I have been working on a retracement of a historic auto route for the past few months. It is almost 1000 miles long and it is important that it follow the original route.
After giving up trying to force the route (it would constantly change based on the routing profile) I created a track in Google Earth. I used Earth because I needed to see some streetview data and information like covered bridges.
Once I created 4 tracks by locating numbered route instructions (waypoints) I traced between them with quite a few shaping points (Google Earth points).
Once I was fairly happy with the tracks I imported them into Basecamp along with the waypoints.
I then created routes from the tracks, but still had to adjust a number of places, sometimes the route would double back because the waypoint was slightly off the road.
I also reviewed the route directions and made sure all the waypoints were in the correct order. I rubber banded the routes where it ran in the wrong direction.
I had the Routing set to automobile and had U turns, ferries and carpool lanes as avoids. (I had it on fastest route, no option to have none on that setting).
I am confused that the route does not stay on roads, as I thought it would. This makes review of all the shaping and many many waypoints difficult. The route instructions do not say "leave road".
Once I get the route exactly where I want it how can I "lock it" so it does not change.
I did recreate tracks from those routes as they never change, but they do not allow me to run routing directions.
This is very frustrating, once I think I have a good portion of the route good I save it, so I broke the overall route into 5 sections, or legs.
Once I have the route correct I am going to upload into my 2600 series unit so we can do a reconnaissance and drive the route to make corrections or notes for when we have the group run it latter this year.
Any help would be appreciated.
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