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The amazing capabilities of GPS navigation can tempt first-time users to build highly detailed highway routes. These "high res" routes are fun to use, but they have some drawbacks. They require placing a route waypoint at practically every curve in the road. This takes a relatively large number of waypoints for the distance traveled. A large set of waypoints close together can give your Custom Map a cluttered look. If the route is very long, it takes more time for you to make it in MapCreate. And, finally, GPS units compatible with MapCreate versions 5 and 6 can hold 100 routes, but each route can contain only 100 waypoints.

So, take a long cross-country trip on winding roads and you can use up 100 waypoints before you reach your journey's end. This means you will need to break up the trip into multiple routes. That's usually not a problem, since most travelers don't prefer to run all day and night without stopping for food, fuel or rest.

On the other hand, "low res" routes take less time to prepare and are plenty accurate to get you there. This type of route — with a relatively small number of waypoints per mile — is well-suited to map screen navigation. You can cover a longer distance for the amount of waypoints you use. "Low res" routes also tend to reduce the clutter on your Custom Map.

A good technique for "low res" routes is to set most of your waypoints where you make major direction changes, or where the destination is important for one reason or another. Here are two examples:

Let's say you are heading straight north on a state highway, but need to turn right onto a county road to reach a recreation area. Set a route waypoint at or just a little before the highway intersection. Setting the waypoint a short distance before your turn is useful (especially at highway speeds) if you need some warning to change lanes or slow down for the turn. (You can even rename that route waypoint "turn" or "turn right.")

Now let's say you are traveling in a generally straight line. You don't need to set a waypoint for a turn, but you want to stop in a certain city along the way for food or fuel. Set a route waypoint at the city limits or downtown, and your Lowrance or Eagle GPS can tell you how many miles to town and how long it will take to get there.

If you limit the number of waypoints you make, your compass rose will still work fine for those major changes in direction, but it won't match the twists and curves of the pavement as closely as a "high resolution" route would.

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Contents MapCreate6 LEI Extras Inc PO BOX Catoosa, OK USA Table of Contents Center Master Map Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map BordersIntroduction Page How MapCreate Works File Formats & Functions GPS Data File Atlas File Page Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples Cursor over Pop-up Exit symbol Box Mapping Detail Theres more here than meets the eyeHow to use this manual typographical conventions Cursor over POI symbol Pop-up boxMouse Page Installation Types System RequirementsInstalling MapCreate USA-West disc Data overlap area USA-East discType D\setup.exe where D is the drive letter for your CD-ROM Page Page Care of your MapCreate CDs Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode To add a direct shortcut to your desktop To add a direct shortcut to your Start MenuSection Working With MapCreate Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference Starting MapCreate MapSelect Screen MapCreate Screen MapCreate 6 opening screen Closing MapCreate Tips Selected Symbol Tip Box Map Category Options Window Tip Icon List Window Route Waypoint List Window Moving Around the Master Map Zoom Box Cross-hair Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map Borders Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map BorderPoint Saving a Map Border File Creating a Custom Map File Building Map Progress dialog box Save As dialog box appears Creating a Waypoint Delete Waypoint Creating an Icon Tip Creating a Route Tip Tips Saving a GPS Data File Creating a Corridor Map From a Route Borders around Route command Corridor Width slider bar Creating a Route From a Trail Plot Trail shown in green Page Appendix 1 MapCreate Command List Help Topics Command Search a Help document for the term map border Page Airports CitiesCountries County/Parish Marine NavaidsPOI-Services POI-MarinePOI-Restaurants POI-ShoppingAppendix MapCreate 6 Symbol Key Page Page POI Appendix 4 Considerations When Planning Highway Routes Page Page Page LEI Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty LEI Software License Agreement ONE-YEAR Media Warranty How to Obtain Service… For Lowrance 800-324-1356. For EagleAccessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site
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