Next North American Map Update?

[n4khq]

kml is the file format used by google earth and the default export of RB. Put the stuff you want to send to neil is a folder, select the folder and export.

What stuff? All I was doing was comparing maps and search results from different apps.

In your case, stuff is probable Waypoints which contains the coordinates. It could be routes or track.
n4khq wrote:

In my opinion it is not a good to evaluate a routing program in a known area. All programs will come up short.

I evaluate programs in my region because that is where I need them to work and where I am familiar with the differences. I could care less how well the product does in other areas.

Known area is different from regions, If your goal is to find mistakes in map data, you can achieve that goal easily comparing maps to known areas. If your goal is to have RB route you to unknown locations, RB has preformed extremely well for me.

For me, RB is a great tool for managing my routes, tracks and waypoints. I use it for planning in connection with google earth and other net resources.

[Geocat]

In your case, stuff is probable Waypoints which contains the coordinates. It could be routes or track.

My comments in this discussion are largely focused on the outdated maps and POIs, not routes and their waypoints. Routing is certainly degraded by old data but that's not what this topic is about.

Known area is different from regions...

For the purposes of my discussion they are used interchangeably. That might not be the case for other topics.

For me, RB is a great tool for managing my routes, tracks and waypoints.

I have the opposite experience. Routing is unreliable compared to the handheld and in-car nav systems I use, tracks seem to work OK but the lack of topos is a problem for me, and waypoint management is weak IMO.

As it stands RB is a fair program with much promise but is too skeletal to replace other tools I use. If it weren't for the old data and lack of map features I could at least use it for planning.