MyTopo Maptech TNav California Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows)

by MyTopo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005OP3N
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Topo Software I've ever used., September 18, 2001

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"slingeman" (Dover, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MyTopo Maptech TNav New England/New York Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) (Electronics)

Maptech produces the best mapping software I've ever used. I've tried the rest, now I stick with the best. Being a Geography major in college, and working in the mapping industry now, I've used all the others, but maptech is by far the best. Detailed topos, great overlays, outstanding GPS hookup, and the 3-D graphics are unbelieveable!!!!! For anyone in a mapping field, or anyone looking to spice up their outdoor adventures, you have got to get this software.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good product, Poor customer service, October 9, 2001

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Myra A. Mason (Trout Creek, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MyTopo Maptech TNav Michigan/Wisconsin/Minnesota Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) (Electronics)

I agree, this software is good. Great detail. The 3D feature is over-rated, though, for my uses. More of an image gimmick than actual representation of terrain. More importantly, though, my software suddenly "lost" one much-used quad sheet, leaving white space in it's place on my screen. I also lost all the markers and trails associated with that area, which included several day's work. Called their customer service for assistance and was connected to a very rude, arrogant, and unhelpful technician. Result: no fix. The company needs to back an excellent product with helpful and knowledgable technicians.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MapTech and my Garmin GPS, May 19, 2002

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J. Tiedman (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MyTopo Maptech TNav Michigan/Wisconsin/Minnesota Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) (Electronics)

I bought my Garmin E Trex Vista on the recommendation of the salesman, telling me that I can "hook it up to my computer, and download maps". Even the manual that came with the GPS gave a quick blurb about adding their MapSource software to add "detailed map data" to the very limited map that's built-into the unit. So I investigated both the Topo maps, and Recreational maps at the Garmin website, and both seemed quite a bit more detailed, even though my favorite lake looked only like a rough representation, with only one hill. Then I checked out Map Tech, and the detail was ten-fold! It showed every little slope, and accurately depicted every inch of the shoreline, so I bought it. The only glitch I noticed, was that the cursor on the map is supposed to show elevation, but if you follow one line thats supposedly following a contour, it's plus or minus 15 feet as you scroll, and when I pointed at the lake, then at a thirty foot hill, it showed the same elevation between the two, where the field right next to it accurately showed every foot difference of elevation But when I tried downloading the maps into my Garmin Vista, I found the only thing you can transfer back and forth between the GPS and computer were waypoints, tracks, and routes. So all I could download were little dots on that screen, which shows my lake as a blank field. Garmin Website tells me the only GPS units that accept map upgrades, (Mapsource only), are the GPS12 Map, GPS III+, E-Map, GPS Map 295, and the Street Pilot. I guess all I can do with the MapTech is print the maps to carry to the field, lug my lap-top with me on a hike, or buy a handheld, but someone else wrote that his Compaq works,but not Palm? All I wanted was a small GPS, which I could take on a hike, and have it show me very detailed maps, so I could find the best routes, and I'd never have to worry about getting lost. This one only shows main roads, how to get back to your starting point, and little lines to follow if I pre determine a route at home.

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