streets&trips-Mexico

And I'd like the ability to add a label to a stop - Oh well just I'll just keep dreaming...

Look at the 3 route pictures here (scroll down) and my comments may make more sense...

I use S&T 2013 for planning. But sure wish you could add a stop where desired and not just at the end. This became a real pain with my 65 Alaskan trip stops. I wanted to document our route and post a picture on the website...

Also I'd like to see the ability to drag and drop stops. Multiple clicks to move a stop is a pain. I'd also like to drag a route and hide the new stop since I have no intention of stopping and it's just clutter on the screen.

I decided long ago that setting up a laptop in both the MH and car for navigation wasn't for me for a variety of reasons. I especially didn't want a laptop in the car when shopping - talk about a target item.

My Garmin and bean bag is so easy to use in either vehicle. When shopping the bean bag goes on the floor and the Garmin in my pocket.

But we all have preferences!

catmancando wrote:
enjoy the gunships and drug cartel's in mexico i'll stay in the us and be safe had enough of gunships in s.e. asia

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post is bigoted and inflammatory - has nothing to do with map software

enjoy the gunships and drug cartel's in mexico i'll stay in the us and be safe had enough of gunships in s.e. asia

Amazing intelligence level shown there..........

A couple notes -

S&T will RECALCULATE if you have NAVIGATION turned on - if navigation is not turned on S&T will stay with the original plan even if you are forced off route - navigation will plan an new route if you have to go off route. Garmin will also plan a new route.

Maps on GPS devices of any kind can be years behind the building of new roads. Most GPS maps come from NAVTEQ and they get them from the government of whatever country. In the case of Mexico this would be the SCT maps - though these would not be the same maps shown on the SCT website as NAVTEQ maps are much more detailed right down to street level in small towns. If SCT is behind in releasing maps and then NAVTEQ is behind then any and all GPS maps will be behind. Some GPS maps show roads other GPS maps do not show. No map is totally up to date. SCT does not show a road until that road is completed and opened. If SCT updates their maps every 3 - 4 years and then NAVTEQ gets them to release for GPS maps then who knows how long it could be before our GPS will show new roads?

I prefer a PC Navigation - Solution like S&T, DeLorme Street Atlas (very good the map overlays) on a CarPC, like a notebook, but special built using in Car/RV, with a GPS Antenna. This give me the same working flow, as I have with paper maps. I can use it to make Navigation, but also to plan a route.

I also use a garmin NUVI 765TC with the latest North America Map include Mexico. If you don't use the old Garmin Mapsource or the Base camp on a PC to download your route in the Nuvi, it is a Pain, to operate with a Route, include certain VIA Waipoints.

On S&T or Street Atlas the Route is done, by easy Mouseklicks, on the screen. The only different is S&T doesn’t recalculate the new route in case a detour.

The Maps, Garmin and S&T in Mexico, shows about ½ Year to late, the new built road, but it works perfect to will find your target. You have in all systems the opportunity to load your custom specified POI’s like, Campgrounds, Save Pexmex for overnight....

Since I travel in North America (Mexico, Canada, Alaska) , at the moment about 180000 mile, the S&T, DeLorme and Garmin always was perfect for my traveling.

We have a relatively new Garmin 2757LM ($220) and it is amazingly superior to our old NUVI - well worth the investment. We can import the .gpx routes from S&T and we can create routes in the Garmin and save them to be called up later. There are many other features and it is faster and more accurate - and it has the 7" screen you can actually see. We connect it to our computer via USB and have not tried the SD slot - it is a very small slot and we do not have a card. We have even found the "Lane Assist" feature works on some exits in Mexico. Does not require a Mexico chip as it is already loaded with all of North America. I have looked on the Garmin website and cannot tell if there is any way to determine which units have the route transfer feature but I have heard they do not all have it. You might contact Garmin to find out. Let us know if you find a web page that shows the unit numbers this feature can be used with.

You have to have a Garmin Nuvi that can do routes. Several older and/or smaller models do not have that feature/ capability.

You should also know what the number of routes the unit can handle. I've had to clear routes out of my Nuvi 1490LMT to make room for a complicated route.

While I have an SD card in both my current Nuvi - I've never used it to transfer a .GPX file to the unit. I always connect via a USB cable and drop the .GPX file created by S&T into the folder on the unit like using a flash drive.

My Nuvi 50LM has a card slot (micro). I use Base Camp and when I try to export a route to the Nuvi it looks like it can, but it doesn't. I have heard that only some Nuvi models can import.
I did purchase Garmin's Mexico map and it looks detailed and appears to be able to do a good job for us.

I have the 765T Model NUVI, and it's not a question of importing, but, does your model have an SD card slot. I have no way of knowing if I can export/import using the USB cable that came with the NUVI. The SD card works and that's enough.

To go back home from Mexico, I will open the route in S&T, reverse the route and save it to my SD card, insert card into NUVI card slot and I should be good to go.

Paul