TomTom RoutePlanner Europe

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Runs on:
PalmOS 3.0 to 4.0
Languages:
English, German, French

Also available for:

See also: Map Detail, Ordering
Free demo version
Upgrades for older versions
Route USA version
TomTom CityMaps
TomTom RoutePlanner Europe* is the perfect route planner when you're "on the road". It's easy to use and tells you very clearly how to travel from A to B. Simply enter your current position and your destination. TomTom RoutePlanner will calculate the quickest or the shortest route for you. It gives you full travel instructions in text and graphics on your screen. The maps are easy to read and offer a wide range of zoom levels. When connected to a GPS, you can see exactly where you are.
*There are two versions available: Europe and USA.
(TomTom CityMaps: your personal navigator for accessing 100,000 detailed city maps)

TomTom RoutePlanner is the award winning road map and route planning application for handheld computers. It combines the latest and most accurate road information with a fast and easy to use interface. From cross-continental voyages to local trips, TomTom RoutePlanner has the knowledge and the design to support you at every turn.

TomTom RoutePlanner can act as an electronic map in the same way as the old fashioned paper maps, but, unlike paper maps, RoutePlanner can plan your route for you. Simply tell RoutePlanner where you are either by tapping on the map in the appropriate place or by entering the name of the city or location you are in. Then, in the same way, tell RoutePlanner where you want to go. Once the route is calculated you are ready to set off. It's as easy as that.

| Moving around on the map

The map will display features such as roads, streets, borders and place names. At the top of the screen the current map-scale is displayed in either miles or kilometers.

The map of France

Moving around the map is achieved by dragging the pen over the screen. The zoom bar (set at the right-hand side in this example) allows you to zoom in or out. With a tap on the map you can request the name of a place or a road.

| Finding places

Finding locations of towns, cities and places in TomTom RoutePlanner is achieved using the "find" button at the bottom of the screen. Initially, you will be presented with your list of "favorite" locations, but as soon as you start writing a place name, the display will switch to a complete alphabetical list of all the locations in the country.

Finding a place - the favourites list | Finding a place - writing the first letters of the name

List of options -
these options all relate to the location you have selected.

| Planning a route

You select a departure or a destination by pointing it out on the map or by selecting it from the list of locations. Then you can plan the best route between them. TomTom RoutePlanner can plan either the quickest or the shortest route. If you don't like the route, it can even plan an alternative.
TomTom RoutePlanner will produce a list of driving instructions, detailing the roads that will take you from your departure to your destination as well as other locations that you will encounter on your journey.

Planning a route | Driving instructions

In fact, TomTom RoutePlanner can display driving instructions in several ways. At the top of the list is a control that allows you to select between types of driving instructions:

- Normal - this shows the roads that lead to your destination as well as detailing important places that you will encounter on your journey.
- Complete - this shows every place and road segment that you will encounter on your way - even unnamed intersections.

You can tap on any line in the table to get additional details about that part of the route.

Details of one of the driving instructions.

| The Route and the Map

Routes are also clearly displayed on the map. You can move a small indicator around which points out roads and locations on the route, while the status bar at the bottom displays information about it.

A planned route with the indicator
on the next maneuver point.

| Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

TomTom RoutePlanner supports most Global Positioning Systems (the so-called NMEA 0183v2 standard). If you attach such a device to your Palm OS® handheld, you will be able to track your own position on the map. TomTom RoutePlanner will keep your position on-screen, redrawing the map whenever necessary.

The map, with the symbol indicating
your current position

| Independent Reviews

"Das Beste gemixt von Route Europe/TomTom CityMaps:
- die einfache Bedienung,
- das übersichtliche Layout der Ansichten,
- den Zoom und die Einstellung der Detailtiefe, erweitert auf Orts- und Straßennamen
- die geografischen Hintergrundinformationen, erweitert um Flüsse, Seen u.ä.,
- die Ortssuche nach Ähnlichkeit."
  "Great product. A lot of thought has been put into the design of this product. I find it does exactly what I want, route planning/navigation with great ease."
  - John Eddie
  "You may be interested to know that I have a Palm Vx using you fabulous Route software and I have bought the 'Rand McNally' GPS for it - It works perfectly with Route."
  - Robert P.
  "Driving along the Autobahn with no sense of direction is a terrible thought. But thanks to your Route Europe for the Palm I was able to navigate with ease. Thanks again."
  - Kevin S.
  "Route works, and extremely well at that... just as accurate as when done on a desktop route planner. It's no slouch, either, impressively working out a 23 mile (37km) journey for me in under five seconds... I can heartily recommend Route as both a 'cool' application to impress your friends and colleagues and as a seriously useful reference application."
  - Steve Litchfield, PalmUser magazine issue 1/2000
  "Globalement, compte tenu des limites de nos Palm et de la qualité du logiciel, il reste tout de même un excellent produit. Je le recommande pour ceux qui font des longs trajets..."
  - Eric Franquet, PDAfrance.com
  "I'm using this program now for quite a while. So far, I had no problems and all my expectations into this software had been satisfied. The developers really did a good job...."
  "I've just purchased and installed Route Europe on my PalmIIIx! Great product! I like it a lot and it's very easy to use! For those who need it, RoutePlanner is simply the best...."
  "The other night, after negotiating a badly marked detour, I got completely lost in the Czech countryside. It was about 2 o'clock in the morning and on top of it all, it was pouring with rain.
  Under "normal" circumstances, this would now have been the time to drive to the next village, get somebody out of bed and ask for directions... (My knowledge of the Czech language is nothing to brag about either.) Anyhow, this wasn't a "normal" situation anymore! Just a few days before I had bought the Palmtop RoutePlanner, and if there ever was a time to put it through it's test, this time had come.
  It is difficult to describe my relief and pleasure. Well, through the night and the rain a connection between my handheld and some faraway satellites came to be, a very peculiar feeling, I wasn't alone anymore. I suddenly not only knew where I was, but also where I had to go! As a matter of fact, I hadn't thought it possible that getting lost under such appalling circumstances could be such fun.
  My handheld device (I couldn't work without it) and this programme was one of the best investments I ever made. I am a freelance TV cameraman and drive different (hired) cars all the time. It now only takes me minutes to install "my system" into any car. The other day I drove through the outskirts of Paris. A nightmare at the best of times. But this was the first time I didn't lose my way..."
  - W.M. Bauer
  Read these and other independent reviews

| Related products

TomTom CityMaps door-to-door route planning in your pocket | Collins Dictionaries eng-french, eng-german, eng-italian, eng-spanish | Michelin Red Guide Hotel & Restaurant Guide | The Varta Guide Hotel & Restaurant Guide

| Technical Details

Languages | Requirements | Distribution | Suitable for

The application runs in English, French and German

For memory requirements, see the version memory requirements

Available on
CD-ROM
and by
immediate download

Palm m100, m105
Palm m125
Palm m500**, m505* **
Palm III, IIIx, IIIe, IIIxe, IIIc*
Palm V, Vx
Palm VII, VIIx
Visor, Visor Deluxe
Visor Neo
Visor Platinum
Visor Pro
Visor Edge
Visor Prism*
Sony CLIÉ**
Sony CLIÉ Color* **
Qualcomm pdQ
IBM Workpad
TRGPro
HandEra 330
Symbol

* in colour
** will not run from your SD/MMC card or memory stick

TomTom RoutePlanner Europe makes use of the AND road network for Europe. It covers 371,000 locations, 1,000,000 important waypoints and 2,844,000 kilometers of roads. On the maps you will find every road and location you would expect to find on a detailed 1:400,000 road map. The "low detail" maps match 1:750,000 road maps, while the "high detail" maps approach 1:300,000 precision.
Click here for more information about the map detail.

See also:
Map Detail, USA version, Ordering,
TomTom CityMaps: door-to-door route planning

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