Re: Q's about Street Atlas 2006

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:26:33 -0600, "R.J.(Bob) Evans" <bob d0t evans
at sasktel d0t net> wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:52:46 -0500 Jack Erbes <jackerbes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>The Canadian road data that is included with S&T 2006 is pretty good
>>too. It appears to have something like all numbered national and
>>provincial roads and highway. It also has street level detail in all
>>cities and towns of any size.
>>
>NO NO NO
>
>The western Canadian street level detail that is included in
>MessySloth S & T 2006 is worse than what was in 2005 which in turn was
>worse than 2004. At the rate they are going we will be lucky to have
>#1 highway in the 2008 version. There are reasons to buy S & T 2006
>but the maps for western Canada aren't even on the list.
>
>
>R.J.(Bob) Evans
>(return address needs alteration to work)

Not having ST 05, I don't have a comparison... But...
The street detail in Eastern BC is really pretty good, as are the main
highways. We go to the Hot Springs up there a lot, and I have no
complaints about ST 06 in that regard. We go to Nelson, BC, Kaslo,
etc. The POI are all there.

Tom

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