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RE: Maps and GPS



There are some other companies and software available for route planning and
distance measurement:

www.fugawi.com
This software will talk to your GPS and plot routes on maps etc.  They don't
sell maps but you can use just about any map if you have a scanner.  Scanned
maps are loaded and then calibrated by knowing the exact coordinates of 3
places on the map.  The USGS will sell you CD-ROMs of 1 degree by 1 degree
areas of the country for a reasonable fee.  They are available through the
various USGS offices (I deal with Rolla, MO).  Since the CD-ROMs ignore
state boundaries they are not as convenient as some, but they do cover the
whole country.
www.maptec.com
This company is located in NH, so their initial coverage is more east,
though the west coast is also covered.  They are working on covering the
whole country.  If your state or area is not covered, you can email them and
they will tell you when it is available.  The software is better than
fugawi, and the price is reasonable ($99 for a CD-ROM which covers about 1/4
of a medium sized state).  Upload, download, distance, tracks,routes and
good printing are all supported.  Also a graph of elevation change for a
route can be printed.
www.delorme.com
This company has highway maps that work with a GPS and also a 4 CD-ROM set
for low resolution topos of the entire country.  I don't know what topo
route planning capability the topo maps have as I haven't bought them.

Ed and Wendy Hauser
1140 37th Street
Hudson, WI 54016
sisufarm@mmmpcc.org



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