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All Topo Maps & GPS Training
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All Topo Maps ATM 101
Training DVD's

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ATM
101: detailed training on DVD.
Included with every new
All Topo Maps V7 full map set (the first
map set that you purchase for each machine.)
The complete All
Topo Training DVD is now available for viewing
online:

[
Training
Video: Click Here! ]
May also be purchased separately
for $49.50 [
click here to purchase online ]
ATM
101 (8 hours 53 minutes)
1. Introduction
2. Installing All Topo and Options
3. Installation without Administrative Privileges
4. Copying the Data CD’s to your Fixed Drive
5. Basic Viewer Components, Buttons and
Menus
6. Extra Displays that you can enable
7. Updating the All Topo Program and maps
via the internet
8. Measuring Distance, point-to-point and
along a path
9. Annotation Projects: adding annotations
to a map
10. Project Management: saving, backup and
packaging
11. The GPS Tool
12. AutoGeolink: hooking pictures to GPS
tracklogs
13. BigTopo 7: building custom coverage
maps
13B. BigTopo 7 Pro: (Optional Tool) Seams
100K, 250K maps.
14. Map Colors and Hillshading
15. Using Digital Orthophotos
16. Quickshape Files: (the demo Land Ownership
-LO disk)
17. Exporting Maps and DEMs to other apps
(GeoTIFs)
18A. Coordinate styles (DMS, DM, D, UTM,
MGRS, State Plane)
18B. Datum and Local Reference Frames (boring…)
19. Projecting New Annotations (metes and
bounds descriptions)
20. Converting GPS waypoints and tracks
into descriptions
21. Deed Plotter+ (with Mike Johnson)
22. Triangulation: finding a point with
two compass readings
23. The PLS Tool: Township, Range Section
and Aliquot Parts
24. Elevation Tools: nifty line-of-sight
tools
25. Importing and Exporting Data (shapefiles,
textfiles…)
26. Tricks for Surveyors: NGS Data Sheets
& Inverse Tool
27. The Legend Tool
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Neal Gray

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Neal
Gray is a long time AllTopo expert. As the
premier RTK Survey GPS and survey equipment
vendor in Montana, Neal has extensive practical
knowledge gleaned from years of survey and mapping
experience.
Neal regularly teaches AllTopo
workshops in Montana and the west. Neal also
does contract ranch mapping.
You can contact Neal at Selbys
in Billings Montana:

Selby's is
a AllTopo Gold Dealer:
http://www.selbys.com
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Mike Johnson

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Mike Johnson is one of the
country's leading expert in the interpretation
of Deed Descriptions.
With over 20
years of experience and selling, supporting
NET Deed Plotter (and
nearly 10 years selling & supporting AllTopo
Maps), Mike offers accredited, Continuing Education
(CE) training seminars for BOTH NET DeedPlotter
and AllTopo maps. These CE seminars have been
approved by many state agencies for real estate
appraisers/brokers, title insurance examiners,
county assessor/clerk mappers, etc., and many
professional organizations (AI, ASFMRA, IRWA,
IFA for appraisers), AAPL (land-men),
and others. See the web site below for more
information.
You can checkout
who has already approved the seminars for CE
credits and the schedule of the pending seminars
at:
http://johnsonmapping.com/seminars_all_topo.htm
If you would
like to see a seminar in your area (or even
hold one "in-house") contact Mike to talk about
it. With your assistance, the chances are very
good that it can happen.
Mike is also
a AllTopo Gold Dealer and does contract mapping,
specializing in deed and ownership plotting.
Feel free to
contact him directly at:
970 Waterford St., Suite B
Casper, WY 82609
Phone: 307-235-9975
Fax: 307-235-9976
Toll Free: 800-211-8531
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Contract AllTopo
Job Plotting
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Selby's in
Billings Montana is an excellent source of contract
plotting for AllTopo jobs. Typically all they
need is your background BigTopo and your annotation
file. (Optionally you can package an AllTopo
project for best results.) Contact Steve at:

Igage Mapping Corporation also performs
contract plotting of AllTopo jobs. Igage uses
Epson K3 Ultra Chrome inks on traditional paper
and Weatherproof Paper.
Checkout [
plotting services ] for more information.
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Mark Silver

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Mark Silver is the founder and head
programmer for the AllTopo product. Mark produced
and narrated the ATM101 DVD training set (see
above.)
Besides understanding AllTopo,
coordinates, projections, datum, local reference
frames, topographic maps and rectangular survey
issues (PLS) as well as anyone, Mark is a GPS
know-it-all and is the point guy for Magellan
Professional GPS receivers (GIS and Survey Receivers).
If you can keep Mark on-track,
he can provide a wealth of mapping and survey
experience for your application.
Mark teaches advanced All
Topo Maps courses at our Salt Lake City training
facility and on-demand in Utah, Nevada and Wyoming.
Contact Igage for scheduling information +1
801 412-0011 x0.
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