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Weekend Explorer Washington DC - Balitmore & Catoctin Mountain, C&O Canal, N. Blue Ridge Mountains features detailed, accurate, USGS topographic maps for Washington Metro Area, Baltimore Metro Area, Annapolis, Easton, Solomons, Front Royal, Cumberland, Harpers Ferry, Blackwater N.W.R., Green Ridge State Forest, Massanutten Mountain, George Washington National Forest, Savage River State Forest, Deep Creek Lake, 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 can transfer waypoints and routes between Weekend Explorer and their GPS units. Weekend Explorer includes added content and features not on USGS maps: updated streets and roads, shaded relief, 3D views and fly-throughs and elevation profiles. Users can download map and software updates, and can print waterproof maps on their inkjet printers with Adventure Paper. The USA Placefinder locates more than a million places and natural features. Weekend Explorer is PC and Mac compatible.
The perfect product for weekend warriors of the outdoors, TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software, Washington DC and Baltimore Areas gives you the power of National Geographic's popular TOPO! software, focused on recreation regions near popular metropolitan areas. Even if you're only planning a weekend of car camping and day hikes, you will still benefit greatly from the functionality, accuracy and detail of National Geographic's seamless maps.
National Graphic's Weekend Explorer harnesses the power of authentic USGS topographic maps, with easy-to-use software functionality that allows recreation enthusiasts to customize and print photo-quality maps of their choice. Weekend Explorer includes five levels of seamless mapping, ranging from USGS 1:100,000 scale mapping that is perfect for back road navigation, to USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, known as 7.5-minute quads, suited to street-level routing. Full of functionality that allows you to personalize maps to your needs, this program lets users custom-center maps in any location, and add their routes, trails and notes. In addition, Weekend Explorer is GPS compatible, so you can sync waypoints and routes with your GPS units, although maps themselves do not transfer.
Weekend Explorer includes USA maps from the National Geographic World Atlas, and added content and features not on regular USGS maps, such as: updated streets and roads, shaded relief, 3D views and fly-throughs, and elevation profiles. Additionally, this software allows users to download map and software updates, as well as print waterproof maps on a regular inkjet printer with the use of Adventure Paper that can be purchased separately. The Weekend Explorer Washington DC and Baltimore Areas provides detailed, accurate, USGS topographic maps for the Washington Metro Area and Baltimore Metro Area, including: Annapolis, Easton, Solomons, Front Royal, Cumberland, Harpers Ferry, Blackwater N.W.R., Green Ridge State Forest, Massanutten Mountain, George Washington National Forest, Savage River State Forest, Deep Creek Lake, and more. Users should note that TOPO! Weekend Explorer is both PC and Mac Compatible. If used with a PC, users will need Windows 95 or higher, and at least a 486 DX/66 MHz processor with 64 MB of RAM and eight MB of video memory. When used with a Mac, user's require OS 10.2 or higher, and at least a 350 MHz G3 processor with 128 MB RAM and 16 MB of video memory. As this software comes on a CD-ROM, users will need a CD reader on either system in order to install the program.
Of no fault of NatGeo; these topo maps are lameReviewed by Harry M. Shin, 2009-11-12
1. I first tried these electronic topo maps when they first came on
the market years ago; actually when the current NatGeo maps were
owned via the "Topo" company. I was very disappointed in that
product and thus didn't utilize any cpu based mapping application
for many years. But with the nice slick advertising of the current
NatGeo maps, I decided to check out this product.
2. Bottomline, cpu based topo products still stink. The maps are
not detailed enough, it's still moderately slow (but not bad), and
the bottomline is, for a place like the bay area (ie basically
urban territory), you're better off just getting a decent hiking
book or paper topo maps; you'll actually have more helpful
information that way. Perhaps in the next generation of electronic
topo maps things will change, but forget this product.
uselessReviewed by Daniel Robert Willett, 2009-03-09
This product might be great, I would never know. I paid $80 for it and it didn't come with the disc to install it. I guess the worker in China was having a bad day that day. I tried on numerous attempts to contact the company, but was deferred to leave a message on a machine that nobody checks. You can't reach anybody at their customer service. I highly recommend not buying this product.
Not Enough Map For MoneyReviewed by Biggest E, 2008-08-27
I like this software overall and some of NatGeo's maps. I would have given it 5 stars if NatGeo had not been so tight with the map data. You get all of Maryland beyond Baltimore 3.5 hours West of Baltimore (almost 200 miles!)but once over the Bay Bridge (about 40 miles) there is little of the Eastern Shore beyond the actual shoreline. There are a lot of fantastic Parks and great Rivers just a bit further East and still in Maryland but NatGeo didn't want to give up the extra quads to include these areas since they also include Delaware. Shame on you NatGeo! Cheap and greedy of you. I would have gladly paid a few extra bucks to have the MD's Eastern Shore and the Delaware Shore included with the DC/Balto region. Also, the maps are pretty old--1970's. I'd like to see NatGeo put a little more effort into this one.
National Geo Weekend Explorer - AlbuquerqueReviewed by reiningldy, 2008-08-26
I purchased this product to use with my GPS for trailriding. The five levels of zoom help tremendously when deciding where to take my horse. An added bonus is this application seems to allow me to open a fifth level of zoom with my State series which supports only four levels. I'm very happy with my purchase and have passed along this bonus information to my friends that have the State series.
A million maps in one... for $30!Reviewed by Jajen, 2008-01-24
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.
