TomTom RoutePlanner - Europe

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TomTom RoutePlanner International Road Maps and Route Planning - EUROPE version |

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Runs on:
Pocket PC
Languages:
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch

Also available for:

See also:
Ordering, Free demo
Free RoutePlanner Add-ons
Tips about GPS connection
Which devices are supported?
RoutePlanner USA
TomTom CityMaps

TomTom RoutePlanner is a convenient road map and route planning application for European countries* and American states*. It shows you the major road networks on many different scales, and gives you the best way to get from town to town. It is fast, easy to use, and can be with you wherever you are! You can even attach a GPS receiver, allowing you to see your location on the map.
*There are two versions available: Europe and USA.

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.

The split view, showing both driving
instructions and a moving indicator on the map

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. If you want to go via any places of interest you can specify these as well. You can even tell RoutePlanner where you don't want to go and let it work around these areas. Once the route is calculated you are ready to set off. It's as easy as that.

Select your departure and destination and plan the best route between them.

You can display any section of the road map at any scale, and at any level of detail. There are various ways of displaying location names, routes, legends, locators and scales. Similarly, you can display driving instructions in several "natural language" formats and at different levels of detail. In the "split view" you can even follow your route on the map while having the driving instructions visible as well.

The more you zoom in, the more detail you see...

Additionally TomTom RoutePlanner will allow you to add locations that are of interest to you or you can download them from our already extensive free archive or straight from the TomTom RoutePlanner CD-rom.

Although TomTom RoutePlanner is a powerful application on its own, attach a compatible GPS receiver and your position on the map will be updated as you move. You need never get lost again because TomTom RoutePlanner will know where you are and where you want to go.

| Independent Reviews

"All in all, runs very well on my IPAQ + Garmin eTrek and the best/only pocketpc with GPS option I have seen for the UK to date. Found a new route across Cheshire on the fly the other day - awesome. I would like to see the option to travel from/to lat - long co-ordinates and overlay points..." Keith
- customer reviews, Handango
"RoutePlanner is a fascinating demonstration of the capabilities of the Pocket PC by making good use of fast processors, expandable storage space, and high-resolution color displays. This goes well beyond a simple PDA. While the product is also available for other platforms, it definitely shines on the Pocket PC! But most importantly, the routes I tested were pretty well calculated and matched closely what a human route planner would choose."
- Marc Zimmermann, Microsoft.com/mobile
"[An] absolute boon for anyone who has to travel on a regular or semi-regular basis. With this program you will never become lost ever again and if that works for me, it can work for anyone. My advice - if you have a Pocket PC then forget all that palaver of trying to use AutoRoute or Streets & Trips to make maps in Pocket Streets and buy this program - it is fantastic."
- Alan Barlow, FoxPop
"If you need an excellent European route planning tool for your Pocket PC, I've found your solution. As long as you have a good 20 megabytes of storage space, this will get you from point A to point B in the shortest period of time possible, and it'll even make you aware of intermediate points of interest that you were probably unaware of their existence! Unfortunately, there is no demo version, but I hope this review has revealed enough of the program's feature set to have grabbed your interest."
- Jared Miniman, Pocketnow.com
"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 TomTom 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

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| Technical Details

Languages | Requirements | Distribution | Suitable for

The application runs in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish
Electronic version
English only

The application requires 800k RAM to install.
Memory requirements will depend on the maps you wish to install.

Available
on CD-ROM
Price: GBP 39.99
and by
immediate download:
Prices from $24.99
"Germany" version
"France" version
"UK" version
"Mediterranean" version
"Scandinavia" version

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