garmin mapsourse:Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom

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Mapsource topographic US 2008 (DVD-Rom). Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100000 scale USGS maps. Terrain contours, topographic elevations, summit locations with elevation, trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads. Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams. Elevation profile on PC and compatible units; estimate terrain difficulty features lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, compgrounds and trails.

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Explore every nook and cranny of the U.S. with the help of Garmin's Topo U.S. 2008 topographical mapping software. The DVD features digital topographical maps for the entire U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, with a host of valuable details. It's also easy and convenient to load data to your compatible Garmin device. Just pop the DVD in your PC, then connect your Garmin GPS receiver via its USB port. Once connected, you'll have access to topographical mapping detail no matter where your adventures take you. Details include:

• Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100,000 scale USGS maps
• Terrain contours and topo elevations
• Summit locations with elevations
• Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads
• Interstates and major highways
• National, state, and local parks, forests, and wilderness areas
• Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams
• Searchable database of cities, geographic names, summits, lakes, and more
• Elevation profile on PC and compatible units; estimate terrain difficulty
• Allows you to plan your next outdoor adventure on your PC and download routes, waypoints, and map detail to your compatible Garmin GPS
• Lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers, and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, campgrounds, and trails

• Usgs Topographical Data At 1:100.000 Scale
• Terrain contours, topographic elevations
• Summit locations with elevation
• Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads
• Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams

Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom Reviews

Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom Reviews

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203 of 208 people found the following review helpful: Alternative to buying MapSource Topo 2008, June 29, 2008 By  E. Benson "Ed B." (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews    Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom (Electronics) First, I'm not knocking the TOPO US too much. It is expensive and does not have high resolution but it fills a niche. If you need a TOPO map in a hurry, I suppose it is the best alternative. I've had my Garmin Legend HCx for several months now. During this time, I've hunted for a reliable alternative to TOPO US, rendering 24K resolution and not limited to a few National Parks. Looking really paid off. The best solution that I've found is the following: * Free Maps from USGS Seamless Server (24K TOPOs as GeoTiff files) $0 * Any graphics editor program that can handle .tif format $0 * Mapwell (Basic) Google to find (includes raster/vector conversion) $45 * TrackMaker (free version) Google to find $0 Total:... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comments (9) 208 of 216 people found the following review helpful: Decent mapping if you don't require auto-routing capability, August 25, 2007 By  L. G. CHARLOT (California, USA) - See all my reviews    Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom (Electronics) TOPO 2008 has some good points: it's half the price of most of Garmin's other cartography products, and it doesn't require an unlock code. Read some of the reviews on Garmin's "City Navigator North America" product - there are some real horror stories about the problems people have had with Garmin's unlock code system. NOTE: In specific discussion of how TOPO 2008 interfaces with a GPS, the unit used in this review is a Garmin 60CX. What you get with TOPO USA 2008 that's good: 1. It adds a lot of city streets and county roads that are not included in the base map. However, the positional accuracy of these roads is often pretty bad. But at least having them would probably help you find an address if you got lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood or rural area. Unfortunately though, the road network in TOPO 2008 IS NOT AUTO-ROUTEABLE. In other words, if you try to generate a point-to-point trip route in either MapSource or in the GPS itself, the route will not... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comments (8) 99 of 101 people found the following review helpful: Garmin Topo US 2008 vs. DeLorme Topo USA, November 4, 2007 By  T. Inukai (MD USA) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom (Electronics) I have been using DeLorme Topo USA to create trail routes and waypoints for hiking and backpacking trips for a number of years. I have also been using eTrex for GPS navigation for almost the same amount of time (I am now using Vista Cx). Recently, I purchased Garmin Topo U.S. 2008, hoping to save time to find/create trails and waypoints. But, I was wrong. Although the resolution and price of Garmin and DeLome products are about the same, Garmin Topo U.S. 2008 is a big disappointment. I spend more time with Garmin Topo U.S. 2008 to find trails and create waypoints. Below are my observations. - It's impossible to find trails till you zoom in into about 1 mile resolution. Then, you loose a big picture of an entire trail. Also, it's very difficult to distinguish trails from roads and elevation contours - a display contrast is quite bad. - Since it does not have a capability of selecting trail segments, it requires to manually creates a number of waypoints... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment (1)

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garmin mapsourse:Garmin MapSource WorldMap (CD-ROM)

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If you're heading for remote parts of the world, WorldMap has you covered. WorldMap provides basic worldwide maps for your Garmin device, including areas where no other detailed maps are available. These general maps display political boundaries, coastlines, cities and towns, major interstates and highways, lakes and rivers, and urban areas and railroads. WorldMap also includes U.S. Interstate exit information, including fuel and service stations, restaurants, hotels, campsites, hospitals, and banks. WorldMap is most useful for those parts of the world where no other detailed Garmin maps are available.

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Garmin's WorldMap MapSource CD-ROM provides worldwide coverage with base map-level detail, including political boundaries, cities, towns, major motorways and/or interstates, and principal highways; lakes, major streams, and rivers; and urban areas and railroads. WorldMap displays excellent coastline detail that includes many offshore islands, as well as worldwide nautical navigation aids such as day beacons, radio beacons, RACONs, fog signals, lights, and buoys. Also shown are U.S. interstate exit information, such as service stations, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, campsites, hospitals, banks, and more. WorldMap includes management functions that allow you to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your PC and nearly all Garmin GPS units (excluding the GPS100 family and panel mount aviation units) while viewing base map-level maps on your PC screen.

It is recommended for use with the GPS III Plus, NavTalk, GPS 12MAP, and GPSMAP 162/168. It is compatible with StreetPilot GPS, StreetPilot ColorMap, GPSMAP 295, and eMap, which require a blank 8 or 16 MB cartridge for loading map data.

• Worldwide coverage with base map-level detail (v4)
• Includes political boundaries, cities, towns, and principal highways
• Displays U.S. interstate exit information
• Management functions allow you to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your PC and nearly all Garmin GPS units
• See Product Description for compatible Garmin products

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94 of 97 people found the following review helpful: OK but no cigar, July 26, 2001 By A Customer This review is from: Garmin MapSource WorldMap (CD-ROM) (Accessory) I bought this to use with my Garmin eMap. For the USA the detail level is the same as came preinstalled on the unit--major highways. I've used it in London, Cambridge, Paris, Tokyo and Munich. There isn't really enough detail to find your way around any of these cities but it is useful for e.g. finding your way from suburb to suburb. The River Cam wasn't very close to where the map had it so it helps to use one's eyes. The maps are dated. We are developing a site in the high Andes near San Pedro de Atacama for the ALMA telescope--the map of that region did not show the Jama Road from Calama to Salta Argentina, a major international route (admittedly less than a decade old--but paved!). Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment (1) 65 of 68 people found the following review helpful: Complete WASTE of money, April 11, 2007 By  Kevin P. Schultz ""The sun now rose upon ... (Ashburn, VA USA) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Garmin MapSource WorldMap (CD-ROM) (Accessory) Background on my use of Garmin products: First, let me say that I have been VERY HAPPY with my Garmin GPSMap 60CSx and using the CitySelect North America road maps for driving directions, finding restaurants, driving to a manually entered address, etc. I had been using them for 12 months when I got ready to leave on a trip to Europe for business. Why did I start shopping for this product? Before I left on my trip, I had a hard time deciding if it would be worth the $350 to get the Europe MapSource. In addition to stops in the UK and Spain, we were scheduled to visit somewhere in Africa, too. We would only be in each country for a couple of weeks, so I didn't think it would be worth spending the money on the European MapSource. Why did I end up buying this product? As a compromise, I thought this World Map (I bought version 3.02) would at least give me the base map and major roads and highways. My expectation was that it would not have anywhere near as much data or... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 19 of 20 people found the following review helpful: Good data for SE Asia, January 19, 2004 By A Customer This review is from: Garmin MapSource WorldMap (CD-ROM) (Accessory) I used the database on my Garmin 76S in Thailand, Vietnam & Laos and found that the data was quite accurate. It even has many of the old Lao 'Lima Site' airfields! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment (1)

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garmin mapsourse:Garmin MapSource U.S.A. Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows)

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List Price : $116.99 Price : $46.00

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Weve mapped every hill and valley. Download data from the MapSource TOPO U.S. 2008 DVD directly to your compatible Garmin GPS. Now you can enjoy topographic mapping detail no matter where your adventures take you. TOPO U.S. 2008 features digital topographic maps for the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It is available in two different formats making it easy and convenient to load data to your compatible Garmin device: MapSource DVD and preprogrammed micro SD data cards.

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Garmin's United States TOPO MapSource CD-ROM is similar to U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000-scale topographic paper maps. It includes trip and waypoint management functions that allow you to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your PC and nearly all Garmin GPS units (excluding the GPS 100 family and panel-mount aviation units). With MapSource, you can view highways, roads, hiking trails, snowmobile trails, backwoods trails, elevation contours, point and summit elevations, some bathymetric contours, geographic names, churches, and schools. Shoreline detail is included for lakes, reservoirs, small bodies of water, waterways, rivers, and streams. Icons represent boat ramps, dams, marinas, campgrounds, public facilities, mile markers, first aid stations, picnic sites, swimming areas, ski areas, wrecks, fuel locations, and dangerous and restricted areas.

In addition, nautical navigational aids for the 50 states are provided, including radio beacons, RACONs, and fog signals; river, harbor, and other lights; and day beacons and lighted and unlighted buoys. Shipwrecks, submerged rocks, obstructions, and other hazards to nautical navigation are also displayed.

Note on compatibility: The trip and waypoint management functions of this product work with nearly all Garmin GPS units, excluding the GPS 100 family and panel-mount aviation units. Specifically, the map-download features of this product work with the eTrex Legend, eTrex Vista, eMap, GPS V, StreetPilot, StreetPilot ColorMap, StreetPilot III, and GPSMAP 76, 162, 168, 176, and 295. Some units may require a Garmin data card to upload map data.

• Similar to U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000-scale topographic paper maps
• View highways, roads, hiking trails, snowmobile trails, backwoods trails, and shoreline detail
• Icons represent boat ramps, campgrounds, public facilities, swimming, and ski areas
• Transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your PC and nearly all Garmin GPS units
• See Product Description for compatible Garmin products

Garmin MapSource U.S.A. Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) Reviews

Garmin MapSource U.S.A. Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) Reviews

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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful: I agree... the detail is lacking, April 11, 2001 By  Dr. Lawrence C. Walters (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Garmin MapSource U.S.A. Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) (Electronics) I bought this product for hikes and to guide me in navigating rivers. Only very major roads are named so I can't use this very easily to calculate my route there. Most roads are there but they just vanish at some points and reappear in others. Using a real topo map it is immediately obvious that these same roads do not dissapear and in fact continue on their course uninteruppted like a road should. The elevations and detail are very course. No trails are shown. I am not very happy I bought this product and am going to look into the roads and recreation to see if it does a better job. FYI I bought this to use with my Etrex Legend which I think is just great. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 59 of 59 people found the following review helpful: Great for basic mapping, August 8, 2004 By  Amazon Buyer (New York, NY, USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: Garmin MapSource U.S.A. Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) (Electronics) After reading all the negative reviews, I was very reluctant to take the plunge with this product. However, as the date of my Vermont hiking trip approached, I decided to go for it. I was very plesantly surprised. Here's what I found: 1. This product provides good BASIC topo maps for garmin GPS (I personally use an etrex legend). If you are looking for 1:24,000 level of precision with every obscure trail, fire road, etc. you WON'T find it here. However, I found the maps to be more than adequate for orienting myself and cross-referencing with USGS paper maps if necessary. (As others have repeated ad nauseam, you should ALWAYS carry paper maps in addition to electronic gizmos like this). Also, as other reviewers have pointed out, you can get good USGS-derived paper maps from Maptech. 2. My experience was that the accuracy was good, once I enabled the WAAS on my unit. I didn't encounter any of the missing lakes, etc. which others have... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment 246 of 265 people found the following review helpful: Definitely lacks detail, September 4, 2001 By  Myra A. Mason (Trout Creek, MI USA) - See all my reviews    Amazon Verified Purchase( What's this?) This review is from: Garmin MapSource U.S.A. Topographical Map CD-ROM (Windows) (Electronics) I got this software for use with my Garmin eTrex Summit, and found it to be less than adequate for my work. As a botanist in the northwoods, I cover a lot of territory each season. I need to be able to view accurate and complete topographic maps, plot my tracks and markers on these maps, and orient locations by legal description -- Township, Range, and Section line -- so that I know, for instance, when I'm crossing property lines, say from public to private land. Mapsource's topo maps have few contour lines and omit many dirt roads, small lakes, and many other details. Most importantly, Township, range and section lines are omitted. In it's favor, Mapsource is easy to use. And the price is good: The entire U.S. for $100. I later obtained MapTech's Terrain Navigator software, and it works much better for me. The details are almost as complete as USGS topo maps. Township, range and section lines are included, as are complete contour lines and even some abandoned, bermed roads (on... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink   Comment (1)

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