Streets&Trips Alternatives

fj12ryder wrote:

tenbear wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Delorme has POI's but I'm not sure to what you're referring.

Did you mean saving to a different format, such as .gpx, when you referred to not having a "Save as" function?

I was referring to saving a file (map) with a different name. That way I could modify the map without losing the original or starting from scratch. Most Windows programs have this function.

Yes Delorme has some POIs but S & T has many more and of different types.

Okay I see. Yes Delorme has the "Save as" function which will allow you to save a map with a different name. You can open a previously saved map, edit it, and then save it with a different name so you don't overwrite the original.

Truth be told, I've never paid much attention to the POI's available, so I can't comment much on that.

I have not been able to find the "save as" function in Delorme. If you have found it perhaps you could tell me where it is.

tenbear wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Delorme has POI's but I'm not sure to what you're referring.

Did you mean saving to a different format, such as .gpx, when you referred to not having a "Save as" function?

I was referring to saving a file (map) with a different name. That way I could modify the map without losing the original or starting from scratch. Most Windows programs have this function.

Yes Delorme has some POIs but S & T has many more and of different types.

Okay I see. Yes Delorme has the "Save as" function which will allow you to save a map with a different name. You can open a previously saved map, edit it, and then save it with a different name so you don't overwrite the original.

Truth be told, I've never paid much attention to the POI's available, so I can't comment much on that.

CA Traveler wrote:
I haven't used Street Atlas but from posts on their forums it's been many years since the maps have been updated other than some minor updates. Food for thought.

All mapping programs have a 2, or so, year cycle to update their maps. I really don't know how long it takes Delorme to update their maps. I live in the boonies and not much changes around here. I guess I'll find out how long it takes.

fj12ryder wrote:
Delorme has POI's but I'm not sure to what you're referring.

Did you mean saving to a different format, such as .gpx, when you referred to not having a "Save as" function?

I was referring to saving a file (map) with a different name. That way I could modify the map without losing the original or starting from scratch. Most Windows programs have this function.

Yes Delorme has some POIs but S & T has many more and of different types.

Sorry, I was referring to tenbear's post up from that.

The posts were about the street maps being many years behind and out of date.

Delorme has POI's but I'm not sure to what you're referring.

Did you mean saving to a different format, such as .gpx, when you referred to not having a "Save as" function?

I haven't used Street Atlas but from posts on their forums it's been many years since the maps have been updated other than some minor updates. Food for thought.

I used S & T for many years, I also used Delorme along with S & T. Delorme is very different than S & T and some of the features I liked in S & T do not exist in Delorme, for example POIs and a "save as" function. I am still trying to learn work arounds.

People who are used to S & T are not going to like Delorme. To use Delorme you are going to have to commit to learning how it works. It will take a while.

Time was that I regularly traded back and forth between S&T and SA. About 05 or 06 I wanted to do something with S&T and was able to do it with the older SA. I bought the new SA and never looked back for my own use. I did keep teaching "Laptop Planning and Navigation" using both. I guess I am going to have to transition to Google now. Having had the job title "Navigator" people expect this of me.

None databases included in either are/were worth a damn. The charts (maps) are inaccurate at best and usually a year out of date. Google maps might be better, but planning a long excursion is a bear and unless you are carrying wire (have traveling internet), it quickly becomes useless. A lot of this country still does not have even 3G, let alone 4G, available.

If you are going to use SA, plan the time to sit down and learn to use all the features. It is a powerful package. If you want to make it more inclusive, then go to the Discovery Owners POI and learn how to upload the data you want on you working charts. When you happen to be in internet range, then you can make use of all that neat stuff, but we never seen to have both need and wire at the same time.

Matt