bit-tech Shopping: Route 66 Route USA 2004 (Full Product, Mac)

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2 Days

Strengths: Excellent map detail, address, and commercial listing database.

Weaknesses: Same weaknesses as other mapping programs: no location import/export, limited campsite listings.

Summary: This is the third mapping program I've used in 3 years and it is definitely the best.You can enter a street address for anywhere in the US and have it on the map in just a few seconds. Sometime you have to make sure to use just house number and street name to obtain a successful search. Still, though, to be able to this kind of search w/o a huge online database is amazing.The points of interest database is also very good. Most major restaurants and stores are listed. Public resources are more limited. State and national campsites don't seem to be listed in the Points of Interest database. What's most frustrating about these programs is that they don't have a way for you to add points of interest. It would be very nice to be able to add POI interactively or by entering the latitude/longitude - which are often listed for things like campsites.GPS integration seems good. But Route 66 seems to have a 4-10 second lag in the display of your location on the map. Not sure what the cause is. But I didn't have this problem with the other GPS-enabled mapping program I used.All-in-all a good program. But there's definitely room for improvement.