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Looking offline map / gps / turn by turn software [closed]

Looking offline map / gps / turn by turn software [closed]

Anticipating some travel to Europe, I've secured a netbook and usb gps. I'm concerned that I won't always have access to free wifi and a phone data plan is not an option. Is there any decent (preferably free, but not required) mapping software which supports usb gps (nmea compatible of course) and potentially turn-by-turn directions? Windows or Linux

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Guest [Entry]

"Check out the links and reviews at Laptop GPS World.

Quoted from the review part:

The GPS software listed here works on
Microsoft Windows based computers. Use
it for your laptop, netbook, notebook,
tablet PC, Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC),
CarPC, etc. You are welcome to write
your review, or add your comments to
an existing review. Please, share your
thoughts in the forums here at Laptop
GPS World.

ALK CoPilot / TravRoute CoPilot (forum) - Three versions available:USA/Canada, Europe, and Australia
DeLorme Streets Atlas (forum) - The program has street-level coverage of USA and Canada
Destinator - Destinator is software used in PNDs and PPCs. There is no stand-alone PC version sold, but it may be purchased along with Centrafuse 'front-end', which does run on Windows-based computers. Three versions are available: USA/Canada, Europe, and Australia. Additional map data can be purchased for the following countries: Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Quatar, UAE
Centrafuse w/Destinator - review by malaki68
Garmin Mobile PC (forum) - USA/Canada, Europe, (additional maps *may be added for many parts of the world)
Garmin nRoute (forum) - maps can be purchased for many parts of the world
Garmin nRoute - review by Sam Penrod at gpsinformation.net
iNav iGuidance (forum) - Seamless street-level map of USA/Canada(including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands)
MapAsia MapKing - maps available for several countries of Asia
Mapfactor PC Navigator / Directions PC Navigator (forum) - Three versions: Europe, Europe-Truck, and USA/Canada
Microsoft AutoRoute (forum) - Europe
This is the same software as Microsoft Streets and Trips, but it includes Europe instead of North America. Microsoft AutoRoute 2007 is the last vesion. The product has not been updated since, but you may buy the more expensive version of Microsoft MapPoint 2009 instead. Look for Microsoft MapPoint reviews bellow.
Microsoft Streets and Trips (forum) - Canada, USA (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Island), and some coverage of Mexico
Microsoft MapPoint (forum) - There are two separate versions: one contains map of North America (same coverage as Streets & Trips), and the other is for Europe.
Navigon NavigatoR (forum) - Europe (the USA/Canada version doesn't seem to be sold anywhere)
Sygic Driver (forum) - USA/Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Thailand"
Guest [Entry]

"During a road trip across the US, I used a netbook with Ubuntu NBR installed. All the planning and routing where done with Openstreetmap data shown in tangoGPS (prerendered map, gps track) and Navit (Routing).

They are great programs - and everything, including map data was free (as in beer and in speech)."