For 5 months, users of PN-40s with Macs running Lion couldn't even connect their devices to their computers. I gave up entirely when it became clear that they had lost all interest in supporting their existing customers who didn't use Windows, after initially making some positive moves toward supporting MacOS. Then I got a Droid, and it kind of became redundant. I lost interest due to the increased download time. It got too big and rather than expand capacity, they chose to start throttling downloads heavily. I suspect the Map Library has become a victim of its own success, and then the smartphone boom.

They're a small company, and their business model has been changing rapidly over the past 4 years, away from their traditional products which were probably seeing a slowdown in sales and toward a subscription-based constant revenue stream.

Not everyone buys the latest & greatest release every year. So is software like StreetAtlas, XMap & Topo.

But, that's a hack, and I don't have a Bluetooth GPS, and I have not seen one with a magnetic mount.The InReach, being a subscription service, is a revenue stream. I know that can be done with Bluetooth through a hack (use the developer mode, and a special app, to read the GPS and give the device a 'mock position'). So a solution for Windoze, Linux or Mac OS would work.Īn alternative solution would be a way to send position from an external GPS to my Android tablet or phone. That's how I have run Delorme the last couple of years. I run a Macbook Pro in the car, but can run Windows 10 or Linux as a VM. I've been looking for alternatives without much success. Since Garmin bought the company, they killed off the product as far as I know - no more updates - the latest is 2015. My magnetic mounted roof GPS has avoids that problem, because it has a much broader view.īut, Delorme is getting long of tooth. This is because the sky view for them is limited because they are inside the car, and storms block part of the sky. Since the device knows where I am, then the cognitive time suck of tracking the position on paper maps is greatly reduced.Īlso, I have seen large position errors from my mobile devices when near strong storms - as much as ten miles. I have used Delorme Street Maps for real-time navigation during chases for nearly 20 years. I have found it very useful to be have a mapping solution that shows my exact position on the road network, out in the field on minor roads.

Delorme street atlas replacement 2018