OziExplorer or Delorme Topo ??

woody · 12-16-07, 01:15 PM

Looking for pro's and con's to each software...pricing is identical, but it appears that Ozi may offer a bit more if I start heading out of the US...

opinions and thots?

GeoRoss · 12-16-07, 04:17 PM

I would go Ozi.

You have many, many more options in what sorts of basemaps you upload. I have only every used Delorme products for printing out a specific topomap of an area.

I like Ozi for being able to use aerial/sat photos as well as topographic data. It also has pretty good real-time options as well.

spressomon · 12-20-07, 12:48 PM

I have Delorme (& NG & Mapsource/Garmin). I don't like it because you have to drill way down to see details then you loose perspective where you are on the map. I do like the Delorme 3D mode for route selection aid. Generally I prefer NG...just got their latest version with 3D but haven't installed it yet... Haven't used Ozi.

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