AutoRoute 2010 will launch on Nov. 17th:
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/micros...announced.html


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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:30:12 -0400, "Marvin Hlavac"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>AutoRoute 2010 will launch on Nov. 17th:
>http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/micros...announced.html

I much prefer MapPoint (Autoroute on steroids), but so far only the US maps
are available on MSDN.

Richard
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Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I much prefer MapPoint

I don't know why, it's awful.

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:45:19 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
wrote:

>Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I much prefer MapPoint
>
>I don't know why, it's awful.

I can analyze data directly onto maps!

Richard
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....and so, as the guardsman of time strokes the bearskin of eternity,
and the sergeant major of fate orders him back to the barracks to put
some clothes on... - Humphrey Lyttelton closing comment in I'm sorry I
haven't a clue.

Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:45:19 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
> wrote:
>
> >Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> I much prefer MapPoint
> >
> >I don't know why, it's awful.
>
> I can analyze data directly onto maps!

Very poor maps designed by a blind watchmaker. Enlarge a view of
MapPoint map... oh look the captions remain in tiny unreadable type. It
doesn't matter how much the view is enlarged, street names, motorway
junction numbers and road numbers will remain tiny and largely
unreadable. The base maps themselves are also poor quality, not a patch
on Ordnance Survey or Admiralty Charts. And what's this fetish that
Microsoft have about pubs and shopping centres?

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:49 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
wrote:

>Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:45:19 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I much prefer MapPoint
>> >
>> >I don't know why, it's awful.
>>
>> I can analyze data directly onto maps!
>
>Very poor maps designed by a blind watchmaker. Enlarge a view of
>MapPoint map... oh look the captions remain in tiny unreadable type. It
>doesn't matter how much the view is enlarged, street names, motorway
>junction numbers and road numbers will remain tiny and largely
>unreadable. The base maps themselves are also poor quality, not a patch
>on Ordnance Survey or Admiralty Charts. And what's this fetish that
>Microsoft have about pubs and shopping centres?

Font size is user adjustable under Tools|options|Map tab then Map Font Size

POIs are again selectable.

The base map is the Navteq / Tele Atlas map see help | credits (listed
below)

The real beauty of MapPoint for me is that it is part of my MSDN licence
software, so it's a no cost option. :-)

Credits:

Certain mapping and direction data © 2008 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved.
NAVTEQ and NAVTEQ ON BOARD are trademarks of NAVTEQ.

© 1984-2008 Tele Atlas. All rights reserved.

Certain postcode data licensed from Ordnance Survey with the permission of
Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. © Crown Copyright and/or database 2008.
All Rights Reserved. License Number 100025324.

Certain Demographic data © 2008 Acxiom Corp. All rights reserved.

Certain points of interest © 2008 The Random House Group Limited. All
rights reserved.

Certain points of interest © Copyright 2008, by C. Johnson. All rights
reserved.

Other cartographic data sources include: County High Points by Andy Martin
(E-Mail Removed). University directory data provided courtesy of Princeton
Review Publishing. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, United States
Geological Survey, United States Board of Geographic Names, National
Transportation Atlas Database, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, World
Conservation Monitoring Center, CIA World Data Base II, United States
National Parks Service, United States Census Bureau, and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


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Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Font size is user adjustable under Tools|options|Map tab then Map Font Size

Not under any version of Mapsource that I have tried.

> POIs are again selectable.

Yes, I suspect that like all Microsofties you can't see wood for trees.

> The base map is the Navteq / Tele Atlas map see help | credits (listed
> below)

And? It's still rubbish.

> The real beauty of MapPoint for me is that it is part of my MSDN licence
> software, so it's a no cost option. :-)

So of the maps you get for free it's the best one, eh?

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:23:33 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
wrote:

>Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Font size is user adjustable under Tools|options|Map tab then Map Font Size
>
>Not under any version of Mapsource that I have tried.
>
>> POIs are again selectable.
>
>Yes, I suspect that like all Microsofties you can't see wood for trees.
>
>> The base map is the Navteq / Tele Atlas map see help | credits (listed
>> below)
>
>And? It's still rubbish.
>
>> The real beauty of MapPoint for me is that it is part of my MSDN licence
>> software, so it's a no cost option. :-)
>
>So of the maps you get for free it's the best one, eh?
I see your a an Apple user.

Have you found any software for it yet?

Goodbye.

Richard
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Richard Cole <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Have you found any software for it yet?

Lots, you'll see poor quality imitations of it produced by Microsoft. I
believe they've just launched another one this week... It's like OSX
except it's broken, ugly and designed by dimwits for dimwits to use.

>> Font size is user adjustable under Tools|options|Map tab then
>> Map Font Size
>
> Not under any version of Mapsource that I have tried.

I don't see the connection here between Garmin MapSource and Microsoft
AutoRoute (or MapPoint). Map font size is user-adjustable in AutoRoute (and
MapPoint), exactly as described above.

>> The base map is the Navteq / Tele Atlas map see help | credits
>> (listed below)
>
> And? It's still rubbish.

Navteq / Teleatlas are the top two map data providers. I'm not aware of more
reliable source of navigable map data, are you?

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