Version 4.5 released - new Topo Map server

[ScottMorris]

We're happy to announce the release of v4.5 of both the Pro and Basic product.  The main new feature is the addition of the "US Topo" tileset, which replaces the now deprecated "Topo" tileset.  The old Topo tileset was downloaded from MSRMaps.com (formerly Terraserver) which has been shut down (read details here: MSRMaps shutting down).

Previously downloaded maps in the old Topo tileset will still be available to existing users, but future downloads have been disabled.  For more details, read the forum thread:

http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=7159.0





Head over to the Download Page to try TopoFusion out, free of charge.

Registered users refer to your registration email for the download link, or go here to request your code and the download URL.

Full list of changes

For a complete list of changes see the Revision History

[ScottMorris]

Existing users -- since Terraserver is currently still up, you may not want to download v4.5 just yet since it will not even attempt to contact the old server.

You'll notice that the same Topo, B/W aerial and Urban tilesets will remain active on your copy of TF.  New users will not see them at all, and options to view/download or process them do not show up.

[ScottMorris]

So far, the new US Topo  server seems quite fast, and appears to be hosting the same 'vintage' maps as the old MSRMaps data  (as shown in the map comparison above).

Unfortunately, I have noticed that is has some gaps in coverage, most notably (for me) Tucson Mountain Park and some of Tucson.  It might be related to maps that were incorrectly registered before, on MSRMaps -- there was always an annoying offset in TMP.

Luckily MyTopo is the hot setup -- with correctly registered maps and awesome quality.  Please give their company a look and go support their other products (such as printed paper maps).  They are an awesome company.

http://mytopo.com

[ScottMorris]

One note for existing users:

The new "US Topo" is a completely new tileset in a different map projection.  So you will be starting over from scratch.  There's no reasonable/good way to combine the old topos with the new ones, unfortunately.  Any old maps you had downloaded will still be available, but only as their own tileset in the old "Topo 2M, Topo 4M, etc" tilesets.

[manumuskin]

I have noticed some gaps myself.I live in the south Jersey pine barrens and there is a one 7.5 minute map gap across the very center of the barrens.Now why would you cover all of south jersey only to leave a one map strip across the state east to west blank?the Indian Mills,Chatsworht,Woodmansie strip is blank.I have also notcied some small gaps in MD,WV and pa,areas i frequent a lot.All these gaps are small.Why?I could understnad large gaps but small spots are hard to explain.

[manumuskin]

Scott

I use the USA photomaps program and they use the same black and white aerials you had here and their site is still working.If you go here  http://download.cnet.com/USAPhotoMaps/3000-12940_4-10060586.html and download the program you can download all the 95 aerials you want.Perhaps you could figure out where their aerials are coming from and use them for Topofusion? they have topos somewhere on the program also but I have never used them and don't know where their located.I believe these are down though since a friend of mine uses this too and he doesn't have topos now.

[ScottMorris]

Just a follow up, please see this other thread if you are interested in B/W aerials:

http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=7171

[manumuskin]

This is getting old.Their down again.I wish they'd make up their minds.Is msr maps going down or staying up?

[ScottMorris]

Yeah, it is odd that it is up/down.  It could be intentional to help get the word out on the closure, or could signify they are considering keeping the service.  Hard to know.

[Vegas Runner]

How do you do a batch download with "US Topo"? I do not see the option in the list.

[ScottMorris]

Unfortunately support for that is not available, but planned for the next version.  Sorry.

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