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Updated 3/9/2006
Article ID: 131

DeLorme Magnetic Declination Update

Most DeLorme mapping applications use the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) magnetic declination file to perform various functions within the applications. On December 16, 2004, NOAA released a new version of the file that makes the previous version (which was released with most DeLorme mapping applications) obsolete.

If you do not install the update on this page, the Find and Route tabs within your DeLorme mapping software may not function correctly.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The steps for downloading the update vary based on which product you have installed. See the three groupings below to find your product.

To Download the Update for:
  • Street Atlas USA® 2005 (all versions)
  • Street Atlas USA 2004 (all versions)
  • Street Atlas USA 2003 (all versions)
  • Topo USA® 5.0
  • Topo USA 5.0 RacerMate Edition
  • Topo USA 4.0
  • Topo USA 4.0 RacerMate Edition
  • 3-D TopoQuads® 2.0
  • XMap® 4x
  • XMap 3x
  • XMap/GIS (all versions)
  1. Close your DeLorme program.
  2. Click Download Now at the bottom of this list.
  3. Save the file to the desktop.
  4. Locate MagneticUpdate.exe and double-click it.
  5. Click OK to update your magnetic declination file. The status window displays all of the products that have been updated.
  6. Click Close. Installing this update once will update every product in this grouping that is on your system.

Download Now (254KB)

If you cannot download an executable file, we offer the file in Zipped (compressed) format.

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To Download the Update for:
  • Street Atlas USA Deluxe (ONLY)
  • Street Atlas USA Road Warrior Edition (ONLY)
  • Topo USA 3.0 (ONLY)
  • XMap Business Version 1 Volume 3 (ONLY)
  • XMap Handheld Street Atlas USA Edition (ONLY)

Warning: These updates will only replace the magnetic declination file if the program was installed to the default location (ex. C:\Program Files\Topo USA 3.0). Use the steps in the next section if you have installed the program to a location other than the default.

  1. Close your DeLorme program.
  2. Click your product's link at the bottom of this list.
  3. Save the file to the desktop.
  4. Locate the file and double-click it.
  5. Click OK to update the file.

Street Atlas USA Deluxe

Street Atlas USA Road Warrior Edition

Topo USA 3.0

XMap Business Version 1 Volume 3

XMap Handheld Street Atlas USA Edition

 

To Download the Update for:
  • Any product in the previous section that was installed to a folder other than the default.
  • Topo USA 3.0
  • Street Atlas USA Deluxe
  • XMap Handheld Street Atlas USA Edition
  • Street Atlas USA Road Warrior Edition
  • Topo Tools (all versions)
  • Map Print Pack
  • XMap 3x
  • XMap Business 1v2-1v3
  • XMap Express
  • XMap Express Plus
  • XMap Geographic
  1. Close your DeLorme program.
  2. Click Download Now at the bottom of this list.
  3. Save the file to the desktop.
  4. Un-zip wmm-2000.dat to the products program folder (ex. C:\Program Files\Topo USA 3.0). Select the option to overwrite the existing file, DO NOT change the file name.

Download Now (2KB)

 

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