Article: 120093 of sci.geo.satellite-nav From: Dick Bower Newsgroups: sci.geo.satellite-nav Subject: Garmin MapSource 3 - I like it! Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 20:51:51 -0400 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Lines: 27 Message-ID: Reply-To: rabower@mindspring.com NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.8a.c0.21 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Date: 14 Oct 1999 00:51:51 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.6/32.525 Path: news1.meer.net!news3.best.com!news2.best.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!nntp.abs.net!remarQ-easT!remarQ.com!supernews.com!news.mindspring.net!firehose.mindspring.com!not-for-mail Xref: news1.meer.net sci.geo.satellite-nav:120093 After using the new Garmin MapSource (with US Roads & Recreation) for a few days I feel the need to tell folks how pleased I am with it. I've used many of the freeware and shareware programs available for Windows for the last three or four years (with Garmin 45, GPS III, and GPS III+), and Mapsource 3 is the greatest for editing routes and waypoints. I especially like the ability to create and edit routes using existing waypoints and creating new waypoints on the fly. It also has the neat tracklog handling. A few additional features would be nice. - the ability to delete waypoints and routes (and tracks?) from the GPS - the ability to sort waypoints by symbol - it should have a way to "know" the features of your particular GPS (waypoint name, length, which symbols are supported, etc). - the ability to directly upload one or more waypoints or routes (as mentioned in an earlier thread, you can open a second Mapsource and copy specific items there to upload) Of course, moving map features and full routing would be nice but I can do fine without it. Up until now Mapsource has been only useful if you have a Garmin with uploadable maps -- now it's worth having even if you never upload the maps (you *can* print them). Dick Bower