National Geographic TOPO! USGS Colorado Map Compatible DVD (Windows or Mac)

by National Geographic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: 1597750336
• Item model number: Colorado
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

TOPO! State Series takes the hassle out of finding detailed maps for your next outdoor adventure. Each title contains thousands of high-resolution scans of authentic USGS 7.5' topographic maps. All maps are seamless, and easily printed from your home printer. Add trails, notes, symbols, photos and more with the easy-to-use map creation tools. A 3D mode enables you to preview your route and tour the landscape. Tell your GPS where to go, or download where you've been, with TOPO!s intuitive GPS import/export tool which is compatible with most devices from Garmin, Magellan and more. Take the guess work out of trip planning and calculate true terrain distances and view detailed elevation profiles. TOPO! State Series is available for all 50 U.S States and is both Mac and PC compatible.

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National Geographic's TOPO! State Series--The Easiest Way to Create & Print Detailed Topographic Maps for Colorado!

TOPO State Series has 5 levels of detail

Browse 5 Levels of Seamless Detailed Maps
TOPO! gives you five levels of map detail, from two National Geographic Atlas maps to a USGS 1:24,000 scale (7.5') seamless topographic map--the most detailed outdoor recreation maps available. Maps include: Two National Geographic Atlas Maps, for a State perspective. USGS 1:500,000 scale maps, highlights public lands. USGS 1:100,000 Scale Topographic Maps, Mid-scale topos perfect for planning long trips. USGS 1:24,000 Scale Topographic Maps, the most detailed terrain maps available. TOPO! maps are full color, high resolution scans of authentic USGS topographic maps, providing the best image quality available.

Create your own custom trail maps

Create waypoints and routes for your handheld GPS

Explore your route in 3D

Create and Print Your Own Custom Trail Maps
Create your own trail maps or keep a detailed journal of our outdoor activities with TOPO!'s easy-to-use map creation tools. Add text, detailed notes, photos, symbols, waypoints, compass headings and more. Customized maps are easily saved for future updates, printing, or sharing with friends. TOPO! was designed to make printing great maps at home hassle-free. Simply center the area you wish to print, select your page size (including support for plotters) and orientation (portrait v. landscape) and print. Users looking for more advanced printing options will find support for setting specific scales, adding coordinate grids and magnetic declination, including elevation profiles of your routes, even printing adjoining maps.

Tell Your GPS Where to Go!
Using TOPO!'s route tool, simply draw your path on the detailed maps and upload via your GPS manufacturer's computer connection cable (not supplied). Then hit the trail! Looking to save your adventures or create detailed maps of your favorite park? Use your GPS receiver's track log feature to collect a "bread-crumb" trail of your path. Simply import, and TOPO! will display your path on the detailed maps, ready for your editing and customization. TOPO!'s import/export GPS features are compatible with nearly all devices from Garmin and Magellan, plus select Suunto Wrist-top computers, Lowrance, and Eagle devices. Magellan Triton GPS receivers can also import and display map data!

View Your Trip in 3D and Calculate Exact Distances
TOPO! features an intuitive 3D view, enabling you to tilt, pan, and fly through the landscape, providing the perfect perspective for visualizing your route and the surrounding terrain. Coupled with the accurate tools for measuring true terrain distances and slope, and determining elevations, geographic coordiantes and compass headings (accounting for magnetic declination), TOPO! gives you the information necessary for navigating the outdoors safely.

Packed with Additional Features
Navigation and outdoor pros will a myriad of advanced features to meet their unique needs. Maps from TOPO! can be easily exported for use in other software applications or printed on plotters. TOPO! supports import of the popular GPX file format, as well as delimited text files for parsing lists of coordinate data. Advanced search features enable you to find items of a specific type within a distance radius and instantly create waypoints for them--for example: springs within a mile of camp, summits within two miles of basecamp, or landing strips within 50 miles of the trailhead. Stay up-to-date with TOPO!'s built in LiveMap Update utility, enabling you to download new maps or software updates as they become available.

About TOPO! Colorado
TOPO! Arizona is one of 28 different TOPO! State Series titles, contains 1 DVD and is compatible with both Mac and PC (Including the latest operating systems). TOPO! Colorado contains over 1,900 seamless USGS 1:24,000 scale (7.5') topographic maps, covering the entire State.

About National Geographic Maps
Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of the National Geographic Society, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking for nearly 100 years.

Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world s best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world. All proceeds from the sale of National Geographic maps go to support the Society s non-profit mission to increase global understanding and promote conservation of our planet through exploration, research, and education.

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Technical Specifications

Windows System Requirements: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, ME, NT or 98. Pentium Processor or better, 64 MB RAM + 8MB Video memory, DVD Drive

Mac System Requirements: Macintosh OS 10.4 or Higher, 350MHz G3 or better, 128 MB RAM + 16MB video memory, DVD Drive

Compatible GPS: Most popular handheld devices from Garmin, Magellan, & Lowrance. Enables import and export of routes, waypoints and tracks.

GPS Map Transfer: Select Magellan GPS devices enable map transfer--see manufacturer's website for complete details.

Included in Package: 2 DVDs with software application and map data, quick start user-guide

Point of Origin: Designed by National Geographic in Evergreen, Colorado. Manufactured in USA

Product Description

TOPO! harnesses the power of authentic USGS topographic maps in an intuitive software product that recreation enthusiasts and professionals use to customize and print photo-quality topographic maps. TOPO! includes five levels of seamless mapping, including USA maps from the National Geographic World Atlas, USGS 1:100,000 scale mapping - perfect for back road navigation - and USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, also known as 7.5 minute quads. Users can custom-center the map in any location, add their routes, trails and notes. In addition, users can transfer waypoints and routes between TOPO! and their GPS units. TOPO! includes added content and features not on USGS maps: updated streets and roads, shaded relief, 3D views and fly-throughs and elevation profiles. Users can download map and software updates, and can print waterproof maps on their inkjet printers with Adventure Paper. The USA Placefinder locates more than a million places and natural features.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How To Increase Its Value, October 10, 2008

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golden_ "golden_" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic TOPO! USGS Colorado Map Compatible DVD (Windows or Mac) (Electronics)

With TOPO, it makes a big difference if you copy the maps from the CDs to your hard drive. That results in a much faster and better experience. Directions for copying the maps to your hard drive are on the Topo web site. Some reviewers do not realize that.

The digital maps are an extremely good value compared to paper maps!! Live Map Updates is a feature of version 4. You can download the current maps and street overlays for the quads you are interested in! And that is free.

I have used versions 2, 3, and 4 of this product. Version 2 was excellent. Versions 3 and 4 are incremental improvements. On Amazon, it isn't always clear which version you are buying. Go by the dates -- version 4 was released in 2006.

The software is excellent. My only complaint is that it is a bit complicated to install. I don't think it has ever crashed on me. I use it a lot, and discover new features all the time. It is not hard to learn. GPS support is great, in my experience.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mac version poorly supported, implemented, documented, January 19, 2009

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P. Gavenda "trail walker" (austin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic TOPO! USGS Colorado Map Compatible DVD (Windows or Mac) (Electronics)

I have three of the states series products (CO, AZ, and TX) as well as their early "Region series" which went back many years. The quality of the product has deteriorated with every subsequent release. It's as if they do little or no testing for the Mac versions. I run the most recent software version (4.50) on my intel macbook as well as my old G4 tower. There are numerous bugs/problems as well as huge gaps and inconsistencies in their "documentation." Their new website support for Mac tells the user to "Click the left mouse button." (The old website support site was probably five or six years out of date.) Forget trying to edit or view tracklog info. The waypoint/route/notes pane doesn't have tracks. There is something called "Trail Chart." What is it? Who knows, every time I click on it TOPO! crashes.

The only thing this product has going for it is a reasonably nice looking seamless interface, but it is way overpriced for that. I am going to start relying on a much more well-supported product, namely MacGPS pro.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Mac (Lion) Friendly!, September 9, 2011

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Jim W. Mattos "JimmyHoops" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic TOPO! USGS Colorado Map Compatible DVD (Windows or Mac) (Electronics)

In spite of some of the more negative reviews I decided to give this a go. Unfortunately it is NOT compatible with Apple's latest operating system, OSX 10.7 (Lion). In spite of the packaging and according to their own website (NatGeo) they are toying with the idea of updating it. This does not instill any confidence in their product and it seems like their product is made for PC with a Mac application as an afterthought. Total disappointment!

Here's what the NatGeo tech support wrote back to me when I encountered this compatibility issue:

Dear Jim,

We reviewed your email and found the following article in our knowledgebase that may help answer your question. If you need further assistance after reading the below article, please reply to this email with as much information about the question or problem you are having as you can provide.

Thank you for contacting National Geographic Maps,

Technical Support
National Geographic Maps
Ticket # (redacted)

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Knowledgebase Article: Is my Software compatible with Macintosh 10.7 Lion OS?

Thank for your interest in National Geographic Maps. National Geographic TOPO! software is not currently compatible with Macintosh's latest OS Lion 10.7 We are currently investigating the possibility of releasing an update to add capability for this new OS but nothing has been decided at this time. In the event that we are able to add compatibility an update will be posted on our upgrades page; [...]. Please check this site in the future for a possible update.