Street Atlas USA 2006 GPS software

Street Atlas USA 2006 is your source for the most up-to-date street, road and along-the-way detail available. Use it to plan the perfect trip on your desktop, then take it on the road with your laptop and GPS for flawless, worry-free navigation. The long-time leader in innovation, now with a wealth of new features. DeLorme pioneered consumer mapping software with the first release of this product in 1991. Today, Street Atlas USA 2006 remains the gold standard. DeLorme cartographers are constantly updating the maps using a variety of trend-setting techniques, including new GPS mapping and aerial imagery methods developed at DeLorme. In Street Atlas USA 2006, you'll find 268, 000 additional roads, with a particular emphasis on populous and fast-growing areas. You can find everything imaginable while traveling, from the many expected items to many more not commonly found. Locate POIs by name and/or category, including restaurants, lodgings, and gas stations...as well as Wal-Marts, Starbucks, post offices, fire stations, hospitals - the most complete and useful selection available. For Street Atlas USA 2006, DeLorme contacted over 90 nationwide chains for GPS-accurate place-ment of their individual locations. So, they'll be right where you expect them to be! The software determines the quickest or shortest route and provides easy-to-read text directions showing total mileage and drive times. It can also calculate your end-of-day stops and fuel stops, as well as fuel costs. Don't like the route suggested? Simply add Vias to the road segments you prefer and the software automatically recalculates and updates your driving directions. Or, use the draw tools to block out areas you want to avoid... for example, the inside of an urban beltway. You can even add your own routable local roads in rapid growth areas to keep your maps current.