TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software
TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software (Albuquerque and Sante Fe Areas)
- Print photo quality USGS topographic maps
- GPS Ready – Easiest Way to tell your GPS where you want to go and record where you’ve been
- Navigate in three dimensions with 3D fly thrus and instant elevation profiling
- Customize maps with photos, notes and icons
- Live Map Update ensures you always have the most current maps and software
Weekend Explorer Albuquerque – Santa Fe Areas & Toas, Santa Fe National Forest features detailed, accurate, USGS topographic maps for Albuquerque Metro Area, Santa Fe Metro Area, 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.Weekend Explorer harnesses the power of authentic USGS topographic maps in an easy-to-use software product that recreation enthusiasts use to customize and print photo-quality topographic maps. Weekend Explorer includes five levels of seamless mapping, including USA maps from the National Geographic World Atlas, USGS 1:100,000 scale mapping — perfect for back road navigation –and USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, also known as 7½ minute quads. Users can custom-center the map in any location, add their routes, trails and notes. In addition, users
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Jajen "Jake"
September 2, 2011A million maps in one… for $30!,
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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