I'm not sure it will meet all your needs (it allows intermediate destinations) but I
use www.mapsonus.com.
Another site to try is www.mapblast.com
------Original Message------
From: Garrett Wilner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: June 7, 2000 8:15:08 PM GMT
Subject: [SaF] Online Maps, progressive directions, etc.
Hello,
I've used Rand McNally a few times for driving directions and for rough
printouts of maps:
http://www.randmcnally.com/
Unfortunately, Rand McNally has a lot of short comings... for example, I
may have to wait a long while for a simple map to display (if it dispalys
at all) (depending upon how busy their server is... and it's usually
getting hammered all the time)... and, even though the map (eventually) is
displayed on the screen, in order to print the map, it goes *back* to the
Rand McNally server to retrieve the map a *second time*. This is rather
lame (and frustrating), because often times, the server gives up on the
map, but I will get a nice color printout of all their banners, etc. and
some little icon where the map ought to be. (Keeping in mind that the map
is sitting on my screen, nice and pretty, but it won't use that one for its
print job...) (Print screen won't work either, because you will only print
what you see on the screen, not anything up or down the scroll bar)
I have been looking for a better source... free would be nice, but I don't
mind a reasonable subscription fee. (Looking via online rather than software.)
Most important, I want to be able to specify a route to my destination...
not have to accept the "off the shelf" reply from Rand McNally. Their
suggestions are wrong sometimes... and I want to be able to force my more
desired routing. I would like to specify a routing with two, three, or more
way-points en route to the final destination.
Any ideas or suggestions based on personal experience?
Thank you!!
Garrett
Austin, Texas
Leslie Pearson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.crosswinds.net/~lesliepear
AIM: lesliepear
