National Geographic Back Roads Explorer 3D

Topographical maps with road data for all 50 states on 18 CD-ROMs!



Hikers, sportsmen, and outdoor enthusiasts: now, you can travel off the beaten path anywhere in the United States, with Back Roads Explorer 3D on CD-ROM.  Pan and zoom across almost 2,000 United States Geological Survey maps featuring all 50 states in extraordinary detail.  Customize your route as you seamlessly navigate multiple animated three-dimensional preview of your journey as you wind through your chosen path stopping to admire the panoramic vistas along the way.

And with the bonus of GPS support for most popular receiver brands, it's easier than ever to transfer your routes and waypoints between the program and your handheld GPS device!  USGS accuracy, 3D views with Fly-Thru technology, and GPS compatibility: it all combines to put Back Roads Explorer 3D at the forefront of on-road/off-road trip planning.

• 3D views and Fly-Thrus
• Seamless USGS topographic maps of the entire United States
• Customize and print photo-quality maps
• Enhanced GPS support
• Updated  with current roads and streets

Preview

Explore all 50 states using nearly 2,000 United States Geological Survey topographic maps at 1:100,000 scale. (1:250,000-scale maps for Alaska and Hawaii)

Back Roads Explorer 3D offers:

• Updated streets and highways
• Seamless scrolling across multiple maps
• USA Place Finder to quickly locate over 2 million points of interest

Plan

Prepare and highlight your itinerary, then take an animated tour of your route complete with 3D views. 

Back Roads Explorer lets you:

• Draw routes and calculate elevation profiles
• Add text and symbols to the maps
• Insert notes, pictures and Web links
• Discover the exact elevation and latitude/longitude of any location
• Customize and print photo-quality maps

Position

Brimming with a wealth of special features for GPS users, Back Roads Explorer 3D works with the top brands of handheld GPS units to:

• Import routes and tracks to the software
• Export routes and waypoints to the receiver 
• Find and manage all geocaches in your selected area

 

• Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP
• 486 DX/66 MHz PC or higher processor
• 64MB of RAM + 8MBVideo Memory
• 2X CD-ROM Drive
• Monitor supporting thousands of colors

• OS 10.2 or later
• 350MHz G3 or better
• 128MB of RAM + 16MB Video Memory
• 2X CD-ROM Drive