Some thoughts about RTA Custom Maps Program

[adam85]

Did not find anything here that provided the info sought, but apologize in advance if there is already a thread for this. I want to create a route map so that I have a good idea of the route, order and total distance involved. It would be even better if whatever application I use could provide approximate distances between points of interest as well. So I came to RTA after a frustrating attempt to create a route with either Google maps or Google Earth. I was wondering what is the best method for using Advanced Maps in RTA for a round trip, or is it not something that can provide what I'm trying to create?

For example, should I create a start point and end point (furthest SW point) and fill in the POI somehow, then create another pair of start-end points (from furthest to home) and add the POI again? My concern here is that I'll have another frustrating exercise if I don't get some advice first. I should have researched GM before I tried that. If you're interested, here's the shortcomings I found:

The max number of POI you can put into GM is 10. After that, you have to create layers, which are a pain in the butt to try to connect. It was great that I could import my spreadsheet with states, cities and attractions but the geographical locations were not always accurate and it cannot deal with merged cells.
Thanks.

I used Roadtrippers to make this map for my upcoming trip: https://roadtrippers.com/map?a2=t%21...ource=copy&z=6

Once you have your locations sorted it's pretty straightforward.

Hope that helps!

(Moderator Edit: This post was made originally in the Map Support Forums and not an ideal match for the intent of that section of the site -- but we welcome first-hand thoughts and criticism of our tools -- Hence it is posted here.)