TUMONZ Module : 2003 Colour Aerial Photos product reviews

I had a little bit of an issue getting this module to work, but I suspect the error occured on the OUTSIDE of the PC, ie. the dozey wazzik who installed it. Let the program do it the right way, do NOT try to over-ride it. After a complete removal and re-install PROPERLY, it worked just fine and dandy!

Though the coverage zones are a little sparse, this add-on to the highly accomplished TUMONZ engine adds a little extra detail to your maps. When combined with the coverage from the 2002 Colour Aerial Photos pack, and the Black-&-White Photo sets, you get about 70% of North Island and 50% of the South Island covered.

This can be good for end-of-journey navigation when utilising the Route Solving system built in to the later versions of the engine, and available as an upgrade for some older versions too. With the photos, you can print out zoomed-in maps of tricky navigation spots and use the buildings themselves as landmarks, giving you a much smoother, stress-free ride. Great for all those blokes who hate asking for directions. *GRIN*

Overall, though I can understand the high cost of aerial photography, the usefulness of this module is limited to some degree, but if combined with all the other photo sets the scope of practicality is vastly expanded. Photographers can pre-plan their location shoots, without ever having been near the spot (seeing what the terrain is like, tree density, roads nearby, etc), trampers and hikers can examine the environment they plan to pass through, allowing them to pack accordingly, that sort of thing.

On it's own, this module may prove a little disappointing, however, if you can see the potential benefits of this sort of added detail, you would be well advised to invest in the entire Aerial Photo set and give yourself that extra coverage. You won't miss a thing, and the coverage zones are only increasing as time passes on.

Overall, yup, this is a good'un.