Re:Microsoft is killing offline maps in the Maps app
by rodent_rodeo on Saturday November 11, 2023 @06:49PM
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I bought some books of maps of the entire continent I’m on and put them in our cars. Seems like a reasonable emergency thing to do. I’m under no illusion that if some catastrophe happens that takes down the internet and or GPS that we will necessarily survive but would hate to die knowing I could have spent an extra $20-40 bucks and lived.
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Re:Microsoft is killing offline maps in the Maps app
by soupbowl on Saturday November 11, 2023 @07:10PM
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I do the same also. Local maps books in my area have a lot more roads and very specific off road/service road Information that online maps don't have which is also handy in emergencys. Being evacuated due to forest fires a few times these maps were very helpful to me.
Re:Microsoft is killing offline maps in the Maps app
by CamperBob2 on Saturday November 11, 2023 @11:29PM
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If GPS ever goes down, getting lost will be the least of your worries.