----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I am pleased to learn that MicroSoft is improving their cartographic products. The cartography in their version of AutoMap is, IMHO, awful! The original AutoMap version was not great but was certainly better. Let's hope that the forthcoming revision cleans up the representation as well as increasing the basic utility of the product (e.g., it shows me the sights along the route but does not permit me to say that I would like to spend an hour looking at a museum, etc., as part of the route planning). -- Duane F. Marble E-mail: [log in to unmask] Dept. of Geography Home Page: http://thoth.sbs.ohio-state.edu The Ohio State University Telephone: (614) 292-2250 Columbus, OH 43210 Fax: (614) 292-6213