---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 08:48:34 -0400 From: Fred Schaff <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: digital topo products (fwd) At 08:22 AM 09/03/1999 -0400, you wrote: >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 13:19:22 -0700 >From: Jenny Stone <[log in to unmask]> >To: maps-l <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >Subject: digital topo products > >Greetings, all. I've got a patron who is looking for information on the >various digital topographic map products out there. He plans scout hiking >trips, and likes to have 8.5x11" printouts he can hand to each of the kids >to follow the trail. He's used Delorme's TopoUSA, but is hoping to find >something that handles contours and custom labels a little better. Can >anyone provide their personal or patrons' opinions of any of the other >products that use the USGS topos as a base? > >Thanks. > >Jenny Stone >___________________________________ I have, use and enjoy DeLorme's TOPO Version 2.0 but recognize its shortcomings. However, the under-$100 price covers a lot of sins for the amateur. 10-foot contours would be nice but that would take the current six CD-ROM set, (only one if you have a DVD CD-ROM), to as many as 20CD-ROMs. A control by the operator that decides when one goes from 50-foot to 20-foot contours would also be helpful instead of the automatic change which, sometimes, requires such a small footptint as to be not very helpful. However, when looking for other sources, (GIS World magazine is a good place), most other contour software are many hundreds to several thousands of dollars. Please, if there are any other options out there, be sure to reply to MAPS-L in general rather than a reply only to the requestor. Fred Schaff