Software:Street Atlas USA

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Street Atlas USA
Developer(s)DeLorme
Initial release1991[1]
Operating systemWindows
Macintosh[2]
TypeMapping

Street Atlas USA is a mapping platform created by DeLorme. Originally released in 1991, it was both the first consumer mapping software available on CD-ROM and the first mapping software to offer detailed street maps of the entire United States on one disc.[3][4][5]: 121 

Summary

Street Atlas USA contains map information of each of the 50 states down to the street level.[6] Each version has complete, detailed coverage of the streets of the United States (as of the date of its publication).[3][5]

Versions

  • Street Atlas USA 3.0[7]
  • Street Atlas USA 4.0[8][1]
  • DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006[9]

DeLorme dropped support for Macintosh computers in 2002 after announcing that they would not develop Street Atlas USA for Mac OS X.[10]

Reception

Los Angeles Times called Street Atlas USA well worth its slightly higher price.[11]

Street Atlas USA ranked 11th on PC Data's list of Top Selling Software for July 1997.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Street Atlas USA 4.0 Transforms Travel and Productivity for Home or Office". November 4, 1996. Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970605101834/http://www.delorme.com/StreetAtlasUSA/pressstreetatlas.htm. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 
  2. ↑ "Street Atlas USA". Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115210023/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=21917. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hemmerdinger, J. (October 24, 2010). "For DeLorme, a coup d'tech". The Portland Press Herald: p. E6. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416060206/https://www.pressherald.com/2010/10/24/coup-dtech_2010-10-24/. 
  4. ↑ King-Gordon, Stacey (2011). Packaging Makeovers: Graphic Redesign for Market Change. Rockport Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 9781592533992. https://archive.org/details/packagingmakeove00stac/page/101/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Henry, Elizabeth (2003). "DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.". in Tina Grant. International Directory of Company Histories. 53. St. James Press. pp. 121–123. ISBN 9781558624832. https://archive.org/details/internationaldir0000unse_v5o3/page/121/. 
  6. ↑ Harper, Steve (April 14, 1996). "Street Atlas USA a must for travelers". p. 46. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/199621839/. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 
  7. ↑ Mannes, George (July 28, 1996). "CD-ROMance lost on road". Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250415052222/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/167186398/. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 
  8. ↑ "Street Atlas USA 4.0". November 1996. p. 260. https://archive.org/details/microtimesissue100unse_80/page/260/mode/2up. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 
  9. ↑ Bertolucci, Jeff (December 9, 2005). "DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006". Archived from the original on January 5, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060105091121/http://reviews.cnet.com/DeLorme_Street_Atlas_USA_2006/4505-3661_7-31563885-2.html. Retrieved June 26, 2026. 
  10. ↑ Staff writers (August 5, 2002). "Odds and Ends: Mac OS X 10.2 Kills Artifacts; DeLorme dropping Mac Support". CNET. CBS Interactive. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/odds-and-ends-mac-os-x-10-2-kills-artifacts-delorme-dropping-mac-support/. Retrieved July 18, 2026. 
  11. ↑ Reilly, Richard (March 25, 1996). "Finding It Proves Easier on Some CD-ROM Maps Than on Others". Archived from the original on April 22, 2026. https://web.archive.org/web/20260422082735/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-25-fi-51040-story.html. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 
  12. ↑ "PC Data Hits List of Top Selling Software July 1997". Archived from the original on June 29, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980629000612/http://www.pcdata.com:80/html/top_sellers/jul97_pc_per_prod.html. Retrieved June 15, 2026. 



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