| Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k West Topographic Coverage for Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada (DVD) |  | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,116
Format: DVD-ROM
Media: DVD-ROM
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Number Of Items: 20
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Operating System: Other
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.8 x 1.5
MPN: 010-11314-00
Model: 010-11314-00
UPC: 753759093495
EAN: 0753759093495
ASIN: B001RYFYYK
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| Features:
| • | Provides detailed digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:24,000 scale USGS maps, for Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada | | • | Contains detailed hydrographic features, including coastlines, lake and river shorelines, wetlands and perennial | | • | Contains many routable trails, rural roads, city neighborhood roads, major highways and interstates | | • | Displays national, state and local parks, forests, conservation areas and wilderness areas. | | • | Includes BaseCamp¿ software for managing data on GPS and computer, playing back routes and tracks, geotagging photos and more | | • | Also includes Bureau of Land Management township, range and section information, and USGS quad locations |
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Product Description
Topo U.S. 24K Topo U.S. 24K DVD gives access to a wider coverage area than Garmin's Topo U.S. 24k data cards. The new Topo U.S. 24K West DVD provides up-to-date detailed 24k topographic coverage for Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada. Built-in DEM (digital elevation model) data supports 3-D terrain shading and route elevation profiles to help estimate terrain difficulty. With routable roads and trails in metropolitan and rural areas, getting to your destination is made easy by creating point to point routes on compatible units. In addition, you can search for points of interest by name or proximity to enhanced shoreline detail to help prepare you for your next outdoor adventure. Feature Garmin's new computer application, BaseCamp. BaseCamp allows you to plan and manage trips, routes and waypoints on both your computer and GPS. It provides the user with 2-D and 3-D map views, and animated playback of routes and tracks. BaseCamp also supports photo geotagging and allows for photo and map data transfers both to and from your GPS device. Routable road content and searchable business points of interest provided by NAVTEQ searchable points of interest including food and drink, lodging, park, trails, camping, fuel and more Dense contour interval generated from elevation data approximating the 24k USGS quad maps. Enhanced shoreline equivalent to 24k. Built in DEM and 3-D terrain shading on your computer and compatible units. Elevation profile of routes on your computer and compatible units, helps you estimate terrain difficulty. Detailed lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. Geographic place names such as summits, trailheads, towns and natural features. National, state, and local parks, forests, recreational and wildlife area boundaries. Inland lakes detail: bathymetry, fish attractors, navigation channels. Searchable Section, Township and Range where coverage
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 Great new product! May 30, 2009
David H. Bailey (SF Bay Area, USA)
63 out of 64 found this review helpful
I'll cut to the bottom line: As far as I can see, this is the best topographic mapping product available.
It's better than computer maps from DeLorme, National Geographic or other vendors, and much better than Garmin's earlier "MapSource" product. Maps displayed on one's PC or Mac (I've tried it on a Mac) are visually compelling, with very high resolution and near-perfect accuracy. There is also an excellent user interface -- you can browse, zoom, rotate or tilt to your heart's content.
Even better, these high-resolution maps (unlike anything from other vendors) can be downloaded directly into your Garmin handheld. Most recent Garmin models are supported. I was able to download all of California and most of Nevada into a 2 Gbyte microSD card that I bought for my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx (these cards are available from Amazon for less than $10). Also, I have heard that Garmin has recently released a software fix for certain handhelds that permit them accept even larger microSD cards. With a 4 Gbyte card, you should be able to download all or almost all of the maps on this DVD (Cal, Nev, Ore, Wash).
Today while out hiking I was astonished at the detail and resolution on my handheld -- 40 ft topo lines make a enormous difference when deciding whether the hill in front of you is a mountain or a molehill.
The only downside I have noticed is that there aren't very many hiking trails indicated on the maps. But it's always a good idea to obtain a local trail map if one is available. Drivable roads near where I live are all there, and as far as I can see there are no errors of labeling or placement. This is a big relief, because some other products I have seen are loaded with errors.
P.S. (26 Jun 2009). One note on microSD cards: Almost all 4 GByte (or larger) microSD cards currently available from Amazon or elsewhere are actually microSD-HC cards. According to Garmin tech support people, with most Garmin handhelds (including the 60 CSX) do NOT accept microSD-HC cards (as of 26 Jun 2009). So if you buy this map product, and wish to download maps to your Garmin handheld, first check with Garmin before you buy a new storage card. You may be limited to 2 GByte microSD cards.
This thing is a kick! August 21, 2009
Otterman (Seattle, WA USA)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I used this with my Garmin Vista HCx and it works well. If you are deciding between the DVD or the micro SD card that loads into the device, get the DVD. It was well worth it! The DVD lets you look at all of the maps on your computer (Mac for me). You can make routes, tracks, and waypoints and load them into the GPS. Awesome! You do need to buy a blank micro SD card for the GPS though. I got the 2 Gig card for about $7 and loaded topo maps for all of WA, OR, and some of northern CA and I left about 60 Megs open! (This took a few hours!) It is also easier to type in route names on the computer than on my GPS. Another cool feature is the fact that you can right-click your mouse on the map and it will grab the 3-D map and move it around like you are looking at it in your hand. From what I can tell, it does just fine including trails. I did notice one trail so far where half of it was missing. Not sure how many errors there are, but I think there are more things correct than there are incorrect. I am also able to use my GPS to navigate on roads and highways and it will give me turn by turn directions. I mostly use my GPS for hiking and these maps are stellar and are at USGS quality. You can print maps, but I don't think their quality is spectacular. Overall, great product! The only problem I have with Garmin products, in general, is that they have TERRIBLE directions. For example: they don't tell you why you would want to make a route instead of tracks, they just tell you how to make each one. Just use it to figure it out, I guess.
Must Have for Hikers, Backpackers August 20, 2009
Paul Helling (Escondido, CA USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Not sure what I can say about TOPO maps, specifically, other than you're going to need them if you spend any time in the back country -- whether you are hiking or backpacking or just bumming around in the woods. The maps are clear and easy to read on my Garmin HCx Legend. They're not cheap, but what can you do? Sure you can look around online for free, compatible, download-able maps from online sources but I found I couldn't always get the coverage I needed from free maps. Simply put, if you're going to be using your GPSr for anything outdoorsy, on the ground, in the western states of Washington Oregon, California or Nevada just suck it up and get these 24K TOPO maps. Not the 50k:1 or 100k:1 ... Get the standard of the realm 24k:1 TOPO maps. Then learn to actually READ a TOPO map if you don't know how.
Garmin provides two, free to download, guides for using a GPSr. One specifically covers using your GPSr in conjunction with a paper TOPO map. These are both good resources and are worth reading; especially if you're unfamiliar with the wealth of information a good TOPO map provides. Get them here:
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simple to install for this Mac user July 14, 2009
A. Nelson (Seattle)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The DVD installed the map software on the computer with the usual intuitive mac interface. The first time i ran map install it prompted me to download an updated version, which i did. This took 20 minutes. I had the 2GB micro sd card in the GPS. When selecting maps to upload the interface told me how many GB they would take up and how much room I would have remaining. I selected Washington and Oregon and clicked install. The upload to the GPS took about an hour . The maps look great and the device just works with them, without any frustration or complication. I tried using the map manager software and also found it intuitive to make and upload waypoints. Have no fear Mac users!
Great Product! June 29, 2009
Glenn Kamppi (Arlington, WA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After checking the many reviews on various websites, I decided to go for it, and am glad I did! To those out there who are trying to decide whether to go with the Micro SD or CD, make it the CD! The bonus Base Camp software is pretty nice, even though I haven't completely figured it out yet. I'm hiking a lot of trails I've previously hiked over the Fourth of July weekend, so I'll see how it all pans out compared to my Green Trails.
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