| |
National
Geographic TOPO!
State Series |
MapTech
Terrain Navigator |
MapTech
Terrain
Navigator PRO |
iGage
ALL TOPO MAPS |
Garmin
MapSource
US Topo |
GPSNOW
Price |
$79.95 |
$89.95 |
$229.95 |
$69.95
- 109.95 |
$89.95 |
| Coverage |
Individual
States
(all 50 available) |
Individual
States
(all 50 available) |
Includes
all features of regular version of Terrain Navigator (see column
to left) PLUS
Aerial Photos - Access 1-meter
resolution Digital Orthophoto Quads via the Internet for a year.
GIS and CAD Ready - Use the maps and
aerial photos as a base layer in ArcView, ArcGIS, Intergraph,
AutoCAD, MapInfo, MicroStation, ERDAS, PhotoShop and other
applications.
Copy maps to your hard drive
Work seamlessly across CD boundaries
Line-of-site height offsets
Dynamic Street Addresses
GeoPins
GeoTips
New label tools.
More marker symbols, line patterns, and
area fills -
Projects
3-D fly-around video clip recording
|
Individual
States
(all 50 available) |
All 50 States |
| Scanned maps included |
1:24,000
USGS
1:100,000 USGS
1:500,000 USGS
National Atlas Series
General Reference Map |
1:24,000
USGS
1:100,000 USGS
|
1:24,000
USGS
1:100,000 USGS
1:250,000 USGS |
None |
| Vector mapping data included |
None |
None |
None |
Vector data includes
detail similar to USGS 1:100,000 scale topographic maps |
| GPSNOW
Detail Rating |
Best |
Best |
Best |
Good |
| GPSNOW
Viewing quality rating |
Best |
Best |
Good |
Good |
Map Seaming
(when moving across map borders) |
Automatic |
Automatic |
Manual |
Automatic |
| GPS Interface Supports |
Waypoints
Routes
Tracks
Live on-screen tracking |
Waypoints
Routes
Tracks
Live on-screen tracking |
Waypoints
Routes
Tracks
Live on-screen tracking |
Waypoints
Routes
Tracks |
| Upload maps to GPS? |
No |
No |
No |
Yes - Upload
topographic map detail to compatible Garmin GPS receivers only |
| Measurements |
Distance
Bearing |
Distance
Bearing
Area |
Distance
Bearing |
Distance
Bearing |
| Terrain profiles? |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Shaded Relief? |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Generate 3-D views? |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Search/Find and Go To |
place
name, feature name, latitude/longitude |
place
name, feature name, map name, latitude/longitude |
place
name, feature name, map name, latitude/longitude
PLS(Township / Range - some states) |
city name,
latitude/longitude |
| Annotations that can be added |
symbols,
text |
symbols,
text |
symbols,
text, hyperlinks |
symbols |
| Print options |
Include
scale bar, true/magnetic North arrow, grid labels (lat/long or
UTM), header, elevation profile |
2-D,
3-D, route directions, profile, true/magnetic North arrow, grid
labels |
Print
screen view or entire map, set scale, include scale and map name |
Prints map view as
shown on screen |
| Export formats |
BMP,
EPS, GIF, JPG, PCX, TIFF, based on screen view |
TIF,
BMP of active view |
BMP,
TIF, TFW Entire maps may be exported for use in GIS applications |
tab delimited text
(*.txt) format for use in a word processor or spreadsheet |
| View and print map border
information? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| For more info directly from
Manufacturer |
(415)
558-8700 |
(978)
792-1197 |
(978)
792-1197 |
(888)
450-4922 |
(800) 800-1020 |
| |
National
Geographic TOPO!
State Series |
MapTech
Terrain Navigator |
MapTech
Terrain
Navigator PRO |
iGage
ALL TOPO MAPS |
Garmin
MapSource
US Topo |