Automap Road Atlas

The original AutoRoute was developed by NextBase Limited in the UK in 1988. Version History AutoRoute V1.2 (not copy protected) This beta release was given out only to a small number of journalists prior to completing work on copy protection. From there is spread like wildfire to become one of the most pirated software products More >

AutoRoute Plus was the business version of AutoRoute (or later AutoRoute Express) from NextBase Limited.  AutoRoute Plus was capable of planning more complex journeys and also allowed customers to geocode their own data to see it on the map and to plan routes between locations from their own databases.  A Windows version followed the original More >

MapBase was a product from NextBase Ltd. that could be used to map territories, geocode databases and analyze databases within geographic boundaries.

NextBase AutoRoute Express USA was launched into the European market in 1992 aimed at people travelling to America on vacation or for business.

Here is a list of a few of the products that NextBase Ltd. and Automap Inc. sold between 1988 and 1994. AutoRoute Plus Automap Road Atlas NextBase AutoRoute Express USA MapBase – software for mapping territories and performing map based analysis Automap Pro After NextBase sold to Microsoft the products continued under the following names. More >

Microsoft Automap Road Atlas was a consumer route planning and mapping program sold on 3.5″ floppy discs.

Microsoft Automap Streets Plus was sold by Microsoft.  It contained street-level mapping data for the USA from Etak Inc.

Automap Pro was a professional route planning and mapping program sold by NexBase Ltd. through their American Subsidiary Automap Inc. in the USA Market.