looking for large scale road atlas
I belong to AAA and I thought they used to have large scale road atlas' but don't see them on their site...State Farm used to give them away.... I have a GPS but like the atlas too...any ideas
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If you have a Windows 10 laptop you have pretty good free map software already in it. Just use Microsoft's built-in "Maps" app.
You can download maps of the entire U.S and Canada and other countries into it's database that resides right in your laptop. It keeps itself current automatically whenever you're on the Internet, but you DO NOT need Internet access to use it. The passenger in the RV can have the laptop in their lap to plan, plot, and watch the route as you drive. You can zoom in and out on and move around on the map as desired.
It's almost as good as Google Earth, but this Maps app may actually be superior to Google Earth in that it resides entirely in your laptop if you don't need it's streetside view. For streetside you have to be logged onto the Internet.
I have tested it by looking for places out in the middle of nowhere and deep in the middle of San Francisco back streets .... and the Maps app shows it all.
We sometimes travel and boondock camp in areas with no cell tower access, so we use this free Microsoft Maps app, our satellite based Garmin navigator unit, and Benchmark atlas books for directions and trip planning in these places ... and everywhere else, too.
You can download maps of the entire U.S and Canada and other countries into it's database that resides right in your laptop. It keeps itself current automatically whenever you're on the Internet, but you DO NOT need Internet access to use it. The passenger in the RV can have the laptop in their lap to plan, plot, and watch the route as you drive. You can zoom in and out on and move around on the map as desired.
It's almost as good as Google Earth, but this Maps app may actually be superior to Google Earth in that it resides entirely in your laptop if you don't need it's streetside view. For streetside you have to be logged onto the Internet.
I have tested it by looking for places out in the middle of nowhere and deep in the middle of San Francisco back streets .... and the Maps app shows it all.
We sometimes travel and boondock camp in areas with no cell tower access, so we use this free Microsoft Maps app, our satellite based Garmin navigator unit, and Benchmark atlas books for directions and trip planning in these places ... and everywhere else, too.
