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 DeLorme Topo USA
The
best deal in topo mapping software
Get
1/2 of the USA for Only $39.90
See
screenshots at bottom of this page!
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Select
DeLorme Topo West or DeLorme Topo East
Or get the Whole USA on CD-ROM
-- Windows PC Software --
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3D
or Shaded Relief Viewing
More Screenshots and Detail Below |
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DeLorme Topo WEST - $39.90 - Topo Maps for the
Western USA |
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DeLorme Topo EAST - $39.90 - Topo Maps for the
Eastern USA |
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DeLorme Topo USA on DVD - $95.90 - go to all
50 states without swapping CDs |
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Adventure Paper - print your maps on durable, tear-resistant,
water-resistant paper - inkjet - 25 sheets - $17.95 |
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Weatherproof Paper - print your maps on durable, tear-resistant,
water-resistant paper - 50 sheets - $24.99 |
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DeLorme Topo USA provides topographic mapping
of the entire United States. You can purchase the entire USA
or one of two regional versions. The maps are more recently
updated than most USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, they have much better
road and trail identification, they can be viewed at 15 different
zoom levels with in 3D, shaded relief, or unenhanced, plus there
are a wide range of tools for annotating the maps and turning
on/off data layers. You can print the maps at dozens of different
scales.
If you have a GPS DeLorme Topo USA can be a great way to
extend its capabilities - you can download tracks or waypoints
and plot them atop of the maps - in addition, you can create
tracks, routes and waypoints on your computer and upload them
to your GPS. NOTE: If you are looking for maps that display
in the window of your GPS unit then you need Garmin
Mapsource, Magellan
Mapsend, or a comparable product from other GPS makers.
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I have personally used almost all of the topo mapping
packages available and believe that DeLorme Topo USA gives you the
most value for your money for these reasons:
- you get detailed mapping for an entire region instead of
a single state,
- you can use multiple zoom levels that go even more detailed
than a USGS 1:24,000 scale map,
- the program can be used to upload and download GPS routes,
tracks and waypoints with Garmin, Magellan and Brunton GPS receivers
(the maps can not be used as background images within the window
of your GPS unit),
- you get a powerful software package that can be used to manipulate
the maps in many different ways (see samples below),
- DeLorme has added lots of road names and route numbers that
are not shown in any of the other mapping packages,
- the maps are more up-to-date than a typical USGS quadrangle,
and,
- you get all of these for about 1/2 of what other high-quality
mapping packages cost for a single state
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Zoom Level 2 - National Focus
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5 - State Focus
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8 - County Focus
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Zoom
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11 - Approximately 1:100,000
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Zoom
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12 - Approximately 1:24,000
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Zoom
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14 - Street Level (there's still one more closer !)
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Zoom
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12 - Drawing Tools
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Zoom
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12 - Profile Tool
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Zoom
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12 - Search For Location Tool
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Zoom
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12 - Three D View - This is really nice!
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Zoom
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11 - One of three GPS tools - connection settings to receiver
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Zoom
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10 - Feature Settings
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