National Geographic Back Roads Explorer

Platform: Windows NT, PDA, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 95

Main Features

Mid-level USGS topographic maps
Exportable to your Pocket PC or Palm Device
GPS Ready - Load your GPS with personal routes and waypoints
Customizable - Print with photo quality

Product Description

The National Geographic Back Roads Explorer makes it easier than ever to take the road less travelled! This incredible set of 17 CDs will help you discover all the beauty and wonder the United States has to offer. Hit the road with the mapping tool preferred by travelers and outdoorsmen across the country!

Product Details

Title: National Geographic Back Roads Explorer
Sales Rank: 3413 in Software
Publisher: National Geographic
Platform: Windows NT, PDA, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 95, CD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 3 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great Software Great Price: This is great software. Ive used it my car with laptop and GPS on a variety of road trips MN, TX, LA, UT, MO, AR and gotten myself into and out of many situations without a hitch, except for being towed out of a bayou in Louisiana twice but that was my bad not the softwares. This software will allow you to get to places… More reviews

Gone are the days of free gas station maps: When I was a lad, I used to walk into the office of any service station and grab a stack of free road maps. There were maps of the city I was in, nearby states, and even the USA. Gas was allot cheaper in those days too! Those were the days..... Now here's a product that almost fills the empty feeling… More reviews

Lots of Bugs! Topic Entertain publishes this CD: The company Topic does a lousy job at customer service. As for the developer, maybe some third rate company. The scans of the maps are not high enough for area blow ups. Everything is fuzzy at best. The interface is clumsy ... sluggish ... backwards! This is the 21st Cen! If you have a Garmin, stick with their apps for… More reviews

Works much better than the alternatives: I've used versions of topo mapping software from Topo!, Garmin, DeLorme and National Geographic.
I use maps for hiking and the quality in the 17-CD set is very good. Garmin MapSource has the same territory in 3-CDs and the detail in much more minimal.
Back Roads with version 4.2.3 of Topo! from Nat Geo's… More reviews

Major Problems with this software.: Wish I could give this one less than one star. Don't waste your money with this one. If the software actually worked, it reports to do many of the things that I was looking for.
First problem -- the software claims to be compatable with Magellan's Explorists series. Tech Support (at least that's what they call themselves), says it is not.… More reviews

Accessories

Check the following accessories for National Geographic Back Roads Explorer:

HP/Compaq CQP101 HP Trifold Case for the iPAQ Pocket PC - Black