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Meridian Gold - 3D Topo or DirectRoute ?
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| Serial # 19781010 2006-05-29, 5:48 pm |
| I do a lot of traveling in one state. Outside Engineer planning pole
line routes. Which is the more desirable Mapping software ?
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| Jack Erbes 2006-05-29, 11:48 pm |
| Serial # 19781010 wrote:
> I do a lot of traveling in one state. Outside Engineer planning pole
> line routes. Which is the more desirable Mapping software ?
Sounds like you could use both DirectRoute North America and Topo 3D.
The first to find and get around on highways and the second to plan and
mark off road (topo) positions.
Jack
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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)
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| I prefer the older MapSend Topo. It shows trails that the 3D program
doesn't. With the 3D program they send you to Trails.com, which is an extra
fee, etc. As far as the actual topography goes, as far as I can tell,
there's precious little difference between the two.
FWIW, if you're doing serious planning, you're far better off using a laptop
and a variety of map sources. Since I'm mostly a Mac person, the MacGPSPro
program is a good example of something that can digest a lot of different
maps, satellite photos, etc. Indeed it would be handy to be able to upload
your customized maps to the receiver, but that's a bit of a trick.
Lastly, for serious work, the best approach would be to obtain a
receiver/system that is appropriate to the task of small and large scale
surveying. I don't think I'd even want to plan a simple fence pole line on
varied terrain using the consumer GPS + map products. IMHO of course.
On 5/29/06 10:41 AM, in article eecm72lhbubpfqn74o1e
04mur7u64tcle8@4ax.com,
"Serial # 19781010" <fuud@rudd.net> wrote:
> I do a lot of traveling in one state. Outside Engineer planning pole
> line routes. Which is the more desirable Mapping software ?
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