Re: Feedback on DeLorme Maps

One of the DeLorme forum guru's has figured out a way to make routable roads
connect to limited access roads, and we've had a lot of discussions on this.
You can make new on/off ramps, even connect an existing freeway to a new
one.

It's not worth the effort to do new freeways and add "all" the ramps and
connections to local roads, because the routing engine will try to stay off
your routable road because it's still a local road. However, if you only use
the new freeway and exit at only one or two exits, then connect those and it
will only take one via per road segment, to make it use the routable road
for the entire distance. The trick was unbelievably simple, and as well as I
know their products, I felt pretty stupid for not catching it myself years
ago.

http://forum.delorme.com/viewtopic.php?t=3479

Here is a screenshot of a freeway I made that connects two other freeways,
with one exit. (this is just a dummy freeway, it doesn't exist)
http://forum.delorme.com/viewtopic.php?t=4363

Dan

"George Pinson" <gfpinson@*nospam*bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:r1cei153dgu1748co8ql4g4jj8fk6b93nt@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:21:36 -0500, "Ron"
> <rnehrig@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Thanks everyone; I did order DeLorme Street Atlas 2006 and Topo USA 5.
>>I've
>>been reading some of their tutorials and examples and am looking forward
>>to
>>having some of these features like, for instance, adding a routable road
>>from a track (or drawing) in a location where a road is missing from the
>>map,
> Works very well EXCEPT routable roads that you add are
> limited to being local roads and cannot connect directly to
> limited access roads.
>
>>and voice commands to the computer (if it works)
> Most definitely works, but remember you must train the
> computer to recognize your voice and how you say words.
>
>


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