mothboy88 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I am shopping for some topo map software for my Dad. It looks like the National Geographic product (Topo It) might be the best but also the most expensive. Anybody have any thoughts/experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapertimmy Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 maptech (www.maptech.com) is excellent, you can even do armchair aproaches in 3D mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have the TOPO product, and the software is a bit buggy and can be very slow/lock up. When it works ok, its a nice product, but I would have to say about 30% of the time it doesnt work ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have DeLorme Topo and HATE IT It uses USGS data points to render fancy 3D profiles that I never use and has a hard time drawing the smooth contour lines I'm more famiar with in USGS maps. It fails to reference many common places, peaks, ridges... and that's makes it next to useless for searching for all but the most common destinations My advice, get National Geographics Topo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_K Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 (edited) I've got the TOPO product and have been happy with it. I can't say how it stacks up against competing products. I've had a great experience with product support though. When I got a new computer, it wouldn't read my set of disks. Product support was very responsive and ended up swapping my old disks for the latest version at no cost. Edited July 21, 2003 by Paul_K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvs Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Alex, you may need to upgrade? Visit their web site for a new version. I have the National Geographic TOPO! software and it works very well for me. This Maptech thing sounds cool though. On the 3d approaches, do they draw the brush in Goodell Creek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have the NG Topo software and don't find it all that buggy. I use it to print out maps and love it for that. I dont use the GPS features and the like. Ocassionally I'll use the route tool to estimate distance and elevation gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have the NG TOPO software and love it also. I had a problem when I upgraded to a new version. Sent TS an e-mail with the problem and they had a patch for me the next day that fixed the issue. I also use it with the GPS and it's pretty simple to use. It's great to print out custom maps for the exact location you are going to. The new version (3.x) lets you create custom size maps for use on websites. ex: http://www.shakingleg.com/Denali/Approach/Denali_Route.JPG I haven't used other software so can't really compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pencil_Pusher Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 FREE You can pay for the stuff, but why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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