International routing

[MarcDrieu]

Hi Bell,
no, I have not seen that option in S&T 2009...

Marc

I am a professional driver and often need routes setup to avoid border
crossings. Can Streets by set up to calculate routes in only the
originating country?
ie Recently I tryed to calculate a route from Fort Erie,On to Stoney Moutain
MB. Streets routed me throgh Buffalo, Chcago and MN befor getting to MB.
This route is shorter than an all Canadian route but calculates to take over
3 hours longer. I had to insert four stops before it would give the Canada
only routing.
Dave

[Marvin Hlavac]

I am a professional driver and often need routes setup to avoid border
crossings. Can Streets by set up to calculate routes in only the
originating country?
ie Recently I tryed to calculate a route from Fort Erie,On to Stoney Moutain
MB. Streets routed me throgh Buffalo, Chcago and MN befor getting to MB.
This route is shorter than an all Canadian route but calculates to take over
3 hours longer. I had to insert four stops before it would give the Canada
only routing.

Instead of inserting Stops, you could draw Avoid Area rectangles covering
the USA.

[Dean Earley]

Post by Marvin Hlavac
Instead of inserting Stops, you could draw Avoid Area rectangles
covering the USA.

Sounds good to me... :)

[Bell]

To set up an avoid area dooes not help. Some trips may require travel in US
and some in Canada. To cross and recross borders causes problems with
customs etc. A simple addition as a selection to close international
borders when needed would be the solution. Other programs such as PC Miler
allow this with only one click. It can be applied as needed for trip
planning. I find streets is not very user friendly for those of us that are
commercial drivers with big rigs.

Dave

Post by Marvin Hlavac

I am a professional driver and often need routes setup to avoid border
crossings. Can Streets by set up to calculate routes in only the
originating country?
ie Recently I tryed to calculate a route from Fort Erie,On to Stoney Moutain
MB. Streets routed me throgh Buffalo, Chcago and MN befor getting to MB.
This route is shorter than an all Canadian route but calculates to take over
3 hours longer. I had to insert four stops before it would give the Canada
only routing.

Instead of inserting Stops, you could draw Avoid Area rectangles covering
the USA.
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[Keith N. McKenna]

Post by Bell
To set up an avoid area dooes not help. Some trips may require travel
in US and some in Canada. To cross and recross borders causes
problems with customs etc. A simple addition as a selection to close
international borders when needed would be the solution. Other
programs such as PC Miler allow this with only one click. It can be
applied as needed for trip planning. I find streets is not very user
friendly for those of us that are commercial drivers with big rigs.
Dave

Post by Marvin Hlavac

I am a professional driver and often need routes setup to avoid border
crossings. Can Streets by set up to calculate routes in only the
originating country?
ie Recently I tryed to calculate a route from Fort Erie,On to Stoney Moutain
MB. Streets routed me throgh Buffalo, Chcago and MN befor getting to MB.
This route is shorter than an all Canadian route but calculates to take over
3 hours longer. I had to insert four stops before it would give the Canada
only routing.

Instead of inserting Stops, you could draw Avoid Area rectangles
covering the USA.
--
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Bell;
Comparing features of PC Miler, a software package created
specifically for the transportation industry, with a $40.00 mapping
product meant for the retail market is hardly fair. S&T never was nor
claimed to be a package to do commercial routings for truckers. It does
a very good job at what it is intended to do, and can even be used above
and beyond what it is meant to be. I have been guilty of using it for
unintended purposes myself. Still one has to remember that its primary
mission is for the average person planning a family vacation by car.

Regards
Keith

[Marvin Hlavac]

Bell;
Comparing features of PC Miler, a software package created specifically
for the transportation industry, with a $40.00 mapping product meant for
the retail market is hardly fair. S&T never was nor claimed to be a
package to do commercial routings for truckers. It does a very good job at
what it is intended to do, and can even be used above and beyond what it
is meant to be. I have been guilty of using it for unintended purposes
myself. Still one has to remember that its primary mission is for the
average person planning a family vacation by car.
Regards
Keith

Very true. Yet, it only takes few mouse clicks to set up avoid area(s) to
cover (parts of) US.
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