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Brand: Delorme Mapping Color: Topo USA 3.0 EAN: 0019916009137 Format: CD-ROM Label: Delorme Mapping Manufacturer: Delorme Mapping Platform: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: Delorme Mapping Release Date: April 03, 2001 Studio: Delorme Mapping Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: How low can you go? Find out with DeLorme's revised Topo USA 3.0, packed with stunning new features. With 43 national park and 120 national forest trail networks, the latest version of this innovative software lets you create high-detail maps of trails, roads, and wilderness for the entire U.S. New users will find Topo USA 3.0 easy to install and learn, quickly creating and printing finely detailed topological maps for hiking or hunting trips. Those familiar with older versions will thrill to the new automatic trail and road routing, land-cover data that integrates trees and other features into maps, and especially the large format (11 by 17) and mural printing. If the graphics are a little creaky on a particular computer, it's easy to switch from the intense 3-D mode to the simpler 2-D--this should speed up performance for those who need their maps in a hurry. Maps can be ported to Palm-running PDAs and a wide range of GPS devices--just make sure to bring spare batteries, or, failing that, a compass. The data is current as of early 2001, including more than 300,000 miles of trails, from America's deepest trenches to its highest peaks. Even users who don't spend most of their time outdoors will find the added dimensions a neat twist to their virtual explorations. --Rob Lightner Amazon.com Product Description: Topo USA allows you to create your own topographic maps for the entire U.S., with automatic trail and road routing. You can scout terrain with realistic shaded relief or 3-D views, and upload or download points to or from the most popular GPS receivers. View UTM coordinates, GPS grids, and instant elevation profiles for any road or trail. Flexible tools allow freehand drawing, GPS point conversion, automatic trail tracing, and customizable symbols. Discover 300,000 miles of trails, including 43 national park and 120 national forest trail networks. Print 11-by-17-inch maps or tiled 8-by-11-inch mural maps while maintaining map data on your hard drive, letting you conveniently travel disc-free. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Absolutely WretchedDelorme ought to be ashamed. Crude, slow, and buggy, this is one mapping package you shouldn't waste money on. I'm an avid cyclist and hiker and I don't know what the guy below was talking about when he said it was good for making bike routes- these maps are way too clunky and blunt for that, never mind hike routing! The reviewer who referred to a five-year-old's stick drawing was on the mark. The 3-D function would be neat if it actually worked but the software is soooo slow and crash prone ... Read More Rating:  - Great for bicyclists!As an avid road and mountain bike cyclist, I can really appreciate this product. It allows me to easily put together maps and elevation profiles for bike rides I'm planning. It also allows me to answer the all-important question of "how much climbing is there?". Based on routes that I've already measured, the software is very accurate in terms of both the distances, and the amount of overall climbing involved. There are a few quirks in the software, and it takes some time to learn it. ... Read More Rating: - waste of moneyThe milage calculations don't work and the landmarks(trails) are in the wrong location. Representive said they don't plan to do anything about it maybe until they have made all they can off this defective version. Rating: - Very good, detailedVery good, flexible, and detailed topographic mapping. Stops short of the full detail of USGS maps, that I understand is available in DeLorme's more complete and more expensive topographic maps. Can download the multiple (6) CDs to your hard drive, thankfully, so you don't have to carry the CDs with you all the time.... Rating: - Poor customer supportCan't get it to print maps. Keeps crashing my computer. Can't get any help from Delorme. Put on hold for 30 to 40 ninutes. Maps have little detail. |
