Features:

• Unrivaled GPS Capabilities
• Geo-Tag Your Digital Photos
• Improve Your Geocaching
• Profile Your Athletic GPS Wrist Computer Data

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
DeLorme's Mapping Topo USA maps offer a variety of controls, including traditional push-button zooming, which drills in/out while keeping the map exactly centered. See the terrain in vivid detail using the 3-D map views and controls. These realistic views also retain the various elements you add to your trails, MapNotes, GPS waypoints and Draw objects. The split-screen framework lets you see 2-D and 3-D maps side by side, with linked Draw tools that move and update in tandem. The 3-D software engine has been completely rebuilt for this new version. DeLorme employs several powerful search capabilities within the software. Add your own images, live Web URLs, and diagrams and documents to the maps. Embed photos and diagrams showing fleet personnel what they will find at each location. Embed URLs next to your important stops on the maps for easy access when additional information is needed or updated online. New in this version, this easy-to-use program lets you link your digital photographs to a GPS log so you can see exactly where you took a picture along your trip. This handy toolbar runs along the top of the interface and offers access to commonly needed options, including GPS settings, the Measure tool, MapShare and Routing functions. Provide Field Crews with a Whole New View Western Region States - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming System Requirements - Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 Service Pack 3 and higher, 128 MB RAM, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later, Intel Pentium III 600 MHz or higher processor, 700 MB free space, DVD-ROM Drive and 3D-capable video card with 32 MB VRAM

Rating : - Topo USA 7.0
I wish I had known what the graphics looked like before I bought this. When zoomed in, the topo lines are angular, not rounded. Lakes look like trapezoids. Hill tops have incorrect straight edges. The topo increments are at 50 feet instead of 20, so details about the land forms cannot be seen very well or at all.

It is possible to order from the company USGS maps in little sections, which look good on the screen, but print out too blurry to use for competitions.

The good aspects of the program is that they have helpful tech assistance, my GPS data can be transferred onto the map (I had to work with Garmin and DeLorme tech assistance to make it work), the 3D display is easy to use and interesting, the topo covers every state I would ever go to, and the navigating features work smoothly and are easy to use. If you do not need the fine details of a topo map, then it is useful, better than other programs that I have seen.