Check out http://www.microsoft.com/streets/ for details.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Trottier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "OBC Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 23 September, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [obc] Streets & Trips 2002
Does it include elevations or calculate grades?
Can it export to a GPS?
Tom
On Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 13:27, Bob Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote on "[obc] Streets & Trips 2002," saying..
> Microsoft has updated its U.S./Canada mapping software. This is a
database of all the roads in the
> U.S. and most of Canada.
>
> Version 2002 is, on first look, a fairly significant improvement to the
database. In Ottawa, for
> example, the 2001 edition would not let you cross the Portage Bridge
between Ottawa and Hull; 2002
> does. The Ottawa-Kennebunkport trip included Bear Trap Rd. just after the
ferry to Vermont. This
> road is shown accurately now whereas it was not a through road on the
previous CD-ROM.
>
> I've been using programs like this one for several years to plan cycling
routes and I'd love to hear
> from anyone else who has experience (bad or good) with other programs like
this.
>
> Bob Hicks
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