Laptop mapping software
Recommendations for laptop mapping software?
Forum Discussion
I have used Microsoft Streets & Trips and DeLorme Street Atlas for years to plan and track our road trips. I like S&T for creating routes and planning alternatives. I used to like Delorme Street Atlas because the tracking was faster and it had some other features I liked (right click on any map feature to get info).
Neither software is meeting my needs today. Both are old and out of date; DeLorme is 2011 and the GPS antenna (Earthmate) has never worked very well. It loses signal easily and is slow to recover. Microsoft S&T is 2012 and I understand they have quit making annual releases. I used to be able to use the DeLorme antenna with S&T but now it doesn’t seem to recognize the device.
I am trying to figure out what I want to use in the future. Note: we have a Garmin which tracks well and which driver uses to navigate. I am okay with this when driving (but it leaves much to be desired when planning a trip especially with layover points or if you elect not to go the way their default algorithm directs you). However, when I am the passenger and ‘nagigator’ (just learned this made-up word and it fits me to a T), I like to track our route, watch our speed, and do some planning on the side.
My laptop is an HP Pavilion Notebook - 15t-ab100 CTO (2 terabytes).
What are you using on laptops? Pros and cons? What do you recommend?
Diann
P.S. I do travel with a smart phone (Droid) and mini iPad but screens are too small for my old eyes. Also we go places where there are no signals so I want a GPS receiver/antenna independent of the Internet.
Neither software is meeting my needs today. Both are old and out of date; DeLorme is 2011 and the GPS antenna (Earthmate) has never worked very well. It loses signal easily and is slow to recover. Microsoft S&T is 2012 and I understand they have quit making annual releases. I used to be able to use the DeLorme antenna with S&T but now it doesn’t seem to recognize the device.
I am trying to figure out what I want to use in the future. Note: we have a Garmin which tracks well and which driver uses to navigate. I am okay with this when driving (but it leaves much to be desired when planning a trip especially with layover points or if you elect not to go the way their default algorithm directs you). However, when I am the passenger and ‘nagigator’ (just learned this made-up word and it fits me to a T), I like to track our route, watch our speed, and do some planning on the side.
My laptop is an HP Pavilion Notebook - 15t-ab100 CTO (2 terabytes).
What are you using on laptops? Pros and cons? What do you recommend?
Diann
P.S. I do travel with a smart phone (Droid) and mini iPad but screens are too small for my old eyes. Also we go places where there are no signals so I want a GPS receiver/antenna independent of the Internet.
