Review of Maptech Terrain Navigator (Colorado)
I have Maptech’s Terrain Navigator for Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Colorado.It is by far the best topo program I’ve used.I’m able to place comments on a map, pinpoint locations, use my Garmin 60Cs to track movement, and a variety of other things.I have used it for my business, and it’s become indispensable for us.
I have tried Nat’l Geographic’s topo program for Utah, and it doesn’t have quite the number of features of Maptech.Nor is it as easy to use.The only gripe I have when comparing Nat’l Geographic’s program to Maptech is that a person is able to copy the Nat’l Geographic map CDs directly to your hard-drive, rather than to have to find a CD for any given map.
This program contains copies of the actual USGS maps in 1:25k and 1:100k formats.The data seems very up-to-date (I’ve compared the Maptech maps to hard-copy maps at REI), and you’re able to zoom in quite a few levels.
I highly recommend this for any state and for any outdoor endeavour.
(ADDENDUM – ONE YEAR LATER:You can now add the CDs and their maps directly to your hard-drive, like the “National Geographic” program mentioned above.So, even higher kudos to Maptech!)
Product Description
USGS Topos on CD-ROM USGStopo maps are the recognized standard for off-road navigation. Maptech scans official paper maps to produce clear and detailed images of all 58,000+ USGS maps
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