If you purchased XMap 6 [link: xmap.com] with the XMap USA Topographic Data and followed the instructions for installing the software and the data, it’s likely that you have encountered a problem seeing the topographic map data after zooming in closer than data zoom level 6.
The reason for this behavior is simply that XMap 6 was released after XMap USA Topographic Data, so the installation process for the data was not configured to automatically recognize version 6 of XMap.
Fortunately the solution to this issue is very straightforward:
- In the Map Data tab, click the Data button and select Base Data.
- In the resulting Base Data Locations window, verify that the USA Topographic Data is actually missing from the list. By default, it will be listed as:
C:\Program Files\DeLorme\XMap USA Topographic Data 2008. - If it is present, you can simply clear and select the adjacent check box to refresh the data connection.
- If it is missing, click the Add button and browse to the folder listed above or, if applicable, to the alternative location where the data was installed.
- Select the folder to highlight it (but do not open it) and click OK.
- In the Base Data Locations window, click Done
You should now see the USA Topographic Data on the map and it should be added to both the Primary and Secondary Map lists in the Map Data tab. All future XMap projects will include this data by default; however, you will have to manually add it to all previously created projects. To do this, open the project, open the Base Data Locations window as noted above, and clear and select the check box next to the XMap USA Topographic Data location as previously described. Remember to save your project file to record the USA Topographic Data location in your project.
