Plot route on map from GPS coordinates

Thanks flow, that may do but I recently thought of the strain it may put on the webserver (both in processing time and downloaded amount).  
I sent the company an email asking for specific information, and I'll download the trial version tonight to see how well it works for me (my trip is only going to be 23 days so if the program does what I need without consuming too many resources then I'll use the evaluation version -- $400 is too much for me to spend for something I don't need after the trip).

I thought about getting a good map of the US and manually plotting based on x,y points (conversion from the lat/long from GPS based on the lat/long boundaries of the image), but getting a map of what I want that clearly identifies the lat/long of the borders is seeming to be a bit difficult.  I'm going to post a question in Miscellaneous asking for the expert google searchers out there to find me a map of what I need, if you think you may be able to help with that too then take a look for my question in a couple minutes!
I'm only doing this as it may be my best option, though I'd prefer to do it using something like what you suggested.  Just using it as a backup plan in case my original way doesn't pan out.

Matt

sounds good Matt, glad I was able to find something that may help.  The main reason I posted it was cause it looked useful, and especially had a FREE evaluation version (i love those).

Good luck on your trip and project!

I use Fugawi (http://www.fugawi.com) for this kind of requirement. It comes with maps. Costs 100$. The evaluation version can be downloaded but doesn't have maps.

J.

You might want to try GPSS (http://www.gpss.co.uk/) - it's free and includes some maps. I didn't like the user interface too much, but the price is certainly right.

In addition, there' PhotoMaps (http://jdmcox.com/) which will track your position on Microsoft Map maps and GeoVisu (http://geovisu.free.fr/geovisu/english/index.htm) which doesn't have maps. On the commercial side, you also could try Microsoft AutoRoute (~$70). It has good maps and includes a simple navigation system. There are many more. To find a US version, you could try to buy one on eBay; it doesn't really matter if the map is a few years old.

J.

Hi J,
That Fugawi program looks like it does the same thing my Street Atlas 2005 does (which in all honesty may be able to plot a route based on GPS coordinates of where I've been - I haven't tried that yet).  But the Fugawi doesn't say anything either about reading the GPS coordinates from a database and plotting only where you've been (not just where you currently are).

flow,
I got an email back about aspmap, seems like that will do exactly as I need! I'm not gonna pay for it, but I'll try it out starting July 6th, so my 40 day free trial will cover my trip plus some extra time, and I'll have a couple days to prepare/practice using it.  Thanks again!

Matt

glad to have helped Matt!  i hope you have tons of fun on your trip and your map turns out really well