Alternative to MS Autoroute for trip planning?

[trevskoda]

I use a pure android of line gps rolling map on my degooglised ph, tested today from antrim town right back to my door,

 

[Nabsim]

Might give these two a try, apparently they work on desktop and offline.
Not that bothered at the moment as more than happy using a tablet.

https://marble.kde.org/install.php

https://qgis.org/project/overview/

Next van is gonna have a Mac Studio and a 32" display in it, so might have more interest then. Although, I'm more looking forward to sitting up the top of the alps playing ETS2

you will be able to use Apple Maps on the pc then

 

[barryd]

Another win for Autoroute. I tried importing all the CC Infos POI into google maps on the laptop just now. It only lets you import 2000 in one layer. There are about 25000 I think across Europe. I managed just the CC Infos wild spots for France only but its quite a limitation. I think Google Earth will allow as many as you like but no routing!! Autoroute wins. (from 12 years ago)

 

[ProDave]

Thanks. Never heard of it but are you sure you can use it on a PC offline?

AI says not but its often wrong.

"No, HERE WeGo is primarily designed for mobile devices (phones and tablets) and doesn't have a dedicated PC version for offline map usage. While you can download offline maps on your mobile device and use them on the app, that app is not typically available for PC use. "

I just tried it on my PC out of curiosity.

The maps were lousy lacking in detail and not even showing minor roads. And it was very slow and sluggish to use. I gave up at that point even trying to see what it would and would not do.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I got mine off ebay, it comes on a thumb drive.

I have limit on file sharing with the version I use.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I just tried it on my PC out of curiosity.

The maps were lousy lacking in detail and not even showing minor roads. And it was very slow and sluggish to use. I gave up at that point even trying to see what it would and would not do.

That's not typical, it shows all kinds of detail once you figure it out, it is a little slow to open but for planning it unbeatable.

 

[mark61]

That's not typical, it shows all kinds of detail once you figure it out, it is a little slow to open but for planning it unbeatable.

Have you tried HERE WeGo?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I tried it years ago not tried it since, must give it a look but stopped as it wasn't as good as others.

Did anyone use the TNT PC program years ago, it was primarily designed for the parcel delivery company, and was really good, but then the updates stopped.

 

[barryd]

That's not typical, it shows all kinds of detail once you figure it out, it is a little slow to open but for planning it unbeatable.

I think he is talking about Here We go app Kev not Autoroute.

 

[mark61]

I think he is talking about Here We go app Kev not Autoroute.

Kevs been so helpful here, I didn't have the heart to tell him.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I think he is talking about Here We go app Kev not Autoroute.

Ah!

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Here used to be li key with LG phones at first I think,

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Aroute 2013.

It's a while since I used it in anger, but I recall a limit on way points, 16 I think, so you have to do that then save it and start at number 16 in another file.

The USP for me is you can put in random places then optimize a route.

 

[barryd]

What is absolutely staggering though is in the past few days I have found no other way of doing online routing where you can load the complete comprehensive set of Aires, wild spots, service points etc (mine are taken from CC Infos but they could come from any other source) and see them all on one map and plan routes between them other than Autoroute 2013. Google Maps only takes 2000 in one data set and Google Earth Pro will take 10000 which is still not enough and it doesn't do routing. Nowhere near enough and impossible to split really.

I am starting to remember why I used Autoroute so much in the good old days of epic long Euro tours.

 

[Canalsman]

What is absolutely staggering though is in the past few days I have found no other way of doing online routing where you can load the complete comprehensive set of Aires, wild spots, service points etc (mine are taken from CC Infos but they could come from any other source) and see them all on one map and plan routes between them other than Autoroute 2013. Google Maps only takes 2000 in one data set and Google Earth Pro will take 10000 which is still not enough and it doesn't do routing. Nowhere near enough and impossible to split really.

I am starting to remember why I used Autoroute so much in the good old days of epic long Euro tours.

OsmAnd will allow you to do what you want. But then you will have to use an Android tablet...

 

[Pudsey Bear]

It's a shame MS killed it off, is Map Point any good or even available?

 

[barryd]

OsmAnd will allow you to do what you want. But then you will have to use an Android tablet...

Just don't work for me. I think even on a tablet you will never get this sort of detail on one screen and a phone, forget it. These are the wrong pushpins as there is a glitch in the symbols but they are essentially all the wild spots, Aires and official overnight parking areas for this part of France on my route and of course they will work without a data connection.

 

[trevskoda]

OsmAnd will allow you to do what you want. But then you will have to use an Android tablet...

No you can load android to a laptop if you go to distrowatch.com.

 

[barryd]

No you can load android to a laptop if you go to distrowatch.com.View attachment 143782

Is that for an Android emulator Trev? I tried Bluestacks a couple of times. Hopeless.

 

[trevskoda]

Is that for an Android emulator Trev? I tried Bluestacks a couple of times. Hopeless.

No ita pure android instalation to put on a pc/laptop, remember all android is in fact built from linux, you of all should master this, get the finger out.