Laptop mapping software

robanddi wrote:
... 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.

The GPS itself in an Android phone does NOT require cell phone coverage. It's the app you're using (such as Google Maps) that requires cell coverage (not really internet as you mentioned) in order to constantly update the map as you drive. There are other apps available (such as CoPilot) that store its map data on your phone so that it can work in areas where there is no cell signal.