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SilentAdmirer · 09-30-2004, 12:39 PM

Mappoint 2005 ??? I thought the latest was mappoint 2004

wizawuza · 09-30-2004, 12:42 PM

that's what I thought too, and I'm pretty sure mappoint is updated only every two years... could be wrong though.

ryguy · 09-30-2004, 01:06 PM

Its Streets and Trips 2005 (i believe updated every year or every other (odd) year. Mappoint Current version is 2004.

skoda · 09-30-2004, 02:01 PM

I'm sorry but it is Autoroute/Mappoint 2005.
Here's another screenshot

ryguy · 09-30-2004, 02:28 PM

Yeah, Autoroute is for european countries. You are right Autoroute 2005 is out...however I'm positive Mappoint 2005 isn't. Search google:

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie...int+2005&meta=

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie...ute+2005&meta=

Note if Mappoint 2005 is out it'd be on microsofts site.

stevieg · 09-30-2004, 03:33 PM

skoda, you do know that MapPoint is a different (although similar) product to Autoroute/Streets and Trips...

MapPoint costs about £200 for a start, and has a programmable interface, which is what VOICES and others use to integrate the Navigation functions

Oh, skoda, could you check if the M6 TOLL near birmingham, UK is in AutoRoute 2005?

skoda · 10-01-2004, 01:38 AM

I was thinking that autoroute was the european edition and mappoint was for the us, and that the programm is the same axecpt for the name.

Her is a screen shot of Birmingham.

stevieg · 10-01-2004, 06:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by skoda

I was thinking that autoroute was the european edition and mappoint was for the us, and that the programm is the same axecpt for the name.

Her is a screen shot of Birmingham.

Thanks!

That's a pity - it's missing a massive motorway that's been there since 2003! That's put me off buying AR 2005 to try and copy the maps over then!

Laidback · 10-01-2004, 07:28 AM

It's on mine!! V5 1/2

stevieg · 10-01-2004, 08:09 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Laidback

It's on mine!! V5 1/2

LOL

ryguy · 10-01-2004, 11:15 AM

stevieg any news on your traffic system?

stevieg · 10-01-2004, 04:09 PM

I can get the traffic data for the UK from a variety of sources the primary two the BBC and MultiMap.

Basically anyone else who needs traffic data for their country still needs to find a decent data source (minimum anything in a computer generated format, even HTML that has a description of the road condition, direction and long/lat)

I'm not pestering SilentAdmirer at the moment about integration, I'm waiting for the new release first

though from what I've looked at in the MapPoint model traffic avoidance needs to be done by plotting to an intersection rather than just plotting a pushpin at the traffic incident and getting mappoint to avoid it. Also, for dynamically re-routing around incidents (which typically are on the motorway) re-routing may need to be done ON the motorway, which is still a problem on the motorway due to 'bugs' in MapPoint. This could perhaps be solved by keeping track of which direction the car is travelling; and reverse geocoding the position, and then calculating the route from the last junction passed, though this would add more load on the already slow MapPoint control!

Triad.: · 10-11-2004, 01:26 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by SilentAdmirer

presently working on XM Radio and multi language Support.

OMG. I love you. You think you will be able to get the asian languages? Where should I send donations?

perhaps this may help in development? http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx

chuckctv · 10-23-2004, 10:06 PM

im lost here a bit, what is the new download for voices, and what gps software do i have to have to use the NAV portion?

chuck