This is exactly what it says, a road atlas, just like the paper version without the bulk. Yes its a scanned version of the hard copy, no its not a gps. Ive had no problems with the updates. I refer to this when Im looking for alternative routes because I dont always agree with my gps. I grew up using road atlases long before there was gps and I drive for a living, so if you still love your Rand McNally but dont want to haul around the giant printed version, this is for you.
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