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(More customer reviews)The good side to this software is that the views of the terrain it offers are attractive; especially the 3D view gives one a good overview of the land.
However, the interface to this software is straight from the DOS world of 1990. Delorme has consistently refused to confirm to any Windows design standards. The only way to find the functions one needs is to poke through the scattered assortment of tab buttons, icons, and menus items, and learn by trial and error.
I use this for geocaching (with a Delorme GPS), and TNA9 shows promise in helping to manage logged and unlogged caches, but warning: the synchronization process is very deceptive, and it is rather easy to lose a whole days geocaching activity through unfamiliarity with exactly how the program updates/copies files from computer to GPS and back. (Unfortunately, again your learning path is trial and error.) On the forums (peer to peer) one is told to use Windows Explorer to copy files from GPS to your cache documents. How's that for a vote of no-confidence? I am considering foregoing the pretty interface and looking for open source software to manage my caches. That would be more secure.
BTW, TNA9 comes with a purchase of a Delorme GPS. I would not consider using this software if I didn't also have a Delorme GPS.
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Topo North America is the most complete mapping software available for outdoor recreation, with unsurpassed maps, available imagery, trip planning features, on road navigation, and GPS capabilities. Scout your destination as if you were there, anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, with up to date terrain, trail, and road detail. Explore or fly over realistic 3-D. Import aerial imagery. Route your travels over roads and trails. See elevation profiles. Customize and print maps at a wide range of scales. Then, navigate worry-free anywhere from the Yukon to the Rio Grande. Everything you need comes in the box: *Complete U.S. and Canada topographic maps and detailed streets *Major roads for Mexico*Over 4 million places-of-interest in the U.S. and Canada *Extensive U.S. trails network and public lands, including BLM *Flexible printing choices *Ability to share your custom maps over the internet, and more. Adding local roads to routing is a DeLorme exclusive, this is the best way to update local roads when new developments are planned or added between DeLorme software releases. This tool lets you draw in the road segment, connecting it to another local road within the database. Assign a name, save it, and when you create automatic routes, the software is smart enough to include these new roads in the routing calculations and also update the directions. In addition to the enhanced topographic and street maps in Topo North America, your purchase includes a $40 Data Certificate, good for supplementary data as Web downloads. Options include USGS 1:24,000, Natural Resources Canada 1:50,000 quad maps, NOAA nautical charts, and aerial imagery. Unlike online map and imagery sources, DeLorme data downloads can be integrated with Topo North America maps. Use the split-screen editing capability to identify and mark structures, landmarks, navigation markers, new roads and trails, and other features with pinpoint GPS accuracy. Topo North America 9.0 does it all.
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