TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software (Las Vegas Area) Recent Review

This software is great! I've used it for 5 trips now right through the Las Vegas area. Frequently out at Red Rocks, Lake Mead and Valley of Fire. As soon as Mt. Charleston thaws out, that will be the next destination.Facial appearance I like:1.Manifold views from broad all-function overviews of southern Nevada to vastly fussy 7.5 USGS spec maps that I can actually plan a trip with.2. Transferring waypoints to and from my GPS.3. Route building skill allows me to machinate and plot routes.4. Routes are leisurely by distance and profile grade. I can see if a route I planned is too steep or not down to a percentage of a grade.5. Photo/Note tool allows me to story my travels on the software and save the maps for later reference.6. Print/Export capabilities allow me to print out the part of the maps I want for my trips and allows me to save them as JPEGS to send to fellow hikers. Also can send projected hiking itineraries to friends in case of an urgent circumstances.7. You can download the CD map content to your hard drive so you don't need the disk every time you use the software.Facial appearance I don't like:1. Some of the maps used by the USGS for this area haven't been simplified since 1982, so the water level almost Lake Mead is not true. It makes trip schooling out there more trying since you everlastingly end up in the drink on the map.2. The route building tool is a modest tricky to get the hang of. They must have made this tool easier to use.3. Anytime you chat options on the 3D portion of the map, you have to top off that map; it just doesn't update on the fly.
- Jajen "Jake"

TOPO! Weekend Explorer 3D Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software (Las Vegas Area)

Weekend Explorer Las Vegas Area & Spring Mountains, Lake Mead, Mojave Inhabitant Set aside facial appearance meticulous, accurate, USGS topographic maps for Las Vegas Metro Area, Bullhead City, Amargosa Valley, Mesquite, St. George, Mt. Charleston Wasteland, Red Rock Canyon N.C.A., Arrow Canyon, Muddy Mountains, McCullough Range, Desert Inhabitant Wildlife Range, Pine Valley Mountain Wasteland, and more.Weekend Explorer harnesses the power of authentic USGS topographic maps in an easy-to-use software product that recreation enthusiasts use to customize and print photo-quality topographic maps. Weekend Explorer includes five levels of seamless mapping, counting USA maps from the Inhabitant Geographic World Atlas, USGS 1:100,000 scale mapping -- exact for back road navigation --and USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, also known as 7½ little quads. Users can custom-focal point the map in any location, add their routes, trails and notes. In addition, users can conveying waypoints and routes between Weekend Explorer and their GPS units. Weekend Explorer includes added make happy and facial appearance not on USGS maps: updated streets and roads, shaded relief, 3D views and fly-throughs and height profiles. Users can download map and software updates, and can print water-resistant maps on their inkjet printers with Adventure Paper. The USA Placefinder locates more than a million places and natural facial appearance. Weekend Explorer is PC and Mac compatible.