mapyx QuoV2 - anyone use it?

[Crackle]

I downloaded it yesterday, looking for a desktop mapping package which was cheaper than Memorymap. So far I quite like it and certainly the maps are cheaper than Memorymap and more flexible in what you can buy as you can buy specific map tiles rather than whole maps.

It's here http://www.mapyx.com/

Who uses it, anyone? Just wanted to know any upsides/downsides compare to other packages. Downsides I can see so far include, as usual, you can't export the maps to another GPS device apart from their own, there isn't an Android platfrom, it's a bit buggy sometimes and crashes but recovers fine, Waypoints work as a series, rather than individually but apart from that I like the look of it and none of them are show stoppers for me.

 

[Crackle]

No one then, I guess most road users wouldn't need it, more useful for off-roaders or hill walkers.

 

[Crackle]

I know no-one has replied to this so no one uses it, after all, Google maps is pretty good along with umpteen other mapping sites but....One thing you get with this is a bunch of free downloads. So for instance, the OS 1:250000 mapping of the UK is free as is the aerial pictures of the UK at two different scales.

 

[R_nger]

I use it as a supplement to other mapping tools. I find it particularly useful for editing existing GPX tracks (and for when I have no Internet).

Probably been using it for around 5 years.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

I've used it since it came out. I tried all the other competitors (Memory Map, Anquet etc) before settling on Quo, as it just so simple to use and has some remarkably powerful features. For somethings it's quicker and easier to use Quo than it is to use the [very advanced] ArcMap which I use at work.

You can export to just about any standard GPS/GIS format, but I've no idea what format android uses but it's import/ export to my windows phone and Garmin perfectly. It's never crashed on me either

 

[mcshroom]

I've used quo for a while. In it's most basic form you can get the program with a 1:250k road atlas for free

I find that I use the program more for walking than for cycling as I like Bikehike for road routes, but where I really rate Quo is in producing good printed maps, or with the use of a pdf printer, a set of nice A4 pdfs of routes for touring.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I didn't see this post before but I've used it for about 4 years. I find printing out a4 sheets of 1:2500 OS maps at a scale of 1:8000 is fine for my weak close up eyesight. The individual OS tiles are fairly cheap and there's a free access to the open source maps somewhere on their rather impenetrable site - though if you're planning on going any distance, it can take a while to load and print all the required sheets. Generally I like using it. It's also useful for loading up most other mapping file formats - so if you want a copy of someone else's route, you can grab it and save it.

 

[Crackle]

Has anyone bought their gps compatible unit?