streets&trips-Mexico
We have S&T on our lap top. Will it be of any use in Mexico? Should we put any S&T information on the lap top before we start out?
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I post this website from time to time. Here is the SCT map website with maps of each state in Mexico which can be downloaded as .pdf files for free to your computer. This is where Guia Roji gets their maps but these are better. They are much larger maps and you can zoom in to see more detail and move all around. Takes a little practice but doesn't take much of a learning curve to use them. Download them and save them and you can use them anywhere. There were updated in 2012 so now the most up to date available..........
http://www.sct.gob.mx/informacion-general/planeacion/atlas-cartograficos/listado-de-atlas
I have found that Garmin and S&T do not always agree. It may be that one has updated more recently than the other.
No GPS or map is going to show you exactly how wide any road is or if there are low clearances. There are low clearance POIs but I know of many bridges not on any map or POI list. I am not sure why any GPS will see some one-way streets and not others. We find that all GPS units or programs can easily take us the wrong way which is why we study first and ask questions of those who have gone before.
We set up both our Garmin and S&T as we drive and find they do not always agree on the exact route. No one should assume any GPS or map will take them exactly where they want to go. Both Garmin and S&T provide much greater detail than any map we are aware of. Looking closely at the details are how we avoid problems. We prefer to try to plan ahead in as much detail as possible. Most maps and GPS devices can be several years behind the road builders.
http://www.sct.gob.mx/informacion-general/planeacion/atlas-cartograficos/listado-de-atlas
I have found that Garmin and S&T do not always agree. It may be that one has updated more recently than the other.
No GPS or map is going to show you exactly how wide any road is or if there are low clearances. There are low clearance POIs but I know of many bridges not on any map or POI list. I am not sure why any GPS will see some one-way streets and not others. We find that all GPS units or programs can easily take us the wrong way which is why we study first and ask questions of those who have gone before.
We set up both our Garmin and S&T as we drive and find they do not always agree on the exact route. No one should assume any GPS or map will take them exactly where they want to go. Both Garmin and S&T provide much greater detail than any map we are aware of. Looking closely at the details are how we avoid problems. We prefer to try to plan ahead in as much detail as possible. Most maps and GPS devices can be several years behind the road builders.
