Delorme Topo USA v5.0 (DVD) Description:

Delorme Topo USA v5.0 (DVD) review:
5 stars (Works for Me) - I bought this software to plan bicycle routes and produce grade profiles. It does this well and was easy to learn. I run it on a year old laptop computer and the performance is satisfactory.
1 stars (Hikers - Look Elsewhere) - I bought this software for producing detail maps and profiles for hiking. In short, I'm very dissapointed and have uninstalled the app. Why?

- the maps are outdated and inaccurate, many (well established) trails are missing or miss-routed.

- the software is unstable resulting in multiple crashes requiring TaskMan kills (try exporting a profile as a jpeg).

- the UI is awful. Simple tasks require you to hunt through multiple screens with poor (if any) results.

- the search functionality is next to useless. Try finding a lake by name in your local area...

- the on screen nav is cumbersome at best, resulting in magnification or pans that confound and frustrate. Where's the undo?



I've written Windows apps since the early 80's (Win v1.03). This one's what we call a dog.




1 stars (For only the most advanced and patient users....) - I bought this product to use with my Garmin etrex GPS unit. The website claims it is compatable, but it turns out it is not. I was unable to successfully navigate or use more than about 10% of the features, and I consider myself a moderate to advanced user. Another negitive thing about this program is the fact it comes with NO instruction manual! Tech support is a long distance call, available only during very limited hours. Finally, navigating around any map requires constant reloading which takes forever. I have a $3500 computer,as fast as they currently make them and I found myself waiting for images to load constantly. Do yourself a favor and try another program.