From: gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys)
Subject: Re: Street Atlas CD-ROM
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 28 AUG 92 18:03:25    


In article <1992Aug28.072219.27934@novell.com>, rjmathia@la.sjf.novell.com (Robert Mathias) writes...
>In article <1992Aug26.132959.23178@rambo.atlanta.dg.com> rlw@atlanta.dg.com (Richard Wright) writes:
>>Has anyone had experience with the CD-ROM package called Street Atlas USA?
>>I have read some tantalizing short reviews and this sounds like a good
>>addition to my newly-established CD-ROM collection. Some of my questions:
>>  * Does it run under Win3.1?
> 
>yes.
> 
>>  * Does it have a print capability? (laserjet prefered)
> 
>No.  You can capture a screen to the clip board and from there import it
>to a graphic program (i.e. CorelDraw,  MicroGrafx Draw) in order to print
>the screen.
> 
>>  * Is it fairly complete? What sort of streets do not appear?
> 
>It seems to be fairly complete.  I looked up the addresses of all the places
>I've lived over the years (about 15 places) and all the streets were there.
> 
>>  * How recent is the data?
> 
>I don't know.
> 
>>
>>Any help will be appreciated. 
>>
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>Bob Mathias
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	I have it and find that it is an OK product. It does have mistakes, 
but so do most paper maps you get. Some are obviously based on OLD data. 
One I found local to me obviously comes from about 40 years ago! in the routing
of a state route. BTW - the majority of the traffic follows the route in the
Street Atlas as it really makes more physical sense!

	I had a chance to talk to the people involved at the recent Windows
show in Bostona dn they are planning an update in the near future, tentatively
about the first of the year. They claim that a new cd will be pretty cheap if
you already have their product (estimate with no commitment, about $25). They
say that they like to get reports on any errors found so that they can corect
them. 

	They also have a fancier program that has better and more extensive
data, streets get down to double lined depiction like city maps. More other
stuff on the map, etc. That program also allows a LOT more to be done with the
maps from within the program. It looked like extensively customized maps could
be created based on the data supplied plus data of many types of your own. It
is a MUCH more expensive program, though (600-1k range? I didn't look too hard
as it was DEFINITELY out of my hobby price range!).


	/s/	Bob Gettys