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(More customer reviews)Most of the people that have reviewed this software on Amazon simply bought the program for the wrong purpose or they simply don't know what they're talking about.
Topo USA is designed for hikers, plain and simple. Sure, there are other uses, and I'm not suggesting that fisherman, for example, or hunters wouldn't likewise find it useful. After all, those activities involve hiking, too.
Topo USA is certainly not designed to replace car navigation systems--don't even think that you can hook up your laptop and use this thing in busy traffic, it's not the right product. Get an in-dash system for that.
Topo USA is not for professional engineers designing new roads and bridges.
Topo USA is designed to show you trails that are out there, or to make your own, and it does that very well.
If you want something to map your trip to Washington, you would be better off with something else. If, on the other hand, you want to make maps from your hikes, or even to make maps *before* your hikes, this is a great product.
What Topo USA does better than anything else is to map data from your handheld GPS. The EarthMate isn't the best option for this. I use a Garmin eTrex Summit, myself, and the data I get is good enough to make online maps for my hiking web site, HikePA.com.
If you want something to help you map out your recreational hiking, this is it.
Read the other reviews here, and you'll find that the ones who give this negative remarks all want it to do something it's not designed to do. These are the same people who want to go off-roading with their yuppie SUV when they really need a Jeep :-)
Feel free to drop me a line if you have questions . . .
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Topo USA 5.0 is for the trailblazer who wants to explore the city, the country & everything in between! With its route-finding tools, 2D & 3D map options, and elevation profiles, you'll know everything an outdoorsman needs to know. Combine that with the vector-based topographic and street info, and you'll be able to get anywhere in country, more easily than ever. Create and print your own automatic street and highway routes, or print trail routes with elevationsSimple waypoint management through the data exchange wizard Add your own routable trails & local streets to maps -- update as you discover new ways to get there Download GPS track files as roads or trails, along with campground information for National parks and breathtaking aerial data
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