Delorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus DVD

by DeLorme US Software

Product Features

• Authentic maps and 4 million places of interest produced by DeLorme
• Comprehensive mapping and GPS software on DVD
• Extensive data-import capability; higher-end print and draw tools
• 120 million U.S. and Canadian business and residential phone listings
• 3.4 million updated U.S. and Canadian streets; voice commands

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000H24232
• Item model number: AO-7651-203
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 19, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,576 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #64 in Software > Education & Reference > Mapping

Product Description

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With DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus DVD, you can search and map over 120 million U.S. and Canadian business and residential phone listings. Plus, Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus makes it easy to import common text file formats to display locations on maps. This version also features 3.4 million updated U.S. and Canadian streets, as well as and higher-end print and draw tools than are found in the standard edition of Street Atlas USA 2007.

Supplement your usual digital street map with an aerial or satellite image.

Using the draw tools, create a large circle around the area you want to avoid. No routes are calculated through that area. View larger.

Calculate your route with red fuel tank symbols, which appear along the route showing where you will need to refuel. View larger.

Conduct location analysis for business competitors. View larger.

DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus is produced by DeLorme mapmakers, meaning that unlike other mapping products that license from the same restrictive mapping sources, DeLorme updates, manages, and produces its own maps and 4 million places of interest. Plus, DeLorme is a leader in GPS technology integration, and you'll find innovative GPS features such as voice commands, spoken directions, automatic back-on-track re-routing with off-route distance settings, mobile map colors, and much more.

Updated Maps
DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus features 133,000 new U.S. streets and roads, triple-referenced for accuracy by DeLorme mapmakers. you also get 3.4 million updated U.S. and Canadian streets and road, as well as Canadian street-level maps. Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus still includes the ability to add your own local routable roads-- a DeLorme exclusive. You also get nearly 100 square miles of free aerial images via online download--a $40 value. Simply select the hybrid view to see DeLorme road vectors on top of the imagery. There's also a new and easier way to communicate data revisions to DeLorme mapmaking staff. You'll also receive a confirmation email when changes are made.

Updated Places of Interest
Delorme has updated four million places of interest including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and more. You also get DeLorme-verified exit service listings with phone numbers for major chains, as well as Canadian places of interest.

Improved Usability
Street Atlas USA 2007 comes on one convenient DVD-ROM, making it easy to get all your materials from one place. Meanwhile, a customizable E-Z Nav toolbar has been placed across the top of the program interface. Plus, a Getting Started tutorial walks you through the major functions.

Handheld PDA Software Included
With supports for Pocket PC and Palm OS, Street Atlas USA 2007 is a great addition to your mobile software library. Street Atlas USA now supports Windows Mobile 5.0 (including the portrait, landscape, and high-resolution configurations of Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and later).

Phone
Take advantage of updated residential and business phone listings that are searchable and locatable on detailed maps of the U.S. and Canada. The phone listing database now includes 14,827,444 Canadian residential and business phone listings.

XData
Use simplified data imports that provide more control when you're deciding what to import. Now, simple revisions to large data imports can be made manually without needing to conduct the entire import process all over again. There's also no limit on the number of imports you can conduct.

iPod Support
Now you can bring static maps with you on photo-capable iPods and other digital audio and video players. Scroll through your maps as you would with photos. This new feature is ideal for urban walking environments.

QuickSearch
Street Atlas USA 2007's new built-in intelligence overrules common typing errors to help return good matches. For instance, double commas (,,), periods instead of commas, and spaces do not prevent a good match from being offered.

GPS Integration
When paired with a GPS device, Street Atlas USA 2007's features a new handy slider control that allows positioning of the logfile playback. Meanwhile, the auto-zoom-to-turn feature now includes a maximum zoom setting control. You also get support for GPX files, as well as better waypoint management with the draw table view.

Product Description

More comprehensive mapping and GPS software than standard 2007 now that Street Atlas 2007 Plus is on DVD. You get everything in the regular version plus the XData and Phone features as well as more advanced Draw and Print capabilities.
Maps can be controlled using a variety of methods, including the traditional push-button zooming, which drills in/out while keeping the map exactly centered. Also, holding down the left mouse button enables you to drag and zoom, left-to-right, across the map, and moving the mouse in the same manner but in the opposite direction zooms out.
Phone tab along the bottom portion of the interface allows you to create custom searches for finding either residential or business phone numbers and locations. You can search by yellow-page heading and find all the diesel repair shops and then select only the ones you'd like to display on the map. You can use the phone listings in conjunction with the XData tab to create and save custom data files for frequent retrieval.
QuickSearch where you type common requests including towns, cities, lat/lons, ZIP codes, street addresses, colleges, and many more to receive the quickest possible matches. The places-of-interest search offers more advanced parameters and the advanced search is used when locating exact matches requires additional customer input.
voice tab of the software is where you train the software to recognize your voice for issuing routing and GPS commands while tracking. Ask common questions such as How far to my next turn? and the software answers. The software also reads upcoming turn information, including the time to turn, time to finish, and name of the street to turn onto. New voice settings allow you to select how far in advance of your turn you'd like to be prompted. Voice can also be turned off if you prefer.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delorme Atlas 2007, February 1, 2007

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MIKE Z (Long Beach, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus DVD (DVD-ROM)

I like it. It is simple to use if you have had the previous years, 2005.2006. Once I set it up it has proven to be very accurate. I just came back from Utah and it worked fantastic finding restaurants and places of interest. I wished it had true 3-D. But other then that I give it high marks in all areas of use. If you are a new user, read the manual and practice using the features first.

Mike Z

Long Beach, CA

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars horrible for PDA, December 18, 2006

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D. Kini "boston boy" (boston, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus DVD (DVD-ROM)

I got this item cause it was cheap compared to other software which will allow navigation using a pda and bluetooth reciever. The software has a very steep learning curve, is very slow and cumbersome. Has a convoluted process of initiation on the PDA and since the maps are inaccurate, it makes it a really bad buy. I am trying to return it back to the company. Amazon only gives 50% refund for opened software.

Installation:

The installation of software on to the PDA is a seperate process which is not explained anywhere except Delorme website. Once you load the software there is no manual, just a small tutorial. When you try to load the maps to the pda, it loads 3 kinds of maps (road map, satellite and something else). This will create huge files which will never finish uploading. You have the option to load just the road map which is faster. The map of each state itself is divided in segments, you have to choose each segment that you want to load. All the options have to be loaded before you upload the maps to your PDA ex: you want rerouting in 100ft, 200ft..etc you POI's, choice of male or female voice...a lot more. One more thing, the maps are not up to date. I have a OEM MS streets and trips 2004 CD and the maps in this CD are pretty much same as those..at least in the boston north area.

Use:

I found it fastest to connect to the bluetooth reciever (OnCourse) when you are not moving, the maps are preloaded on the PDA and the bluetooth feature is already switched on. Even then it was slow (upto a few mins sometimes). Calculating a route was another horror story. Unless you have loaded all the options, it wont find most of the streets in the "find" feature. The navigation feature is called "tracking" in the software which took some time to figure out. rerouting was a gamble. The POI's are not up to date. The restraunts, businesses are all a gestimate. We have a huge cinema complex near our house which this thing does not list.

I am not sure of the features included for eg; xdata, logging..etc Havent used it much and already am tired of it. I hope Delorme will refund my money.

I am not sure if my PDA was too slow for this software (Ipaq 4155). Also, if you want to use it with a laptop, i think MS street and trips 2007 is much cheaper. Maybe even more upto date??

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Used to be good but those days are over, March 17, 2007

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NFV Esq (Washignton DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delorme Street Atlas USA 2007 Plus DVD (DVD-ROM)

I have been a user of Delorme for over 6 years. Problems are not only with the program but also with their customer service. Here's the gist:

The program may give you points of entry onto a road when there is no need for them (i.e. it tells you to get off the highway to get back on by going in a loop and returning to the highway).

The program takes an eternity to start.

It may provide you routes that don't exist.

Roads are outdated and/or identified incorrectly even if you upgrade every year.

The voice feature works 60 to 70% of the time. You can barely hear the driving instruction(you will need to close the windows and tell everyone in the car to shut up).

The option for speaking to the program doesn't work well at all (I have never been able to get it working properly).

Be extremely careful with their Bluetooth GPSs.

I purchased the blue logger and it has been vacationing in a case for 2 years now. The darn thing works when it wants (just like some of my employees) and when it does it losses signal. Tried to contact customer service and got response 3 days latter (though they did call me). I was instructed to remove the battery of the gps in order for it to reset itself. I did and what do you think happened? NADA!!

And last but not least, The PDA option is a joke. It will take forever to upload the map to the PDA and it is EXTREMELY difficult to use. Don't even think about trying to use the PDA for entering address location for driving directions. It is just not worth the frustration.

In true honesty, the only reason I keep buying the product, the software, is due to the price and my line of work. JUST DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT buy any of their accessories (GPS). Go with more reliable companies. I have never and will never purchase any hardware from them again.