.: the latest generation of the software

Free 7 days trial of SoftMap 5
and of our TopoWeb service

See the new version of SoftMap and navigate on the maps of one of our TopoWeb services. You have the choice of a trial between:

• Québec at the 1:20,000;
• Ontario at 1:10,000 and 1:20,000;
• One Canada Region at the 1:50,000;
• 2 departments in France at the 1:25,000;
• California at the 1:24,000.

the module is included and allows data exchange with Garmin and Magellan GPS receivers and with all receivers using NMEA 0183 v.2 protocol. SoftMap GPS cannot transfer maps to your GPS receiver.

System Requirements

• An IBM-compatible microcomputer with a Pentium II 233 processor (or higher).
• 128 megabytes (Mb) of random access memory.
• A minimum of 300 Mb of free space on your hard drive.
• Windows version 2000, XP or Vista.

*No topo maps are included in SoftMap 5. If you own SoftMap products, you will be able to open them in SoftMap 5. If not, you will need to buy a subscription to a TopoWeb service (see TopoWeb Subscription).

SoftMap 5 includes the main functions of version 4: seamless navigation, printing, search tools, etc. SoftMap 5 installs (installation demo) beside SoftMap version 4, when required, and restores the existing SoftMap data on your computer: cartographic references, personal database, SoftMap databases (place-names, addresses, and metadata), and GPS databases. Languages: click to go directly from English to French in the software. Check updates: click in the Help menu to search for available updates and access the download files. Activate map download: will enable the display of the maps in the window as the user navigates: requires a subscription to TopoWeb and an Internet connection. Download speed: the maps are available in high or low resolution to allow a selection based on the download speed of the user. The Cache : saves the downloaded maps on the hard drive for future display of the same area. The installation of SoftMap 5 is completely automatic if you have an active Internet connection: with your serial number, the software will receive confirmation from the server and install the registration key on your computer. The installation can also be done via fax or telephone. Major differences with version 4 are related to increased user-friendliness. SoftMap 5 replaces any possible SoftMap Plus version 4 updates: all updates and upgrades will not be added in version 4. SoftMap 5 is the only way to install the GPS module from now on: if the GPS module is not already activated in your version 4, you can no more install a key to unlock it: you must buy and install SoftMap 5 whose price is cheaper than the GPS module for version 4. SoftMap 5 can work off-line: the maps in the Cache are available off-line as are the maps in your SoftMap products on CD-ROM or on your hard drive.

SoftMap 5 will enable you to use the maps in the different SoftMap products in your Palm Powered TM or Pocket PC device. Define the limits of the maps that you want to upload in your PDA and view them with the PathAway 4 software (sold separately). To use those new functions, you need a Palm Powered^TM or Pocket PC device, the SoftMap 5 software and the software PathAway 4. The only limit as to the size of the maps that you can transfer is the available memory of your PDA. The maps are highly compressed and will take little space in your handheld. For example, a map at the 1:50,000 scale covering 16 square kilometres will have 250 KB and a 4 square kilometres map at the 1:20,000 scale will have 450 KB. This tool is the button Upload to PDA.