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Trip Planning Software for Linux?
imadcow1 asks: "I recently went on a trip that involved many destinations. I had to use Yahoo Driving Directions which was not efficient at all. Is there a trip planning program (open source or not) for Linux?"
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I have a copy of the European Route 2000 from Route 66 and it runs pretty well under Crossover Office. It would probably also run well under generic WINE. I know it isn't Linux native software but the fact that it runs is something and I found it pretty decent when planning my trip to Austria a few years back.
Can't vouch for the current 2004 edition unfortunately but if they haven't made too many changes it should still work.
"I have the attention span of a strobe lit goldfish, please get to the point quickly!"
AAA Internet TripTik is very good and works in Firefox. I think you have to be a member of AAA, though. It allows multiple destinations, etc.
AAA website
The debian version is 0.16, but the sourceforge version is 0.11, and the version on the project's homepage is 0.6. The last debian version was uploaded in June of this year. The others were released in 2001, so I guess the debian version is the only one still being actively developed (or released anyway).
I don't have a lot of experience with this package. I've only tried it a couple times, but so far so good.
Frogs are primitive animals - so the occasional extra toe is not that unusual. But this is very unusual.
This "quest" for a Linux mapping solution reminded me of my own; I've recently been thinking about (rather procrastinating) over buying a Garmin IQUE 3600. In my reading and comp'ing of pdas with GPS/Mapping software, I looked at the Linux-OS-based Sharp Zaurus which gets a lot of (well earned) attention here.
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I was looking for more than the Zaurus was offering, but here's what I found and bookmarked. I'm sure others here using the Zaurus will be able to fill in the blanks and share other gps mapping OSS projects out there, if they exist, which I wasn't able to find, other than three below. Zaurus Users Group might have some info as well. Bill Kendrick is also a good resource about these.
SOFTWARE:
GPSGaugeLite
MFG: Serialio
http://www.serialio.com/products/GPSGaugeLite.htm
SOFTWARE:
qpeGPS
http://qpegps.sourceforge.net/
Screenshots | Tested GPS Units
SOFTWARE:
zGPS
http://www.handango.com/sharp/PlatformProductDeta
http://tinyurl.com/6lau7
HARDWARE:
Model Name: CF Card -GPS Navigation Receiver
Manufacturer: AmbiCom
http://myzaurus.com/acc_Comm10.asp
HARDWARE:
Serial GPS Receiver
Model Name:GPS-U2-Z9
Manufacturer:Serialio.com
http://myzaurus.com/acc_Serial10.asp
...AAA, even though it's not a local host app as you're seeking.
Yes, you DO have to be a member of AAA.
Its benefit is NOT merely that it allows multiple intermediate waypoints:
it has the smoothest, most flexible, useful, time-saving UI I've seen for such apps, MUCH better than mapquest, mapblast, etc.
Borrow someone's ID and try it, especially the mouse-over and "modify trip" functions.
If you like it, maybe you can find a PC-based version of whatever they use.