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(More customer reviews)This software is great! I've used it for 5 trips now throughout the Las Vegas area. Mostly out at Red Rocks, Lake Mead and Valley of Fire. As soon as Mt. Charleston thaws out, that will be the next destination.
Features I like:
1.Multiple views from broad general overviews of southern Nevada to highly detailed 7.5 USGS spec maps that I can really plan a trip with.
2. Transferring waypoints to and from my GPS.
3. Route making ability allows me to project and plot routes.
4. Routes are measured by distance and profile grade. I can see if a route I planned is too steep or not down to a percentage of a grade.
5. Photo/Note tool allows me to chronicle my travels on the software and save the maps for later reference.
6. Print/Export capabilities allow me to print out the part of the maps I want for my trips and allows me to save them as JPEGS to send to fellow hikers. Also can send projected hiking itineraries to friends in case of an emergency.
7. You can download the CD map content to your hard drive so you don't need the disk every time you use the software.
Features I don't like:
1. Some of the maps used by the USGS for this area haven't been updated since 1982, so the water level around Lake Mead is not accurate. It makes trip planning out there more difficult because you always end up in the drink on the map.
2. The route making tool is a little tricky to get the hang of. They should have made this tool easier to use.
3. Anytime you change options on the 3D portion of the map, you have to reload that feature; it just doesn't update on the fly.
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The perfect product for weekend warriors of the outdoors, TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software, Albuquerque and Sante Fe Areas gives you the power of National Geographic's popular TOPO! software, focused on recreation regions near popular metropolitan areas. Even if you're only planning a weekend of car camping and day hikes, you will still benefit greatly from the functionality, accuracy and detail of National Geographic's seamless maps.
National Graphic's Weekend Explorer harnesses the power of authentic USGS topographic maps, with easy-to-use software functionality that allows recreation enthusiasts to customize and print photo-quality maps of their choice. Weekend Explorer includes five levels of seamless mapping, ranging from USGS 1:100,000 scale mapping that is perfect for back road navigation, to USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, known as 7.5-minute quads, suited to street-level routing. Full of functionality that allows you to personalize maps to your needs, this program lets users custom-center maps in any location, and add their routes, trails and notes. In addition, Weekend Explorer is GPS compatible, so you can sync waypoints and routes with your GPS units, although maps themselves do not transfer.
Weekend Explorer includes USA maps from the National Geographic World Atlas, and added content and features not on regular USGS maps, such as: updated streets and roads, shaded relief, 3D views and fly-throughs, and elevation profiles. Additionally, this software allows users to download map and software updates, as well as print waterproof maps on a regular inkjet printer with the use of Adventure Paper that can be purchased separately. The Weekend Explorer Albuquerque and Sante Fe Areas provides detailed, accurate, USGS topographic maps for the Albuquerque Metro Area and Santa Fe Metro Area, including: Chama, Cimarron, Los Alamos, Las Vegas, Grants, Belen, Wheeler Peak Wilderness, Rio Grande Gorge, Pecos Wilderness, Bandelier National Monument, Jemez N.R.A., Valles Caldera National Preserve, Cibola National Forest, El Malpais National Monument, Sandia Mountains, and more.Users should note that TOPO! Weekend Explorer is both PC and Mac Compatible. If used with a PC, users will need Windows 95 or higher, and at least a 486 DX/66 MHz processor with 64 MB of RAM and eight MB of video memory. When used with a Mac, users require OS 10.2 or higher, and at least a 350 MHz G3 processor with 128 MB RAM and 16 MB of video memory. As this software comes on a CD-ROM, users will need a CD reader on either system in order to install the program.
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