National Geographic Maps: Special Edition

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Features

• 500+ detailed National Geographic maps on CD-ROM
• User-friendly guide to cartographic content charted by map or by theme
• Locate, pan over, and zoom-in on richly illustrated maps
• Enhanced photos, videos, voice-over narration, and print capability
• Bonus DVD sampler of highlights from National Geographic Channel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BCZ8NQ
• Item model number: 80725
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,313 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

For more than a century, armchair travelers have been excited by the amazing detail and accuracy of maps appearing in the pages of National Geographic magazine. Now, PC users can access over 100 years of foldout maps with National Geographic Maps: Special Edition on CD-ROM. From penguins to the planets, this unparalleled program offers a user-friendly guide to cartographic content charted by map or by theme. Speedy search functions reveal maps covering everything from politics to plant life, allowing you to locate, pan over, and zoom-in on richly illustrated charts featuring enhanced photos, videos, voice-over narration, and print capability.

Product Description

National Geographic Maps is your guide to the world you share with other cultures. Enjoy vibrant, informative maps that bring other parts of the world to life on your Monitor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Operating system information is WRONG!, January 13, 2007

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L. Holtz (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic Maps: Special Edition (CD-ROM)

This product is not for Windows XP. I purchased this only because the product information indicated that it would work on XP, only to find out that the product information on the box itself does not include XP. So, I returned it - before opening it, thankfully. Amazon, read closer!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be updated and reissued on DVD., October 30, 2009

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James Pernikoff (Marietta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic Maps: Special Edition (CD-ROM)

When this collection first came out in 1999, it was also available on a single DVD-ROM, but I passed that over since I did not have a suitable drive at the time. But the multiple-disk nature of the CD-ROM set made it too clumsy to use regularly. The DVD-ROM version was obviously ahead of its time and was dropped for subsequent issues of the map collection.

I call on National Geographic to reissue this collection, brought up-to-date and issued on DVD-ROM for Windows XP and newer operating systems!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Operating system information, December 31, 2009

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chemchick26 (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic Maps: Special Edition (CD-ROM)

This item only works on Windows 95, 98, ME or 2000. Very glad that I didn't open it and am returning it immediately. Other National Geographic software is PC and Mac and runs on current systems. This information should be listed in the item description. Unless you have an antique computer or an emulator DON'T BUY THIS!