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Map Library Subscription Card for use with Topo USA 7 0 and Earthmate PN Series

one-year unlimited access to the DeLorme Map Library online,download up-to-date USGS 7.5-min quads, satellite and aerial images, and NOAA nautical charts,you can keep all downloaded materials after one-year subscription expires

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5 Stars $$$ Great Deal $$$
I have this card for a few weeks now, and it is worth every penny. I’ve downloaded over a thousand dollar worth map software and there still a year to go.

1 Star Received wrong order!
I don’t know if it was a specific problem with this particular order or if it was just a mixup in the shipping dept. at Amazon, but received a completely wrong item. If you are really anxious for this right away, suggest you download directly from DeLorme.

5 Stars Fantastic Deal!!!
I ordered the Map Library along with my PN-40 unit. This map library was one of the deal-makers that led to my buying the DeLorme GPSr. I mainly use the aerial images and the 1:24k topo quads. The color images for my area look to have been taken a couple of years ago, while the b&w’s look about 6-7 years old. This will vary by geographic area. You can layer the maps in any order, and view hybrids with the Topo 7 data over the aerial (or whichever view you choose).

This annual subscription is just an unbelievable deal. The downloads I’ve made already would cost hundreds (going on thousands) of dollars if I bought the maps individually.

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Garmin MapSource Topo U S 2008

Topographical mapping DVD with coverage for entire U.S., including Puerto Rico / DVD loads onto your PC, then transfers to GPS receiver via USB

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Nikonuser1
TOPO U.S. 2008 is a let down in some areas. I had to learn how to download maps from the software to the GPSmaps 60CSx. The instructions were not clear of how to do this at all. The individual map areas are not that large requiring downloads of many, many, maps to get from one place to another. I missed a couple of individual map areas and this rendered the GPS useless over long stretches of road. This method of requiring these downloads means you must have a pretty good idea of all places you intend to travel or you won’t download the right map.

1 Star Useless if you have Garmin street maps
I had heard that this is a useful complement to the Garmin US Street Maps. My view is that is us useless as a companion. Huge amount of memory is taken up on the street maps, which are redundant if you have City Navigator NT. Then, the scale of the topo maps (1:100,000) turns out to be useless for hiking purposes. This was just a mistake to get.

3 Stars Problem installing software to PC
The software is great but I was unable to install it. I had to spend over an hour with the Garmin help desk and they finally installed the product using some back door after giving the rep access to my pc. There was some issue with the Install Shield.

2 Stars The Weakest Link has a new member – Topo USA
Based on my earlier experiences with GPSs for 20 years now (recreation, flying, nothing exotic), and a recent Garmin street pilot, I decided to stick with the name brand Garmin. And earlier reviews about their basemaps being… well, too basic, I purchased TOPO, USA to supplement the map features of my GPSMAP 60Cx. (Magellen offered MapSend, therefore Garmin’s topo program must be similar and useful, right?.) I pretty much discounted low rated reviews about TOPO USA issues, such as being locked, maps being off, etc. How tough can these be to install and use?

The Weakest Link can now be applied to TOPO, USA. Instructions were 3 steps inside the CD jacket, ending with “Follow the prompts” (which I did), there are NO OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. Nada. Zip. Not even on the CD.

Getting the software to connect via USB to GPSMAP 60Cx was… interesting. In spite of my 20+ years on a PC, I had to try a variety of PC reboots (1st, or 2nd), with the GPSMAP (on, or off). I did finally manage to get Colorado topo data transfered, and while still “connected” discovered the software/GMPSMAP no longer communicated, and had to revert to rebooting. Restarting TOPO USA did not reset any connection.

And finally, the map is not accurate, as the local US highway curves in opposite directions than the underlying Garmin map, my street has no 45 degree direction changes and is about 2-tenths of a mile further south than Garmin claims.

The receiver closely matchs my aging Magellen in lat/long numbers, so I give credit for all the above anomalies to the Garmin map datum and implementation.

Think I might try the preloaded Garmin Topo chip instead, but once burned…etc.

Previous poor reviews of TOPO USA were warranted, I was wrong to have dismissed them.

5 Stars Received Shipment in a timely manner.
Received Shipment in a timely manner. I will use the Vendor again in the near future.

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Topo USA 8 0 National Edition

Topo USA 8.0 is the most comprehensive computer-mapping program for outdoor recreation, with unsurpassed maps, available imagery, and trip planning features, on-road navigation, and GPS capabilities. More than 200,000 additional POIs (places-of-interest) New In-Vehicle Navigation & Travel Features – GPS Radar – find points of interest near your current location 2-D or 3-D NavMode for hands-free full-screen view while navigating in your vehicle UMPC mode – optimizes your screen for ultra-mobile PCs and small screens Spoken directions and voice commands Plan Trip option – estimate end of daybreaks, fuel stops, and fuel cost Advanced Geocaching Features – if you own or purchase a PN-Series Handheld GPS, you can take advantage of several new features Import Geocaching pocket queries using Cache Register (coming soon) Send-to-GPS now available for Delorme PN-Series handhelds See cache descriptions in full, with other cachers’ log notes Geocaching symbols added to PN-Series symbol set support new geocaching features on PN-Series devices Drag cursor to multi-select caches from Topo USA and send them directly to your GPS Cache names on maps are hyperlinked to their Geocaching pages

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DeLorme DVD Topo USA 5 0 National Version

Delorme Topo USA 5.0 National DVD Version When is a map not just a map? When you create it with Topo USA 5.0 Software. Automatic routing on trails and roads Advanced map customization and printingNationwide campground informationGPS compatibility$50 of FREE Satellite / Aerial Imagery Topo USA5.0 Full U.S. Coverage on a Single DVD-ROM (DVD Means No Switching Discs Every Time You Cross a Small Geographic) Area Topo USA 5.0 gives you five maps in one topographic mapshaded relief map3-D shaded relief maptrail maproad map Topo USA 5.0 lets you route automatically for all of them. Look at All You Can Do. Type in the name of your favorite hiking, biking, fishing, or hunting location (or better yet one that you ve been meaning to explore) click — you re there in seconds. Gain a quick lay of the land with depth perspective of contour intervals and shaded relief. Immediately you ll see the best place to go. One click sets a start, one click the finish and just like that you have an automatically generated route by trails, roads, or straight across open ground. A complete GPS waypoint track of your route is created and ready to upload to your GPS receiver Click again and see an elevation profile of your route that cross-references your position along the route. Zoom in closer on the map, through dozens of levels of detail, until you re practically standing on the trail Press the 3-D tab and see terrain so realistically you ll feel like you re there! Circle like a hawk over the trail you ve created. Adjust the pitch to see the terrain from every angle. Finally, print your 2-D and 3-D maps with route profiles, your MapNotes, and Draw Objects choosing a map scale that provides the detail you want. At first I thought that it was just going to be another product. Not so for Topo USA 5.0. It is really neat and it is going to make the camping this year a breeze. It is very simple to navigate around in the program and the price is awesome. And just when you think that DeLorme did it

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