How would you like to have unlimited online access to view, print,
save, and customize as many USGS topography maps and high resolution air
photos as you want for 48 United States for one full year. Now you can
have all of that for only $19.95 - about the price of two printed topography
maps or one air photo. (There are no shipping and handling fees - you
will have access to the service immediately after your purchase is completed.)
This is a very economcial alternative to purchasing paper
maps - or purchasing expensive mapping software. Now, for just
$19.95 per year, you can have complete access to an entire database
of topography maps and air photos for the USA along with a powerful
set of tools that you can use to mark-up your maps, estimate latitude
/ longitude, estimate areas and distances, save the maps you
create in your own online database and much more.
This online mapping service, known as "MapCard", has recently
been honored with Backpacker Magazine's Editor's Choice Award for the
"Best New Product of 2003."
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Backpackers's
Own Words about MapCard
"The
best one-stop map shop we've seen is as close as your home computer....cheap,
fast and easy..... will save you fistfuls of cash, put millions
of acres of wilderness at your fingertips and let you quickly annotate
your maps with the best online tools we've seen."
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Below is a screenshot showing MapCard's easy-to-use controls... just
click a button to switch between Aerial photographs, topography maps and
Land-Use Maps. Also, notice how one click can move your view between ten
different zoom levels - you can set the scale from a regional view of
1:5,000,000 up to a backyard-snooping 1:6,000.
Once you get zoomed in on the area that you want - just
press the "Print this Map" button and the map will be sent to your printer.
You can also use other tools to save the map, email it to a friend or
download it to your computer. The map below is what would be produced
by pressing the "Print this Map" button at 1:12,000 scale for the area
shown in the screenshot above - printed on 8.5" x 11" paper.
You can also print a matching aerial photo of the same location at
the same scale. To do that just change the selection button from "Topo
Map" to "Aerial Photo" and press the print button - that's all you need
to do.
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Here are the extra features you get with MapCard
PRO....
Road
/ Street Overlays can be turned on/off to enhance your aerial
photos.
This feature instantly orients you to the aerial view. An essential
tool for anyone who
works with clients who are new to reading aerial photos. (Note that
every street/road
is not included - but enough data is present to make reading the
photo very easy.)
Plot
GPS Waypoints / Routes atop of you maps/photos. Upload GPS
data
that you have collected in the field. Or, plan fieldwork at your
computer and
transfer the data to your GPS. (Note that only waypoints and routes
are transferred
- the maps are viewed on your PC.)
Township
/ Range / Section Overlays - MapCard Professional is the
best
product that we have seen for the Public Land Survey System. You
can overlay the township / range / section grid atop of your topo
maps, landcover maps (shown
above) or aerial photos. To locate a property, just type the township
/ range / section
data into a form and MapCard will zoom straight to the proper map!
(PLSS overlays included for WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, MT, UT, AZ, NM,
CO, WY, ND, SD,
NE, KS, OK, MI, MN, IA, IL, IN, MO, AR, LA, OH, KY, TN, AL, MS,
and FL.)
Enhanced
Print Quality: You can print very nice maps with a subscription
to
MapCard Standard. However MapCard Professional gives you access
to 192dpi data.
This enables you to print maps or aerial photos that are clearer
in appearance.
Mapcard
is Intended for use with Windows Computers
Aerial Photos
and Topographical Maps for Macintosh Users
TERMS OF SALE: You will have immediate access
to the MapCard Professional service as soon as your purchase is
completed. There are no postage and handling fees to pay on this
transaction. Only $29.95 for all of the maps and aerial photographs
that you want for one full year. Purchase your MapCard today!
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