TopoFusion.com

TopoFusion Features


Exclusive to TopoFusion's PRO Version

  • myTopo, Open Street Map and Color Aerial maps
  • Shaded relief -- add to any map type
  • Export any map type to .KMZ for use on Garmin 62/Oregon/Colorado/Dakota
  • Cycling Power functionality. Also Heartrate and Cadence visualization.
  • Add and calibrate your own maps - user calibrated maps with transparency
  • New display engine running Direct3D9.
    • faster display
    • graphical waypoint symbols
    • transparency (faster, more extensive combo blending)
    • anti-aliased lines
  • Enhanced PhotoFusion features
    • - Thumbnails on map - mouse over enlarges
    • - Photos as waypoints - can be moved/deleted/added
  • Export/Import of ESRI (ARC) shapefile format
  • And much more...

Available Imagery

MyTopo Topographic (New in v4!)


1:24k, 1:100k:, 1:250k USGS topographic maps, including forest service updates (FR road/trail numbers, campgrounds).
COVERAGE: United States and Canada
SOURCE: myTopo

Open Street Map (New in v4!)


Community effort, creative commons street maps.
COVERAGE: Worldwide
SOURCE: openstreetmap.org



Color Aerial


High resolution color aerials (NAIP)
COVERAGE: 90% of United States (coverage map)
RESOLUTION: Less than 1 meter per pixel
SOURCE: Multiple state and USGS servers


USGS Topographic


1:24k, 1:100k:, 1:250k USGS topographic maps.
COVERAGE: Entire United States
RESOLUTION: 2 meters per pixel
SOURCE: MSRMaps (formerly Terraserver)



Shaded Relief


Add hill shading, with full control over angle, darkness, and exaggeration, to all TopoFusion imagery.

COVERAGE: Entire World (except extreme latitudes)*
SOURCE: NASA's OnEarth Server

* Latitudes 61 S to 61 N are covered by 3D download

Landsat


Color imagery from the Landsat 7 ETM+ satellites.
COVERAGE: Global
RESOLUTION: 15 meters per pixel
SOURCE: NASA's OnEarth Server



Open Cycle Map (New!)


Community effort cycling maps with topo contours and shading.
COVERAGE: Worldwide
SOURCE: opencyclemap.org


Aerial


USGS DOQ black and white aerial photographs at one meter per pixel.
COVERAGE: 95% of United States
RESOLUTION: 1 meter per pixel
SOURCE: MSRMaps (formerly Terrraserver)


Urban Aerial


High resolution color aerials for major urban areas.
COVERAGE: Many U.S. cities (see list)
RESOLUTION: 0.25 meters per pixel
SOURCE: MSRMaps (formerly Terraserver)



Elevation / 3D


Automatic 3D downloads can be combined with any of the above image types for stunning 3D scenes.
COVERAGE: Entire World (except extreme latitudes)*
RESOLUTION: U.S. - 30 meter, World - 90 meter
SOURCE: NASA's OnEarth Server

* Latitudes 61 S to 61 N are covered by 3D download

FUSION Combo Maps


Fuse any two available map types together for amazing new views!
COVERAGE: Varied
RESOLUTION: Up to 1 meters per pixel
SOURCE: Various. See: TopoFusion Combo Maps for example images.


Australian Topographic


1:250k:, GEODATA topographic maps.
COVERAGE: All of Australia;
RESOLUTION: ~6 meters per pixel
SOURCE: MapConnect



Canadian Topographic


1:50k, 1:250k:, NRCan topographic maps.
COVERAGE: 1:250k - All of Canada; 1:50k - Most areas covered
RESOLUTION: ~6 meters per pixel
SOURCE: NR Canada (*)


Tiger Street Maps (discontinued)


The TIGER server was decomissioned in May 2010. Existing maps will continue to be available, but new downloads are no longer supported.
COVERAGE: Entire United States
RESOLUTION: 4 meters per pixel
SOURCE: Tiger Mapping Service

Other imagery

  • Custom WMS server support - add new servers or your own. See: WMS servers
  • User Calibrated Maps - Add and calibrate your own maps in .jpg, .png, .bmp formats. (TopoFusion Pro Only)
  • All maps are downloaded from public servers. You only download the maps you need. Once downloaded, maps are permanently available on the hard drive, for offline use.
  • All maps can be exported to .KMZ format, for use as "custom maps" on newer generation Garmin units (e.g. GPSMap 78/62, Oregon)

GPS Support

  • Transfers GPS tracks, waypoints, routes to and from GPS units. Also supports realtime tracking.
  • Garmin - All USB and Serial Garmin units are supported. Examples include GPSMap 78/62, Oregon, Dakota, GPSMap60CSx, Forerunner 305, Edge 305, VistaCX, eTrex family, GPS12.
    • Direct interface with Edge 705/Colorado/Oregon/Nuvi supported (Pro only)
  • Magellan - USB and Serial Magellan units are supported. Examples include eXplorist series, SportTrack Pro, etc. (Triton units are not supported)
  • NMEA - NMEA gps units are supported for real-time ("live") tracking.

Data import/export

  • GPX - GPS eXchange format.
  • Import - .gpx, .tcx/.crs (Pro only), .kml (Google), .txt (Timex NMEA), .txf (Maptech), .mxf (Maptech), .txt (UTM / Lat/Lon), eXplorist .log / .upt.
  • Import - ESRI Shapefile (Pro only)
  • Export - .gpx, .tcx/.crs, .kml, .csv (excel), eXporlist .log / .upt, .txt (UTM), .txf (Maptech), .mxf (Maptech), .svg
  • Export - ESRI Shapefile (Pro only)
  • Image Export - Export any map view in high resolution (up to 8,000 x 8,000). TopoFusion Pro can also generate high resolution 3D exports.

Display Features

  • Optimized display engine using DirectX.
  • Smooth panning/zooming. Handles large GPS files.
  • 3D view mode available for the entire globe using auto-download or local DEM files.

Photo Management

  • Reads time headers (EXIF) from your digital photos to place pictures along your route. See PhotoFusion.
  • Automated HTML and imagemap generation. Create an image map with thumbnails of pictures taken with a digital camera along your GPS track. See PhotoFusion.

Data Analysis

  • Computes trip statistics: distance traveled, total trip time, elevation climbing/loss, average speed, Pace (minutes per mile), Moving time, stopped time, uphill time, downhill time, flat time, up/down/flat distance, average uphill/downhill grade, max speed.
  • TopoFusion Pro adds Heart Rate, Cadence and Power anaylsis features.
  • Profile tool plots elevation, speed, pace and grade versus distance and time.
  • Track playback plays back your trips in real time, showing position and statistics.
  • Supports 9 map datum including WGS 84, NAD 27, WGS 72, Ordinance Survey

Advanced Features

Further Information

Implementation details - Information on speed, design, hard disk use.

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