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2009 Maps for Europe

RouteBuddy Ltd have announced the release of new 2009 road maps for Europe.

Amongst the 48 new and updated road maps that have been added to the RouteBuddy Store users will also find additional map bundles for Europe and Western Europe.

A full list and detail about all European Road Maps can be found by visiting the RouteBuddy Store.

Friday, 26 June 2009

RouteBuddy 2.5 and USGS Topographic Maps

RouteBuddy Ltd are pleased to announce the release of RouteBuddy 2.5, a major new update to their powerful GPS mapping program for Mac OS X.

RouteBuddy 2.5 adds support for raster topographic maps, making it an ideal tool for hiking, geocaching, or other outdoor activities.

Topographic maps can be viewed side-by-side with vector-based road maps, and this release also provides improved compatibility with Google Earth. RouteBuddy 2.5 now includes a free sample topographic map of Yosemite Valley, California.

RouteBuddy’s topographic maps are based on high-quality USGS 1:24K paper maps, which have been seamlessly stitched together to form a single continuous digital map that covers entire states.

The RouteBuddy Store now offers seven states, including California and Massachusetts, each map at a special introductory price of $29.99

Additional states will be available shortly, and complete coverage of the United States is planned before the end of the year.

RouteBuddy Topographic Maps offer many clear advantages over any existing map titles on the market viz:

Technology

• Unlimited scale levels, from fine contour detail, to whole of USA
• RouteBuddy’s proprietary map tile compression engine
• Fast map panning – Contour to Contour, Quad to Quad, and State to State
• Crisp, clear, and smooth rendering technology for Topographic and Road maps
• Lightning map zoom, go from contour to country in one click
• Multiple map display, use RouteBuddy road maps with USGS Topographic Maps
• No view limitation – load all States and view all States, at all scales
• Disk free, no tethered DVD required to run software or view maps
• Downloadable topographic maps from the RouteBuddy Store, instantly access your favourite maps
• Create road or off-road routes to suit your needs, whether you walk, cycle or drive

Cartography

• Highest definition offline maps available
• Preserved integrity of the original US Geological 1:24K Survey Quads
• No added digital artifacts (smudges, speckling or streaming)
• No collars, RouteBuddy’s maps are seamless
• No loss of small detail from original quad – such as fine contours, streams, or the smaller roads, tracks and trails
• No annoying white collar remnants, map scraps, or tick marks on RouteBuddy Topographic maps
• No scale limitations, all pre-rendered, go from Contour to Continent in one Click
• No substitution with coarse vector data over zoom level 9.5
• No slowdown on quad loading and rendering, no spinning beach ball
• No confusing deviations from state border line
• No unwanted quad artifacts from surrounding states
• No State limitations, load one State or load whole of the USA
• No low resolution road map data (TIGER)
• No quad load limit of 3 to 6 quads as in other digital map software
• There are nearly 60,000 quads for the USA, RouteBuddy can load them all
• RouteBuddy USGS Topographic Maps are fully compatible with RouteBuddy Road Maps

RouteBuddy Store – the first USGS Topographic Maps now available are:

• California North
• California South
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Connecticut and Rhode Island
• Maryland and District of Columbia
• Massachusetts
• New Jersey and Delaware

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Thursday, 11 June 2009

RouteBuddy partners with Ordnance Survey

RouteBuddy are pleased to announce Developer Partner status with the Ordnance Survey. R&D has begun on the new raster maps and users will be able to access OSGB’s highly-detailed topographical maps in our application, as well as their vector-based road maps. RouteBuddy look forward to offering detailed topographical maps to Apple Mac users in the UK as soon as possible this year.

Monday, 18 May 2009

Maps for Africa

RouteBuddy Ltd announce the release of new 2009 road maps for Africa, expanding on their coverage from the North African coast to Cape Town in South Africa.

Six new road maps have been added to the RouteBuddy Store, providing coverage of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia.

Monday, 27 April 2009

2009 Maps for North America

RouteBuddy Ltd announce the release of three new road maps for 2009, updating their coverage of North America and expanding to Mexico.

The RouteBuddy Store contains a brand new road map for Mexico together with updated maps for Canada and USA. The updated North America map now includes Mexico thereby extending RouteBuddy’s detailed and high-resolution map coverage to all of North America. The new maps are 30% smaller than previous releases yet contain the latest map data for 2009.

RouteBuddy are offering a 15% discount to existing customers who wish to upgrade any Canada, USA, or North America map to the 2009 edition. Contact support@routebuddy.com with your original transaction details to obtain this special offer.

Monday, 30 March 2009