Delorme Topo USA Mapping Software 6.0 West Region
List Price: $49.95
Type: Software
Release Date: 2006-04-03
Brand: Delorme
Features: * Mapping software with up-to-date topographic maps
* Automatically create driving and hiking routes
* Realistic 3-D and downloadable aerial images
* Print detailed maps with terrain elevation profiles
* Works with all popular GPS receivers
Sales Rank: 4773
Topo USA 6.0 Western Region makes it a snap to get yourself used to unfamiliar territory, wherever you travel in the western United States. It's got the mapping tools and information you need to plan out any trip. Wherever you want to go, Topo USA 6.0 for the Western Region will help you get there. Print out 2D & 3D maps with complete route profiles and your own MapNotes Add Draw Objects on a map scale that provides the detail you want
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Customer ReviewsOKThe 3D graphics didn't work on my vista laptop when I bought this about a year and a half ago. Maybe thay have fixed this in the meantime.
West Region Topo All in all, I like it. It has all the features you could want, it's easy to use, and pretty detailed. I love the new feature that allows you to download all the discs into the computer so you don't have to mess around with the discs after installation.
It has some roads on it that are closed, ancient and so overgrown you are better off walking through the woods along side the road. It would be nice if they were at least marked as trails. You have to zoom in too far before all the roads and trails show up on the map, so you end up with too small of an area covered on the screen so you have to print several screens to really be helpful.
It could be better, but it's the best wide coverage map I've seen yet. I do recommend it.
Go RV'ingThe detail in the mapping is too poor for off-road use. It is better suited for RV or camper adventures. The software also does not support waypoint, route and track transfer with the Magellan eXplorist GPS units via the USB connection. This would have been nice to know prior to reading it on the already purchased software's help menu.
I found the software's interface to look childish in appearance and I did not like it. But since I won't be using this product, whether I like it, or not, is immaterial. A costly learning experience.
great features but not intuitive!While the software is loaded with features and works great, the user experience is fairly poor.
It is obvious that Delorme is favoring long-time users by retaining how the software worked several versions back.
But for the novice (like me), it is a very steep learning curve.
Standard actions such as mouse-wheel (+ctrl), don't do anything.
And while I could read the user manual, I just think that software should be more intuitive.
But the features a great!
