+Mr.BadExample Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 I have a Sportrak Color and the Directroute software. I can't upgrade to an Explorist 600 at this time, and I want the ability to route to street locations and view topographic maps. I read the reviews over on backpackinggear.org and think Topo USA would be a great product- I've also seen Street Atlas in use on a friend's laptop. For driving, I think the laptop connection with a GPS works best- you get a bigger view, and voice commands instead of the Hollywood bomb timer beeps. Directroute works great on my PC, but will not install on my laptop, even with the XP patch. Both use XP Pro SP2. Magellan said they would send me a new CD, and while I'd love a backup copy, I don't think this is going to make it work on the laptop's DVD+RW drive. So I'm thinking of getting Street Atlas Plus DVD or Topo USA 5 DVD for the laptop. Downsides to Topo is I can't upload maps to the GPS from it. I guess the real question is, does Topo USA 5 have the street detail that Street Atlas does? Can you get away with just buying Topo USA if you don't care about business phone numbers and other such details? Or should I just get Street Atlas Plus for the laptop, and Magellan Topo 3D to put Topo maps on my GPS (and sell Directroute). I'm leaning toward that, but I'd like to hear from long-term users of any of these programs, to know the limitations. The reviews on backpackgear gave a great overview, but it usually takes a month of use or more to find out what a product's strengths and weaknesses really are. Quote Link to comment
+bigdog999 Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 I don't have Topo 5, but rather Topo 3. It doesn't have the street detail of StreetAtlas. Delorme is one of the few map companies that update their topo software rather regularly (take the hint, garmin). As far as StreetAtlas goes, there are less expensive packages than the Plus DVD. The Plus is only neccessary from the business standpoint. Bigdog999 Quote Link to comment
+Mr.BadExample Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 You're right, I was naming the wrong product- I just want the whole US on a single disc. Quote Link to comment
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