PocketPC Navigation Software
(updated 03/05/03)

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Name Price 7 Vers.# Type
4
Coverage Routing
Quality 5

*VOTE*
Map
Source
Main Features Review
Nav. Info 1 Re-route Voice 3 Waypoints Highway
Maps
8
Points of
interest
Map
Mgmt6
Avoid
Detour
 
Alturion 399/s
599/b
4 R/S Europe ?/ TeleAtlas
2001 (E
ur)
DTN ? WAV Yes ? Yes ? ? Preview
CoPilot $299/b
$349/b
3.5 R/S USA
U.K.
A/A Propr. DTN
DTA
ETA
Auto TTS/
WAV
No
(Stops
)
Yes
Good
Yes CUST CODE Yes
Here
Destinator $142/m
$249/s
$329/b
2.06 R/S N.A.
Europe
Israel
B/B NavTech
2002
DTN
ETA
Auto WAV - Yes
Good
Yes
Good
REG2
CODE
No Here
Navigon 599 Various R/S Germany
Alps
France
B TeleAtlas
2000 (E
ur)
DTN
DTA
ETA
TOA
Auto WAV No
(Stops)
No Yes CUST
CODE
Yes External
German
ID Navigator 99 1.2 R/S France C/C TeleAtlas ? Auto TTS - Yes Yes REG1
RAM
? -
Mapopolis
Navigator
$99 3.11 R/S USA
Canada (major cities)
B/B NavTech DTN
DTA
ETA
TOA
Auto WAV - Yes Yes
Good
(with Guides)
COUN
SEAM
No Here
MapSonic 129/s
279/b
1.0 R/S France
Benelux
B TeleAtlas
2001 (Eur)
DTN
DTA
ETA
Auto WAV - Yes Yes CUST
SEAM
No -
Mapviewer 60 2.02 R/S France
Benelux
C/C TeleAtlas
2000 (E
ur)
None Auto No - No ? CUST
RAM
No Notes
SmartST Europe 211/s
272/s
€579/b
1.91 R/S Europe ? NavTech
2002
DTN
DTA
ETA
TIM
SPE
HDG
Auto WAV - No Yes REG2
SEAM
No -
SmartST USA $179/s
$300/b
V1.90.
1007
R/S USA B/ NavTech
2002
DTN
DTA
ETA
TIM
SPE
HDG
Auto WAV - No Yes REG2
SEAM
No
Here
Socket MyNavigator $419/b
£479/b
V1.00 R/S USA (Canada)
UK (Europe)
A/ NavTech
2002
DTN
DTA
ETA
TIM
SPE
HDG
Auto WAV No
(one stop)
No Yes REG2
SEAM
Yes -
Pharos Ostia $69/s
$194/b
$229/b
5.0 R/S N.A. B/B TeleAtlas DTN
DTA in 4.0
Auto WAV - Yes
Limited
Yes
Very Poor
in 4.0 too
REG1
RAM
No Preview
of 4.0
PocketMap Navigator $80/s
$230/b
R2.03 R/S USA A/? TeleAtlas DTN
DTA
ETA
TOA
Auto/
Manual
TTS Yes Yes Yes COUN
RAM
Yes Here
Teletype $95/s
$299/b
12
2002a
R/S
M/T
N.A.
Europe
C/D TeleAtlas
1999 (E
ur)
DTN
DTA
+ custom
Manual TTS/
WAV
Yes
(lost on reroute)
Yes,
Limited
Yes COUN
RAM
No
Notes
TomTom Citymaps 2 60 2003 R/S Europe
(large cities)
C/C TeleAtlas DTN
DTA
ETA *
No No Yes No Yes CITY
RAM
Yes External
Notes
TomTom Navigator $129/s
$429/b

note
1.50 R/S Europe
sold by
country
B/A TeleAtlas
2000 (E
ur)
DTN
DTA
ETA
SPE
Auto WAV - No
(country)
Yes
Fair
REG1
REG2
CTRY
CODE
Yes External
Notes
TomTom Online € 5/
month
Online R/S Europe ? TeleAtlas DTN
DTA
ETA *
No No - n/a Yes
Good
n/a ? External
Notes
TomTom RoutePlanner 2 $35 2.12
3.1
Road N.A.
Europe
A/A ? DTA
ETA *
No No Yes n/a No REG2
RAM
Yes Here
Notes
Xmap Handheld $40 2.0 R/S/T USA C/C GDT ? No Beep Yes No Yes CUST
RAM
No Notes


1  Navigation Information provided by the program:
    DFS - Distance From Start
    DTN - Distance to Next
    DTA - Distance to Arrival
    ETN  - Estimated Time to Next
    ETA  - Estimated Time to Arrival
    TOA - Time of Arrival
    SPE   - Speed
    HDG - Heading
    TIM - Time

2  CityMaps is also known as  Smartpath City when bundled with the Navman iPaq sleeve in Europe
    RoutePlanner is also known as  Smartpath Trip when bundled with the Navman iPaq sleeve in Europe

3  "WAV" means that it will provide a human pre-recorded voice guidance, i.e. 2 miles to next turn, 500 yards to next turn, etc...
    "TTS" (Text To Speech) means that it will spell out the next turn using a synthesized voice, i.e. In 2 miles, turn on Winchester Avenue
    - While the synthesized options appears more interesting, bear in mind that it will often sound like a "computer voice" and may be harder to
       understand than a pre-recorded human voice. I think the recorded voice is generally sufficient.

4  R: Road - S: Street - T: Topo - M: Marine

5  First rating shows my evaluation, second one as voted by this site's visitors

6  Map management:
   CITY - City level
   COUN - County level maps in the US (see here for number of counties per state) about 40 for California !
   CTRY - Maps by region - country, Europe  
   CUST - Custom map created on a desktop/laptop from a database on a CD/HD. Convenient but make sure you've got the right maps before you leave !  
   REG1 - Maps Loaded by region - small regions, 8/10 per state in the US and 2 per province in Europe
   REG2 - Maps Loaded by region - large regions,  2 max per state in the US and 1 per province in Europe 
   RAM - Maps loaded in RAM, improves access speed but limits area that can be downloaded at the same time. Maps are stitched for seamless transitions
   CODE - Compression/Decompression on the fly - allows loading of large maps, but can slow down display, increase CPU usage and reduce battery life
   SEAM - Maps are not loaded, they just have to be present on a memory card and any info can be accessed

7   /m: Maps Only        /s: Software + Maps         /b: hardware/software bundle

8   This is important if you intend to do long distance routing, state/state or cross country.