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which would seem to be the first raster-based map available on a Garmin GPS.īut based on my frustating experience just now, and then reading this: Note that for Shasta, the NW map also dips down into California a bit, but this map seems to be better:Īlso, for the Sierra, a true raster-based map is available: Within Garmin Mapsource, you can't view both these trails and the top maps, but on your gps unit you can view both layers simultaneously. The one drawback is that it doesn't show trails, but this: Takes a long time to install, but given the 20-foot contours and huge geographical extent, hardly surprising. Better than most of Garmin's own 24k-level maps for national parks too. I overlooked it initially since the documentation was pretty sparse, but it has 20-foot contour intervals, which is better than the single-state maps others have posted.
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Update - so for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington - install this: My wife does GIS work for a living, so I'm going to experiment with some areas to see if she can display them on my GPS. I expect these freebie maps will improve over time (as well as eventually cover all states), but they'll still be vector based.īy contrast, this utility allows raster maps to be shown on Garmin units: Topo would have only the usual widely spaced contours (although I can't verify this right now, since Mapsource is no longer recognized my East CD for U.S. (And no, Mt Greylock is not the latest addition to the National Park system, but the AT crosses it, hence Garmin's inclusion in its National Park system, given how few national parks we have out here.) And U.S. I suppose this is to be expected given the huge job that the Cali map maker faces!īack home in Mass., for Mt Greylock, Freebie has all the place/feature names but for some odd reason has 50-foot contours (instead of 40-foot), whereas for some other odd reason Garmin National Park has 20-foot contours. Freebie for Wasatch: Freebie was superior in every way.Īt Lassen, Freebie matched Garmin National Park contours, but lacked place/feature names, although contours were comparable (which are poor in U.S. The details do vary by state, because as the fine print indicates, many of these are works-in-progress, so definitely check for updates.įor example, I compared Garmin U.S. However, contour lines are usually at 40 feet, which alone is far more helpful than Garmin's U.S. The freebie maps are generally the equivalent detail of Garmin's National Park series, so derived from 24k-level USGS data, but the rendering is far different. (And anticipating running out of space on my current 1 gig card, I bought a 2gig for only $8 including shipping from newegg.)
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I'm still a big believer in bringing along a printed map (on waterproof paper, from software like National Geographic that scans USGS quads), along with a traditional sighting-mirror magnetic compass, but these third-party hobbyists now seem to be bringing out the full potential in Garmin's GPS units. (And when I toggled back-and-forth between Garmin 100k topo and the freebie 24k topo, the differen was striking.) I've downloaded several states and viewed them from within Mapsource: pretty much comparable to the areas that Garmin covers with 24k-derived detail. (Except for the WA map, which is currently $80.)Ĭhecking out the forums briefly, looks like other maps should be coming up soon.
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Yet now pretty much every western state is available, all referenced from one website:Īnd for free too. Various website had instructions for using free gov't data to create your own maps, but looked pretty involved. I had read awhile back that some Polish software whiz had reverse-engineered the Garmin code, and I saw some downloadable maps, but not much.
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Plus the price would really add up if you ski in multiple states. but available only on micro SD cards, which means you can't combine different states or map types (e.g., city navigator & topo) on one card, you can't view the maps on a computer, and you'd better not lose that super-small card. Garmin has started to cover other states with 24k-derived detail: The nat'l park CDs are pretty good if they cover where you ski (and fortunately the entire AT corridor counts as a "nat'l park" for the eastern CD), but if they don't cover where you ski, you've been stuck with the 100k-derived nat'l CD. topo CD covers the entire country and is reasonably priced, but the contour intervals are really lacking.
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Okay, maybe everyone already knew this, but until now the big downside of Garmin GPS units has been the topo maps.