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sharad

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I just bought delorme street atlas USA, and I hate it. I am wondering if someone has found a great street map solution for Palm OS.

Brian
 
And if you are going to attempt to install it on a Palm - you won't let anyone know. Unless their web page is wrong - it only works on Pocket PC's.
 
Yep, I just noticed that when I went to install it over the weekend. Well, since I didn't break the shrink wrap, it goes back to the store. Boy what a goof, must remember to ALWAYS take my glasses when I go shopping. Getting old, can't read the small print.... :o


Cheers,
John
 
If you just want a Palm-based app, Mapopolis is nice. I've used it for a while on a variety of handhelds and it's always worked well. If you are running Agendus as your PIM it will automatically look up maps in Mapopolis from your address book if you have a map installed on which that address is located.
 
I can relate to the getting old part. I had to get bifocals when I turned 40 some XX years ago. May have to go to tri's soon.

Another rule of thumb - until the Treo 700W was announced - Microsoft has never supported the Palm OS with any program. There have been other developers that work programs that function with Microsoft based programs such as Outlook, Money and a handful of other ones. But if it's got a Microsoft badge on it.....you can always bet that it won't work on a Palm.
 
funsutton,

Well I borrowed 2004 version of Delorme map software for the Palm and installed it over the weekend. Ran it for about 30 minutes, removed it from my PC and PDA. Not much better than the Desktop version I have. Really sux.

I still have maps from Mapopolis that are broken down by counties. They are still one of the best IMHO. My copies are a few years old and I downloaded them when they were free, so I don't know how the new packages available work (have to buy them now). But if the old maps are any indication, I would guess they are still very good.

Has anyone used the Handmark Atlas maps that come on the SD card? If they contain everything on a memory card this software might be worth the price. Everything in one place and no downloading from the desktop. Hummmmmm....

Cheers,
John
 
I put Handmark on for a trial - and hate the interface by your mileage may vary.

I actually think that Mapopolis provided the best overall package but it doesn't work well with GPS.

Hence the reason that a use both a Garmin iQue 3600 (the wife does) and I've got a dedicated 2620 from Garmin. There is nothing like a dedicated GPS for navigation and transfer of POI's etc.

I'm really looking at this one for an upgrade as the Que is about done.
 
I'm still on the fence about GPS navigation. I have an older Magellan GPS but only power it up when I'm on the water (and can't see land) or hiking in unfamiliar areas. My wife and I recently took a vacation to Colarado and Wyoming and carried to AAA travel maps with us and never got lost. In all, we put a little over 2000 miles on a rental car in less than a week. Wyoming is huge, but getting lost was almost impossible.. just not enough roads. When I ride my bike (the peddling kind) I like to have local maps, and so far Mapopolis seems to be the best with the street level details. The only drawback is that I have be sure to grab the right maps ahead of time. On occasion, I missed the target... :( And now you have to pay for each map you download, at $19 a pop (that can add up), and the loaded SD card is $130

What specifically did you find bad about the intrface with Handmark? Was it the version that comes on the SD card or the software only version?

Cheers,
John
 
The software only version.....and it's interface took up too much of the screen.

The problem with accurate GPSing is always going to be limited to the underlying data - which is provided by either one of two data companies. Navteq is one ---the other escapes me at the moment.

But both of these "providers" use pretty much the same sources for updates and that data is not always accurate. My house has been here for 20 years now and most of the sources don't accurately supply it. Reason - the street is only a block long and it has no corresponding street. So for example: my address is 5500 but the providers only show it going to 5400.

I have sent both providers my accurate information and only one of them has incorporated into their database.....they fall back on the "knowledge of local areas" for truly finding addresses.

But I digress - I have used Magellan units and Garmin units in the past and prefer the dedicated functions of Garmin and it's map sets over any handheld setup.

I had TomTom on my T3 - for about 3 weeks. You can read the review (blast) here at PDAStreets but that was over 2 years ago and I'm certain that they've changed some of their bad customer service issues?
 
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