National Geographic Back Roads Explorer 3D
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Despite being a good piece of software, its supposed "high resolution" is just the thing that looks OK at 24k levels, but the image becomes fuzzy when magnified. A very common problem with this segment is that all of them provide the same service, but then charge extremely high fees to get it state by state, which is So, I have used Garmin Magellan, other manufacturers as well as others and the detial remains the same at 24k? Regardless of whether you spend $20 or $120, whatever you buy will be the same. So save your money and keep it simple. As an end user, I have installed Pocket topo onto my PDA, leading to the same results as a $300 handheld, small screen, and a limited selection of A device like Pocket Topo seems like it has limited storage space, so it needs a SD card. Until screens get into the 7 inch range, they will be too small for true reading. It would be more economical this way since chart maps and trial maps, etc. , can be very expensive if you have to use more than half a dozen at once. I like this program, it does its job okay, but until you get better screens on devices and more memory so that you can store all the maps, then this is the best you can do.
It was not clear to me at the time, but the scale for detail on the maps was the same for the state product as it was for the national product. Now that I have installed the National product, I am experiencing a number of problems. It's a surprise! It takes you to a Nat Geo website that asks you to buy the state map when you click to zoom in! Neither my street nor the one I live on are even on a.
Before I bought this useless software, I wish I would have read the reviews. The National Geographic name is on it, yet I fail to understand why. As far as I am concerned it deserves 0 stars if only I could have. As for what it involves, I would like to tell you more but I would just be repeating what others have already said (plus I have to finish packing it up before I send it back. 1) This is the first product I have returned Their refund should be on the way soon! Therefore, I guess I will have to pay for the shipping a second time. I was disappointed that I spent so much time on this.
Additionally, the app offers a host of options such as route planners, flag labels to mark where you've been or where you're going, and the ability to upload It is easy to download maps for your GPS system, as well!.
Two machines have been installed with this software. On a 64 bit computer running Vista, the product failed to install and run. My 32 bit CPU machine running XP was able to run the product after I uninstalled it. As soon as I tried to run the program, it failed immediately. I am very annoyed! On my Vista machine I have also had similar results during the installation of some of my older National Geographic Map programs.
Doesn't work any more, it has become outdated, and it is no longer supported -- don't buy this if you have Windows 8 or 10 -- it doesn't work with Windows 7 or 8.
The whole program can be put on a hard drive so that it runs effortlessly (without the need for the CDs). Using Back Roads Explorer you won't be able to do this. The data is located on CD1 along with the maps for California. Unfortunately, there is no way to identify which files are which and if you copy the entire file to a drive and place it into the topo data folder, the program doesn't As soon as you decide which state you want to apply to, you will have to go to the CD of that state. Disc 1 is the starting point if that is not the place you are looking for. You would have to start over on CD1. When I tried to load the state CD it would not copy to the Hard Drive. Cleaning the disc did not seem to make any difference, but it worked fine off the CD drive. I've had the same issue with state programs, though playing around with different computers and cleaning took care of it. On the back of each CD are instructions and the 18 CDs. In the operating help, you'll find a simple 48 page pdf that offers only a slight amount of details. However, in spite of all that, you get most of the full state versions (to a level of 4) and it is very interesting to be able to follow the roads in relation to a topographic relief and GPS dataset at the same time. Considering the price, it is a pretty good deal, but if you need topo maps, satellite or aerial photos, and generate your own maps you can do this for free online.
You don't need to concern yourself do not know how they came up with the name National Geographic for this product. It is almost like they said, "Let's scan a bunch of maps from the USGS and make the program look like the worst interface ever. " The maps and road details on Google maps and Google Earth are superior, and the interface is more intuitive and user-friendly. In addition, satellite images are available. The best part is that Save your money.
Don't waste it. It costs money and time and offers no return for the effort. If I could rate it 0 or negative I would.
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