. To track down these maps I just did a search for words like "maps for windows 10" - "maps for Android" - that gives a list of answers - you can add the word "free" in there. Then you find these apps and from them you can find how to download more and more maps. In the Windows Here Maps there are 3 little dots up in the upper right corner just below the X - click on the dots and a drop down window opens - in that window you click on Settings - and this will take you to the page where it says "Offline Maps" and "Choose Maps" - click to open another window and you will get a list of maps all over the world - keep in mind these are large files with US being around 4 GB - you can download each state or any states you check - you can download all of Mexico - you can download Canada - you can download just about anywhere in the world - once you have them these maps are OFFLINE so no internet needed to use them - you can zoom in and move all around. You can also go to the Open Street Maps home website to see the latest maps but I am not sure how to use them OFFLINE - and I do not know about Apple computers or devices. Just fiddling around you can find this stuff and then with a little practice you will soon learn how to use it all. On the Microsoft Here map app in my laptop there is a vertical bar on the right side with 6 symbols - the 3rd one down is a circle and this will take you to where you are more or less - not as accurate as a Garmin GPS or programs like Streets & Trips but it will get you close. The Map Factor Navigator app in my Android is more accurate. But you can use the laptop Here maps app in Windows as a very rough GPS. Lots of things to fool around in there. You can learn to draw lines to mark a route and then use the Snipping Tool to Copy & Paste the map as I did for this thread. This is nowhere near as good as the old Streets & Trips for overall functionality but it is a pretty good new map for FREE that will show new roads as they are built. Open Streets Maps online has lots of Points Of Interest (POIs) such as local businesses when you zoom in.
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