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Planning our first trip to Mexico this Fall, probably Laredo to Chapala. We will be traveling in a 40' coach with toad. We do have the Church book. On Google Earth it looks like virtually the whole tr...
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I know there is a way to download partial Google Maps by area or region or whatever. But is there a way to download whole states or countries as I can with these other mapping programs? So if I wanted to download all of Mexico to keep forever in my computer is there a way to do it with Google Maps. Then all route planning etc. could be done offline.
Quite a few years ago I created a tutorial for MS S&T which can still be found at . . . http://www.rvtechlibrary.com/electronics/gps_streets_trips.php . . . I have since added to and improved that tutorial. But since S&T is no more it is moot. Maybe what is needed for some of these newer programs is some kind of tutorial like that. Some of the major functions of S&T - totally offline - can create and name routes to save them forever - many people who use S&T have created add ons and help as it was once the most popular and most used mapping program - extensive support - lots of tips and tricks.
I get what you are saying and why but I am not to the point where I understand how to get Google Maps downloaded to may computer to work offline. I think some of the planning you show can be done with these other map programs but I have not used them enough to figure out how. I need to find the time to sit down and spend a couple days delving into this newer stuff so I can get it straight in my head. I am still floundering with all this stuff. I think all of these programs - Google Earth - Microsoft Maps - MapFactor Navigator - and there could be others - all use Open Street Maps as their base map. New roads show up on Open Street Maps first and then shortly after they show up on all the others - even Garmin. Unfortunately I don't know if there is a way to work on a download of Open Street Maps either. There does seem to be a way to create routes in Open Street Maps so that others can use them but there again I haven't taken the time to figure it out. Primarily I want to be able to work on any map any time anywhere I need to have a map without having the internet when it is not available. That would be my primary concern - total map use without going online.
Quite a few years ago I created a tutorial for MS S&T which can still be found at . . . http://www.rvtechlibrary.com/electronics/gps_streets_trips.php . . . I have since added to and improved that tutorial. But since S&T is no more it is moot. Maybe what is needed for some of these newer programs is some kind of tutorial like that. Some of the major functions of S&T - totally offline - can create and name routes to save them forever - many people who use S&T have created add ons and help as it was once the most popular and most used mapping program - extensive support - lots of tips and tricks.
I get what you are saying and why but I am not to the point where I understand how to get Google Maps downloaded to may computer to work offline. I think some of the planning you show can be done with these other map programs but I have not used them enough to figure out how. I need to find the time to sit down and spend a couple days delving into this newer stuff so I can get it straight in my head. I am still floundering with all this stuff. I think all of these programs - Google Earth - Microsoft Maps - MapFactor Navigator - and there could be others - all use Open Street Maps as their base map. New roads show up on Open Street Maps first and then shortly after they show up on all the others - even Garmin. Unfortunately I don't know if there is a way to work on a download of Open Street Maps either. There does seem to be a way to create routes in Open Street Maps so that others can use them but there again I haven't taken the time to figure it out. Primarily I want to be able to work on any map any time anywhere I need to have a map without having the internet when it is not available. That would be my primary concern - total map use without going online.
