GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Chapter 12: On the Road with DeLorme Street Atlas USA195Street Atlas USA is popular with RV owners whotravel across the United States. With a laptopand a GPS receiver, you’ve got your own personalnavigation system for vacations and touring.And if you’re a male (cough), you significantlyreduce the chances of getting lost and beingforced to ask for directions.A POI database is a friendly traveling companion,but if you’re an RV-er, you can supplement it witheven more useful information.Complete campgroundsThe Discovery Motorcoach Owners AssociationWeb site has an extensive list of U.S. and Canadacampgrounds, including Wal-Mart and Costcolocations, which you can import into Street AtlasUSA and other mapping programs.To download the free campground databaseand get complete instructions on how to load itinto Street Atlas USA, go to www.discoveryowners.com/cginfo.htm.Be sure to quickly browse through the PDF help file that comes with StreetAtlas USA, which you can access by clicking the HELP button at the top of thewindow. Street Atlas USA has a rich set of commands, often offering you severaldifferent ways to perform a single task or operation.Exploring the Street Atlas USA interfaceThe Street Atlas USA user interface is made up of four different parts (as shownin Figure 12-1). They include the Map: The main map takes up most of the screen and is where all theaction takes place. You’ll find roads, bodies of water, parks, businessesand services, and other features displayed. Control Panel: The Control Panel, located to the right of the map,contains commands for moving around in the map and zooming inand out. Tab functions and options: Primary mapping commands and optionsare underneath the map in a series of tab items. For example, click theFind tab for searching commands and options.You can shrink the size of the Tab area to show more map area byclicking the down-arrow icon in the right corner of the Tab area. Ifthe Tab area has been minimized, clicking any tab will automaticallyexpand it. Overview Map: The Overview Map appears to the right of the Tab areaand contains a small map with a larger overview of the main map thatyou’re viewing.