QuakeMap - GPS mapping software

QuakeMap Product Description

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QuakeMap is a powerful GPS/mapping program for your Windows computer. It can be downloaded here for free. The trial mode allows you to use most features indefinitely. When you need to unlock certain powerful features, a License Key can be ordered here.

QuakeMap is designed for ease of use. It features intuitive user interface, supports most popular Garmin and Magellan receivers, reads and writes GPX files and makes viewing of your GPS data easy. Most functions are just one click away, and waypoints data conveniently shows in small pop-ups as you hover the mouse over the map.

QuakeMap displays aerial and topo maps from Terraserver-USA.com. You can print the maps and take them on the trail. QuakeMap also displays relief maps of the world. QuakeMap downloads maps from the mapping servers as needed, utilizing your broadband Internet connection.

With extensive GPS support, QuakeMap is designed to be your hiking/geocaching companion. Draw your route, print aerial and topo maps and see waypoints (including geocaches) on the map. Load them to GPS. Load track logs from GPS and analyze them. Watch your current position on the map.

QuakeMap fetches earthquake information from several public "recent" lists, and overlays it on the map. You can also download historical earthquakes going back more than 2000 years from public sources and display them on the map.

Click here to see Palm Springs area with some recent earthquakes on it. (more pictures here).

QuakeMap keeps original data links.
Geocaches and earthquakes on the map are linked to their original web pages, allowing you to reach detailed original information with a single click.

Create your own Annotated Trips with web links.
You can edit GPS track logs and associate web links with selected trackpoints. These points become visible links on the map - clicking on them brings up the browser with associated web page or picture. If you have your photo collection on the Web, make a track log with your comments, create links to the pictures and share your trip (as a .gpx file) with your friends. See a sample here.

QuakeMap allows you to take aerial and topo maps on the road.
After you preview aerial or topo maps while connected to the Internet, you can run the program again - now away from the network connection. A powerful Pre-Load function allows you to load aerial/topo tiles for selected area. QuakeMap works with cached maps on the road - panning, zooming in, positioning with GPS.

Need more information? QuakeMap User Manual is available on-line (compiled help file, 1.2 Mb) here. Select to save it on your hard drive or just open it.

QuakeMap can be used for education, recreation and entertainment.
QuakeMap is your easy to use and powerful GPS companion software. QuakeMap gives you an easy and quick way to get first-hand objective information about earthquakes in your area. Please see our LIABILITY DISCLAIMER for the terms of using the information obtained by QuakeMap program.

Frequently Asked Questions

for technical questions please see our support FAQ.
problems with your order? please visit order help.

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Why do I need QuakeMap if I already have mapping software that came with GPS? You will enjoy aerial and topo maps that we show and print. QuakeMap makes it easy to perform standard tasks for hiking - waypoints loading, printing maps etc. Our support for Geocaching ".loc" files makes your preparation for the treasure hunt a snap. Using OtherGPS? Click here to learn why add QuakeMap to your tool belt.

What states are covered by QuakeMap? Aerial and Topo coverage depends on Microsoft TerraServer and is available for most of the continental United States. As for relief maps, currently California, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Hawaii are covered in detail. Click here to see QuakeMap Coverage Map. Within the "high coverage" area you will be able to zoom in to any point, up to resolution of 150ft/pixel on the relief maps. The rest of the world is covered at reasonable resolution, so that locating earthquakes is easy and precise.

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Where does the seismic data come from? The list of recent earthquakes http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin is a service provided by the National Earthquake Information Service (NEIS) of the U. S. Geological Survey. The NEIS is located at the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) in Golden, Colorado, USA which also serves as World Data Center A for Seismology. The NEIS is responsible for reporting on moderate to large earthquakes throughout the U. S. and large earthquakes worldwide. Other source of information is Southern California Earthquake Center http://www.scecdc.scec.org/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html. QuakeMap connects to NEIS and other web pages directly from your desktop.

How soon can I see an earthquake on the map after it happened? QuakeMap will have information about an earthquake as soon as it polls its data sources (e.g. the NEIS "quake list" - a near-real-time bulletin of the NEIS). NEIS has a formal publication criteria for the "quake list", and performs thorough verification before publisthing an earthquake. Local "quake lists" use automatic publishing processes and can be much more responsive than official NEIS "quake list", so the earthquakes may appear on your screen with only 5-10 minutes delay. QuakeMap needs to poll the data sources as often as possible to eliminate additional delay.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The accuracy of the earthquake or geospatial information, mathematical formulas used in QuakeMap software, or results produced are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The informational services delivering the data do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Mapping servers used by QuakeMap are not guaranteed to deliver uninterrupted service. Due to complexity of the earthquake phenomena and possible errors in collecting and processing data an expert opinion is recommended to evaluate all aspects of a particular earthquake, as well as to evaluate the risks associated with earthquakes activity in an area. QuakeMap software and the results produced by it should NOT be used for the purpose other than education or entertainment. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. The Author and Resellers are not responsible for any decisions based on the presented data, raw or processed, nor for any damages resulting from your usage of QuakeMap software and/or services.

QuakeMap uses data produced by government agencies, including USGS, and universities, but is not affiliated with any of them.