[ubuntu-uk] Route Planning Solution?

[Alan Pope]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:20:58PM +0100, Alex Barrett wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I'm starting a career as a long distance lorry driver and am looking for 
> some way to get a route planning solution, such as Autoroute onto my 
> Xubuntu laptop - which I carry with me as I go.
> 
> I can't always guarantee I'll have internet access so web only solutions 
> such as Google maps are no good to me.

How about a 3G card to get net access when you need it. I'd guess that a 
Satnav works _most_ of the time for _most_ situations, but when you get 
something you can't find you could use 3g to get online?

Cheers,
Al.