COMPARISON CHART

Some of you have asked how FootPrints compares to Geocommunicator or Google Earth. It's kind of an apples and oranges situation. We have very little in common with either program. We created FootPrints because none of the available mapping programs were easy to use or had enough information by themselves for our needs as prospectors.

The first difference you will notice is how fast FootPrints is. If you are used to working online you will be amazed at the difference. It will also be obvious how readable and sharp our maps are compared to what is available elsewhere. We go to great lengths to sharpen, color match and balance our mapping layers so they work smoothly together.

Of course the reason many prospectors buy FootPrints is for the Claims layers. We are the only map to plot the actual boundaries of all the claims. You will not find this feature anywhere else.

There are over 12 Gigabytes of map and database info squeezed into every FootPrints map set. There is no way we can list all the features and advantages for the prospector. Below you can compare some of the more important mapping functions. Feel free to ask more questions!


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Feature Geocommunicator
SPEED
Source
Internet Connection
Required
Internet Connection
Required
Installed on Computer
No Connection Required
Available
Not available without
internet connection
Not available without
internet connection
Always Available
Anywhere
Speed
SLOW
Up to several minutes
per map
SLOW
Up to several minutes
per map
FAST
Less than 4 seconds
per map
DATABASE
Database
YES
Difficult to use
NO
YES
Rich One Click Custom
Interactive Database
3D SHADED ELEVATION
Shaded Elevation
YES
YES
Only with KML/KMZ code added
YES
Two Custom
3D Relief Maps
Aerial Imagery
Ortho
YES
YES
YES
Resolution
10 foot
3 foot
9 inch to 3 foot
Custom
TOPOGRAPHIC
Base Map
YES
YES
YES
Custom
Transparent Overlay
NO
NO
YES
Custom Overlay
ELEVATION CONTOURS
Contours
NO
YES
Only with KML/KMZ code added
YES
Multi-Level Custom
High Resolution Contours
ROADS
Roads
YES
YES
YES
Custom Ortho-rectified
HYDROGRAPHY
Streams
YES
YES
YES
Custom Ortho-rectified
Basins
NO
NO
YES
Custom Derived
Basins
Flow
NO
NO
YES
Custom 3D Water Flow
Wetness
NO
NO
YES
Custom 3D Wetness Plots
GEOLOGY
Geology
NO
NO
YES
Custom
Map
Geology Database
NO
NO
YES
Custom Database
LAND OWNERSHIP
Ownership
YES
YES
Only with KML/KMZ code added
YES
HISTORICAL MINES
Mines
NO
NO
YES
Custom
Ortho-rectified
Map
Mines Database
NO
NO
YES
Custom Database
MINERAL CLAIMS
Actual
Mineral
Claims
Boundaries
NO
NO
YES
Actual Claims Mapped to their actual boundaries
Mineral
Claims
Names
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section and only with KML/KMZ code added
YES
Mineral
Claims
Locator
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section
NO
YES
Mineral
Claims
Location Date
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section
NO
YES
Mineral
Claims
AMC
#
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section and only with KML/KMZ code added
YES
Mineral
Claims
County Filings
NO
NO
YES
Actual Images of
Original County Filings
Mineral
Claims
Database
YES
Only to the nearest quarter section
NO
YES
Custom Database
MAJOR CLUB CLAIMS
Identifies Major Club Claims
NO
NO
YES
GPS DOWNLOAD AND DISPLAY
Tracks
NO
YES
YES
Waypoints
NO
YES
YES
PRINT RESOLUTION
Print
Resolution
72 dpi
Screen Shot
72 dpi
Screen Shot
8x10 at 150 dpi
Custom Map Print
PROJECTIONS
Projections
One Mercator
Projection
One Mercator
Projection
Two Projections
Lat Long and Mercator