Is anyone ready for another mapping thread?
I am wanting some experience based opinions on the best software for planning routes.
Google maps certainly does the job but in my eyes it has two issues:
1. Google only allows 10 waypoints including start and finish. This pretty severely limits how specifically you can tune a longer route.
2. A specific route can't be saved. You can drag and drop routes until they are exactly right, but if you export it, it recalculates the "best" route later on your device. It also constantly tries to optimize the route as you ride which is both annoying and distracting. You could add waypoints to get around this if not for issue #1
I want to plan a specific route then have my phone navigate me through that same route optimizations be damned. I will reference Google maps in the process, but don't want to rely on it for mapping the whole trip .
One day, maybe, I will have a dedicated Garmin GPS and can use BaseCamp, but for now it needs to be software for my iPhone.
I like Scenic but at $45/yr they're a bit pricey (in 9 years I might as well have just bought the Garmin). Scenic can also get glitchy on longer routes.
I've heard good things about Rever, but the common complaint seems to be that the navigation interface is poor.
What is your planning software of choice? Any tips or tricks your experience warrants sharing?
"You'll never be happy until you buy the Garmin" is an ok answer too.
On my last ride I knew my route well enough I could say "screw you Goog, I'm not turning until I get to ___ city". Still frustrating though and I certainly don't want to rely on my memory for a longer rider (e.g. RAT currently planning...).
I am wanting some experience based opinions on the best software for planning routes.
Google maps certainly does the job but in my eyes it has two issues:
1. Google only allows 10 waypoints including start and finish. This pretty severely limits how specifically you can tune a longer route.
2. A specific route can't be saved. You can drag and drop routes until they are exactly right, but if you export it, it recalculates the "best" route later on your device. It also constantly tries to optimize the route as you ride which is both annoying and distracting. You could add waypoints to get around this if not for issue #1
I want to plan a specific route then have my phone navigate me through that same route optimizations be damned. I will reference Google maps in the process, but don't want to rely on it for mapping the whole trip .
One day, maybe, I will have a dedicated Garmin GPS and can use BaseCamp, but for now it needs to be software for my iPhone.
I like Scenic but at $45/yr they're a bit pricey (in 9 years I might as well have just bought the Garmin). Scenic can also get glitchy on longer routes.
I've heard good things about Rever, but the common complaint seems to be that the navigation interface is poor.
What is your planning software of choice? Any tips or tricks your experience warrants sharing?
"You'll never be happy until you buy the Garmin" is an ok answer too.
On my last ride I knew my route well enough I could say "screw you Goog, I'm not turning until I get to ___ city". Still frustrating though and I certainly don't want to rely on my memory for a longer rider (e.g. RAT currently planning...).
