National Geographic TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D (San Francisco Bay Area, Big Sur, Napa Valley) by National Geographic

Description

National Geographic's TOPO! State Series Weekend Explorer 3-D CD-ROM is for outdoor enthusiasts who love exploring on their weekends, but don't need detailed full state coverage of every nook and cranny. Simply insert this affordable CD-ROM into your home computer or laptop. With 11 areas focused on recreation regions near metropolitan areas, the TOPO! State Series gives you 3D views of roads and trails, elevation profiles, and updated street information so you're never left stranded. Plan your trip, print out the maps you'll need for the road, and plug your GPS into your computer to transfer route information if you're heading into the woods. *See sizing chart for computer system requirements.

Product Features

• Areas Covered: Boston area and Cape Cod, Rhode Island; Denver area and the Front Range; New York City and Catskills, Poconos; Los Angeles Area and Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino National Forest; Phoenix area and Tonto, Prescott, Coconino National Forest; Portland area and Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens; Salt Lake City area and Anza-Borrego, Santa Rosa Mountains; San Francisco Bay area and Big Sur, Napa Valley; Seattle Area and the Central Cascades; Twin Cities area and Boundary Waters, Apostle Islands
• GPS compatible with: Garmin, Magellan, Suunto, Eagle and Lowrance receivers, X9,X9i and X9Mi wrist-top units by Suunto

Product Features

• Interactive, GPS-ready software helps you plan the ultimate weekend outdoor adventure in the San Francisco Bay area, Big Sur, and the Napa Valley
• Provides accurate, dependable information that will enhance your trip or excursion, including a true sense of the terrain before you head out
• Generate and print high-quality maps; include elevation profiles, select latitude/longitude or UTM grids
• Elevation profiling option lets you visualize elevation gain; intuitive navigation tools make it easy to see hidden valleys, or stand on top of a mountain and get a bird's eye view
• “Maps by Mail” feature lets you order large, high-resolution prints of your maps, and get them delivered to your door; search function locates trails, camps, and campgrounds, lakes and more

Editorial Review

Enjoy the ultimate topographic map experience for your weekend outdoor adventures with the GPS-ready TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D from National Geographic. This interactive software lets you print photo quality USGS topographic maps of the San Francisco Bay area, Big Sur and the Napa Valley so you won't miss a thing on your excursion. Seamlessly scroll across topo maps covering key sites and enjoy five levels of map detail, including 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale topographic maps.

Weekend Explorer makes it a snap to generate and print high-quality maps, even if the area you choose is larger than the screen or covers multiple quad maps. And the true color imaging uses millions of colors to optimize your selected maps for viewing. When it's time to print, this software gives you loads of customization options to help you plan your trip: choose color or black and white ink and regular or waterproof Adventure paper, include elevation profiles, select latitude/longitude or UTM grids, or choose from a variety of other navigation aids. You can even personalize your maps with routes, symbols, notes, web links, and photos, or share trail files with other weekend travel enthusiasts.

Weekend Explorer 3D provides accurate, dependable information that will enhance your trip or excursion, including a true sense of the terrain before you head out. First, the elevation profiling option lets you visualize elevation gain. Simply trace a route anywhere on a map in the Weekend Explorer, and the software will generate an elevation profile showing distance and all the ups and downs. This package also incorporates the updated 3D views and animated fly-through technology so you can virtually travel along a trail you have drawn as it winds and climbs to your destination. Intuitive navigation tools make it easy to see hidden valleys, or stand on top of a mountain and get a bird's eye view of what your surroundings will look like. In fact, you can choose any spot on the map or trail, then zoom and pan to see the view. For even better image quality, resizable split screens make it easy to expand any screen so you can take in every detail. And thanks to PC and Mac compatible live map updates, which automatically search your defined areas to see if something new is available, you'll never have to worry about out-of-date maps and information ruining your trip.

Because it comes equipped with several special features, Weekend Explorer 3D can help you plan every detail of your trip. The “Maps by Mail” feature lets you order large, high-resolution prints of your maps, and get them delivered to your door, while the search function helps you locate trails, camps, and campgrounds, lakes and ponds, parks, cities and towns, and USGS 7.5-foot quad names. You can also export customized maps in a number of different file formats (like .gif and .jpg) for use in other applications. Or add map border information to printouts, including UTM or latitude/longitude grids, scale bars, north arrows, and magnetic declination. Whichever options you choose, Weekend Explorer helps ensure that your trip to the San Francisco Bay area, Big Sur and the Napa Valley will be truly memorable.