streets&trips-Mexico

TEO wrote:
......... I export it to a GPX file and save it on an SD chip like I have in my camera. Then insert the chip into the Garmin NUVI. Then, I turn on the NUVI and and select "Custom Routes". The routes on the chip will show up, click on the one you want and it will be set in the NUVI. The only thing is that I got a message that the route was too long for the NUVI to handle all at one time, but would automatically extend as I drove. On the last trip to Mexico, it worked very, very well. I don't like to have the S&T GPS running all the time we're on the road. 8 to 10 hours sitting on the dash is too much.

Paul

Which model Nuvi? Mine does not import.

I like to break S&T .GPX files down to one day travel individual files. The only think about my current GPS (Rand 7725) is that it won't import .GPX files, but I can create a multi-stop route for each day easily - using the waypoint data from S&T.

I do keep the S&T computer handy in case the highway department decides my route is closed.

A couple of things to contribute. First, S&T 2013 had no problem converting and using my old routes. Second, to me, S&T is the ONLY way to plan a route. I can see the whole route and easily make changes to avoid places and roads I don't want to visit. Third, once I have my route set (like from central Florida all the way to Playa Del Carmen) I export it to a GPX file and save it on an SD chip like I have in my camera. Then insert the chip into the Garmin NUVI. Then, I turn on the NUVI and and select "Custom Routes". The routes on the chip will show up, click on the one you want and it will be set in the NUVI. The only thing is that I got a message that the route was too long for the NUVI to handle all at one time, but would automatically extend as I drove. On the last trip to Mexico, it worked very, very well. I don't like to have the S&T GPS running all the time we're on the road. 8 to 10 hours sitting on the dash is too much.

Paul

Unfortunately, when driving down the road and navigating without internet - since it is rare that we have on the road internet in Mexico - the online maps of Apple and Google are totally useless to us. Streets & Trips is always right there and costs nothing extra which those online maps cost every time we have to go online to look at them. Plus with S&T we can plan and save routes and we can add our POIs and all kinds of other things that cannot be done with other maps we are aware of. We would love to have Apple equipment but they do not provide what we need. We need good GPS and we need to be able to plan and save complete routes in detail - and print them out - and share them with others - and email them - etc. I know of no other program we can do what we can do with S&T.

I have found that Google Maps and Google Earth are just fine for navigating on my Mac, iPad, and iPhone. S&T is a good program for those who use Windows computers. Being graphics and photography oriented, Mac works best for me, and there are plenty of good nav programs available in addition to Google's offerings.

Here is a Wiki website . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Mexico . . .
that lists the cities with populations over 100,000. If you click on the Lat Lon GPS coordinates you will find maps. We are on very slow speed so I have no idea if any of these maps are any good.

Over the years I still find S&T to be the very best source of maps of cities and towns all over Mexico. For $20 to $40 you load it in your computer and you can find street maps of almost anywhere. I can provide examples but if you look at our blog there are already examples taken from S&T. One recent one would be Lo de Marcos street map. I am not that much into technological advancements (we still only use a basic phone and do not text or any of that other smart stuff) but I do think paper maps have been obsolete for quite some time and there is no way I know of any paper map can come close to competing with the digital maps that are available today. If you still want paper maps you can find what you need in S&T and then print it out - we do it all the time. I think probably Guia Roji and others are aware that digital is in and paper is out so they are phasing out. You can buy CD maps from Guia Roji but as I have posted the SCT maps are free for the overview and we have S&T available for almost every road and street in North America for a bargain basement price. Yes, we have a Guia Roji and look at it from time to time - but it cannot compare with S&T - not by a long shot.

I emailed Guia Roji. They no longer publish a highway map with city maps included. BUT you can buy individual city maps. Not good.

Moisheh

Richie C wrote:
Some of the Amazon reviewers stated that it would NOT import older files - however, Microsoft must have updated the software since then and imports fine.

I got one of the first S&T 2013 when it was first released and have never had any problem with old files.

http://guiaroji.com.mx/ . . . . May have more information.

I find S&T to be more accurate.

moisheh wrote:
I never trust a GPS anywhere without either knowing the route or checking it against a paper map. We have a 2014 Guia Roji and it is a disappointment. No longer coil bound and no city maps. For us the city maps are the most important as that is where you can run into trouble.

Moisheh

They started that in 2013. There is a far more detailed verison available but it is hard to find.