DeLorme Topo USA 8.0 User's Guide

Topo USA® 4.0 User Guide

Welcome 9 To Run Topo USA 4.0 Use the following steps to access Topo USA 4.0. 1. Insert a Sat 10, 3-D TopoQuads, or Topo USA 4.0 data disc into your

Point Objects 99 Finding a Custom Symbol by Symbol Category The Symbol Category you assign to a symbol in XSym is different than the name you attach

Point Objects 100 To Find a Symbol by Its Name Use the following steps to find a symbol by its name. 1. Click the Find tab. 2. Using QuickSearch, t

Point Objects 101 To Edit a MapNote Use the following steps to edit a MapNote. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area. 2. Edit an exist

Point Objects 102 Note: The Text Label tool is part of one of four draw tool options which provide pull-out menus with hidden tools. See Hidden Draw

Point Objects 103 5. Select the Latitude/Longitude option, or use the Distance and Bearing/Angle option in conjunction with the Latitude/Longitude

3-D 104 3-D 3-D Overview Topo USA 4.0 gives you the ability to render a 3-D map of a selected region on your map screen. This 3-D map provides you wi

3-D 105 Using the 3-D Map Use the 3-D functionality of Topo USA 4.0 to see your map in a topographical, 3-D view. Change the look of your 3-D map by

GPS 106 GPS GPS Overview Topo USA 4.0 allows you to take advantage of the Global Positioning System (GPS) through an interface with most GPS receiver

GPS 107 Data acquired from a fourth satellite pinpoints the receiver's exact location. This additional positioning information allows the GPS re

GPS 108 2. Click Clear to delete any GPS points from the current map display. 3. Under GPS Options, select any or all of the following check boxes:

Welcome 10 Region 3 Great Lakes and Plains IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI Region 4 Southwest AZ, NM, OK, TX Region 5 Mountain States

GPS 109 Use the following steps to change these coordinates to those of your choice. i. Connect your GPS receiver to your computer, set the receiver

GPS 110 • While your receiver is acquiring data, many red dots display on your map (except with Magellan receivers). You may have to zoom in to see

GPS 111 Monitoring Your GPS Status Once you have initialized and begun tracking, you can continue to monitor the status of your GPS connection, your

GPS 112 Acquiring—A red blinking circle indicates the GPS receiver is not yet receiving sufficient satellite data to determine your position. This st

GPS 113 2. Click the Route tab and then click Directions . The Route Directions dialog area displays. 3. From the route list on the left, double-c

GPS 114 Logging Once you begin tracking with your GPS receiver, Topo USA 4.0 lets you log, or record, your route as you travel. To Log Your Route Us

GPS 115 You can also: • From the Playback Speed drop-down list, select the desired option (2x, 5x, 10x, 25x, or 50x) to increase the tracking speed

GPS 116 To Download a Routes, Waypoints, and Track Logs Use the following steps to download routes, waypoints, and track logs. 1. Connect your GPS

GPS 117 GPS Receiver Tracking Waypoints DeLorme Product Settings Other Information name. Routes use the name specified by the creating program. Ga

Route 118 Route Route Overview The Route tab in Topo USA 4.0 allows you to perform the following functions: • Create and edit routes. • Calculate r

Welcome 11 Saving Topo USA Data to Your Hard Disk Drive Your Topo USA data can be saved to your hard disk drive so that it is readily available witho

Route 119 Notes: • Adding a via or waypoint further back from the Finish point between existing points causes the route to double back on itself, ad

Route 120 • When placing points at Mag 7 or 8 it is possible that they are closer to another trail not connected to the one on which you are trying

Route 121 Editing a Route You can modify your route in several ways in Topo USA: change your route name, your start and finish, and add new stops and

Route 122 Displaying Routes on the Map Topo USA automatically displays all of the routes you create in the current project. However, you can choose t

Route 123 An Exit dialog box displays if more than one item has been updated. All updated files are listed and are selected by default. • Click

Route 124 10. To rename a waypoint, select it, click Rename , enter the new text, and then press the ENTER/RETURN key on your keyboard. 11. To change

Route 125 9. Click Use Defaults to reset all settings to their factory default. 10. Click Done to return to the Advanced dialog area. Note: A dia

Route 126 To Edit Roads Use the following steps to edit roads. 1. In the Route tab, click Advanced to open the Advanced Routing dialog area. 2. Cli

Profile 127 Profile Profile Overview The Profile feature in Topo USA 4.0 lets you perform the following functions: Generate a cross-sectional Profile

Profile 128 • Double-click a location on the Profile graph to center the map on the location without changing the zoom level. • The highlighted pro

Welcome 12 How do I transfer waypoints? With Topo USA 4.0 you can upload and download waypoints between your computer and your handheld device, if it

Profile 129 As you move the pointer along the Profile graph, a small crosshair follows along the corresponding object on the map. 2. Click any of th

Profile 130 Statistical Data Options Along with the Profile elevation graphs, you have access to other statistical information about your profile in

Profile 131 Note: Distance displays in the units selected in the Units dialog area of the Map Display tab. For more information, see Setting Units of

Map Display 132 Map Display Map Display Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you customize the appearance of certain map features and units of measurement to m

Map Display 133 To Set Custom Features This is an advanced feature which lets you create a specific, custom set of map features for your map display

Map Display 134 Map Feature Option Descriptions The following items are available for selection in the Features dialog area of the Map Display tab. S

Map Display 135 USGS Quadrangle Coverage The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle coverage is indicated by red lines. These display at zoom level 8-0 or great

Map Display 136 Notes: • Coordinate system terms are included in the Glossary in the Help system. • UTM/UPS coordinates are best used with NAD27 da

NetLink 137 NetLink NetLink Overview Note: You must have an Internet connection to use the NetLink tab. NetLink provides registered users with acces

Legal Information 138 Legal Information DELORME TOPO USA® 4.0 SINGLE-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT This Agreement is your license to use the Topo USA softw

Welcome 13 What is a project? Topo USA 4.0 lets you save all of the work you have done in the mapping application as a single workspace so you can op

Legal Information 139 Print Distribution. System output may not be distributed to third parties for general or unrestricted use, sale or resale, or

Legal Information 140 No Consequential Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENT

Legal Information 141 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following discla

Help 14 Help Help Overview There are several ways to get more information on Topo USA 4.0 features and functionality. On-Screen Help Help is availabl

Help 15 • If a topic has any secondary index references, a window displays the secondary index options. Click the item of interest to display the to

Help 16 Tip: Before clicking Print, expand any links in the topic which include information you want to print within your topic. • While in the Help

Help 17 ToolTips When you point to any of the Topo USA 4.0 tools for a few seconds, a short label (ToolTip) displays on your screen describing the to

Basic Functions 18 Basic Functions Basic Functions Overview Map control in Topo USA 4.0 is accomplished by using standard mouse point-and-click funct

Table of Contents 1 Table Of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Basic Functions 19 Use the following steps to zoom out. 1. Drag the mouse in an up-left direction on the map. A staircase with a small square displa

Basic Functions 20 Control Panel The Control Panel, located to the right of the map view, displays information pertinent to the current map view and

Basic Functions 21 East, 135 degrees is Southeast, 180 degrees is South, and so forth. For example, when you select 90 degrees from the drop-down lis

Basic Functions 22 Notes: • Measure objects (lines and areas) are saved with the current project. When a new file is created, the measure objects

Basic Functions 23 Note: The graphic above displays Sat 10 data, available separately from DeLorme. Additional Facts About Split-Screen Functionali

Basic Functions 24 map at zoom level 8-0 and you click the Zoom Out 1 tool, the secondary map displays at zoom level 5-0 and the primary map at 7-0.

Basic Functions 25 MapNote Type (Color) MapNote Label Information Blank MapNote (white) A blank label, which you can edit yourself. Note: Once a Ma

Basic Functions 26 Info Right-click a point, symbol, feature, or area on the map and then click Info to identify it and view detailed information abo

Basic Functions 27 Route: Activate, Hide, Delete, and Profile Route Options • To activate an inactive route, right-click the desired inactive route

Basic Functions 28 3. Open or switch to the program where you want to paste the text. 4. Click to select the location where you want to paste the t

Table of Contents 2 USING THE SECONDARY MAP...

Basic Functions 29 Type of item Description For more information edit yourself by using the MapNote/Text Label tool in the Draw Tab. Text labels

Basic Functions 30 To Resize the Map and Tab Area Using the Drag Method The drag method can be used to resize these areas horizontally or vertically.

Basic Functions 31 Zooming In and Out With Topo USA 4.0, you can use the Zoom tools to quickly change the zoom level of the map view. Increasing the

Find 32 Find Find Overview There are two Find options you can use to search for and locate places and other map items in Topo USA 4.0: the QuickSearc

Find 33 Notes: • Use a comma to separate city and state (Atlanta, Georgia), point of interest and state (Space Needle, WA), parts of an address (444

Find 34 To delete MapTags, click the Find tab and then click the Select tool . Note: The Select tool is available on both the QuickSearch and Advanc

Find 35 closest matching, valid ZIP Code. You can browse through results in either direction to the first (or last) item in the database. • Category

Find 36 4. Type information in the text fields to the right of the Find and Within fields. The fields available are based on the selected Find and W

Find 37 Education and Cultural • College • Local Park • Park • School • State Park • University Natural Features • Beach • Canyon • Crater •

Find 38 • Bridge • Exit • Ferry • Foot Trail • Highway • Hiking • Interstate • One Way • Railroad • Road • Street • Trail • Tunnel Trave

Table of Contents 3 PRINTING TIPS...

Find 39 • Partial words are recognized when performing a search. For example, when using a keyword such as ATM, search results might include items u

Find 40 • There are two types of results lists: Most searches provide a fixed number of results. If all the results do not fit in the screen area, a

Print 41 Print Printing Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you perform the following functions: • Print your map view • Print your routes and/or route dire

Print 42 box locks the print area, changes the tab label to red, and the makes the three Zoom Tool buttons unavailable. You can still pan the map and

Print 43 • Change the MapNote or text label font, style, size, and/or color to make it more noticeable. Saving a Map as a Bitmap Image You can save

Print 44 8. Click Save to File . The Save to File dialog area displays. Note: Save to File is a toggle button; when clicked, its name switches to Pr

Print 45 2 x 2 Multipage Map 3 x 3 Multipage Map 3. Align two adjacent sheets, placing the trimmed edge on top of the non-trimmed edge. Notes: •

Print 46 4. Using two small pieces of removable tape, tack together the aligned sheets. Note: This is a temporary measure. Steps 6 through 10 descr

Print 47 9. Keeping the length of the tape taut, carefully apply the tape to the seam until both sides are fixed to the work surface. 10. Press the

Print 48 To Print a Route Use the following steps to print an existing route. 1. Verify you have the correct project file open and the route you wan

Table of Contents 4 Points in Rectangles, Circles, and Arcs...

Print 49 To Save Your Route Directions This process is very similar to printing your directions. Use the following steps to save your directions. 1.

Print 50 Note: Clear the Lock Print Settings check box to change the zoom level and scroll to adjust the print area. The Print Scale adjusts automati

MapData 51 MapData MapData Overview The MapData tab in Topo USA 4.0 lets you manage the type of data you view on your maps and save separate views of

MapData 52 How Do I Manage My Map Data? You can add map data to Topo USA 4.0 by clicking Data and then clicking Add. Can I Send Routes or Draw Files

MapData 53 • .tp4 (Topo USA 4.0) • .tp3 (Topo USA 3.0) • .tp2 (Topo USA 2.0) • .dpp (Map Print Pack USA) • .saf (Street Atlas USA® Deluxe) • .x

MapData 54 Note: You can use the check box next to each file to display or hide it on the current map view. Renaming a Project Projects are untitled

MapData 55 To E-mail a Transfer File This procedure creates an attachment file, but does not permanently save any file to C:\DeLorme Docs\projects. U

Draw 56 Draw Draw Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you add draw objects, such as routable roads/trails, waypoints, tracks, text, symbols, waypoints, MapNot

Draw 57 What are Area Objects? Area objects are those objects consisting of one or more closed line objects, such as: • Polygons • Rectangles • Ci

Draw 58 2. Click File to open the draw file editing area. A check mark in the check box next to the file name in the file list indicates the file di

Table of Contents 5 To Place a Circle at a Specific Location...

Draw 59 8. Select the desired file from the Import Draw File dialog box and then click Open. The draw objects of the imported file display. A new dr

Draw Files 60 Draw Files Draw Files Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you add draw objects, such as routable roads/trails, waypoints, tracks, text, symbols,

Draw Files 61 To Create a New Draw File Use the following steps to create a new draw file. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area. 2. C

Draw Files 62 To Delete a Draw File Use the following steps to delete a draw file from the current project. 1. Open the existing project which conta

Draw Files 63 3. Click File to open the draw file editing area. Note: The draw file editing area is categorized by draw file type (for example, all

Draw Objects 64 Draw Objects Draw Objects Overview Draw objects added to a draw file contain points which give the object its shape or allow you to s

Draw Objects 65 Rectangles—shape points at the four corners, but the lines between the shape points contain no editable end points. When you click on

Draw Objects 66 6. To move the copied object, use the table below. If the draw object is a... Then... Line, Arc, Spline, Polygon, Rectangle, Circ

Draw Objects 67 5. Draw objects are moved in different ways: If the object is a(n)... Then... Routable Road, Routable Trail, Track, Line, Arc, Sp

Draw Objects 68 To Delete Multiple Draw Objects Use the following steps to delete several draw objects. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialo

Table of Contents 6 AUTOMATIC PAN...

Draw Objects 69 5. Drag the point to: • Any other shape point within a line, spline, polygon, arc, rectangle, or highlight. • The center point of

Draw Objects 70 Deleting Points and Line Segments from Draw Objects You can delete points from routable road/trail, track, line, spline, polygon, and

Line Objects 71 Line Objects Line Objects Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you add linear draw objects to a draw file in your current project. Linear objec

Line Objects 72 5. Type the name of the road you want to add in the Street Name text box. Note: Name each routable road you add so you can locate it

Line Objects 73 • Reshape the line by dragging any of the points in the line to a new location. When you select a shape point of a line segment with

Line Objects 74 Notes: • While in Draw mode, you can use the Compass Rose or the white hands along the map edges to scroll the map. • To delete all

Line Objects 75 8. To finish the line draw for the new trail, enter the last point on the map screen and click Done . The new trail displays on the

Line Objects 76 • Click Done to finish your edit. OR Press the ENTER key on your keyboard. OR Click outside the object's active box on the

Line Objects 77 4. Click the Select tool and then click the track you want to edit. • A box displays around the selected track. • The shape poin

Line Objects 78 3. Create a new draw file or edit an existing draw file. 4. Click and hold the Line/Arc/Spline tool to view its hidden options. Sel

Table of Contents 7 SETTING MAP FEATURE PREFERENCES...

Line Objects 79 5. Change any of the line style, color, or weight options of the existing line. OR Change the line to a map line feature by clicking

Line Objects 80 7. You can then place additional points, lines, or other draw objects on the map in reference to the first line by entering a specif

Line Objects 81 9. Click the map to designate the start and end points of the arc. Note:The coordinates of each point display in the corresponding

Line Objects 82 To Place an Arc at a Specific Location Use the following steps to place an arc. 1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.

Line Objects 83 Map—Choose this option instead of the creating a spline with the Style, Color, and Weight options. Add splines which reflect actual m

Line Objects 84 Notes: • You can display either bearing or distance by clicking the drop-down arrow next to the Bearing or Angle text located below

Line Objects 85 Highlights: Drawing, Editing, and Placing Topo USA 4.0 lets you add highlights to a draw file. You can adjust the highlight color to

Line Objects 86 • Reshape the highlight by dragging any of the points in the highlight to a new location. When you select a shape point of a line se

Line Objects 87 Joining and Breaking Linear Objects With Topo USA 4.0, you can join two or more tracks, lines, arcs, or splines into a single entity.

Area Objects 88 Area Objects Area Objects Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you add area draw objects to a draw file in your current project. Area objects a

Welcome 8 Welcome Welcome to Topo USA 4.0 Tip: To view Help, click a book once to read its overview. Double-click a book to read its overview and vie

Area Objects 89 To Edit a Circle Use the following steps to edit a circle. 1. Open the project containing the draw file with the circle you want to

Area Objects 90 To Draw a Rectangle Use the following steps to draw a rectangle. 1. Open an existing project or create a new one. 2. Click the Draw

Area Objects 91 3. Click and hold the Polygon/Rectangle/Circle tool to view its hidden options. Select the Rectangle tool . 4. Select one of the f

Area Objects 92 Tip: Obtain the area of the polygon by adding a detailed MapNote using the right-click function. To Edit a Polygon Use the following

Area Objects 93 3. Click and hold the Polygon/Rectangle/Circle tool to view its hidden options. Select the Polygon tool . 4. Select one of the fiv

Point Objects 94 Point Objects Point Objects Overview Topo USA 4.0 lets you add point draw objects to a draw file in your current project. Point obje

Point Objects 95 4. Click and hold the Routable Roads/Routable Trails/Waypoints/Tracks tool to view its hidden options. Select the Waypoints tool .

Point Objects 96 4. Click and hold the Routable Roads/Routable Trails/Waypoints/Tracks tool to view its hidden options. Select the Waypoints tool .

Point Objects 97 Tips: • When editing, moving, or deleting a symbol, click Undo to undo the last action. If you decide not to undo the last action,

Point Objects 98 Tips: • While in Draw mode, you can use the Compass Rose, map edges, or Overview Map to scroll the map. • When editing, moving, or