I'm new tho GPS...I have a brother in the Philippines and he needs to draw his trails (basically make his own map) over the mountains. Will this work?
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I would have to say no, your brother would probably need something with a map similar to the Garmin GPSMAP 64 Worldwide with High-Sensitivity GPS and GLONASS Receiver, just an example you can get anyone you choose. It may cost a little more but to make your own map you would need one of the slightly more advanced models.
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With this unit you can mark your waypoints as you travel, so you can return to your starting place using the way points you entered earlier. You could also enter know waypoints from a map such as google earth. A built in topo. map is not part of this unit.
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I have used it to mark my way on horseback and then retrieve and review those trails. My other Garmins would then transplant to my computer mapping software and I would print them. I have not interfaced this Garmin with my computer and I can not recall if it will just because I no longer do that. Mine works fine in USA I do not know why it would not work in PI. I have had several Garmins this is not my favorite to use on horseback.
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Obviously you can use your GPS for your trip.... you might find that there are a few road changes, dead ends, etc. but for the most part you have to remember that 97% of everything is still the same (I mean, how much can countries do to their roadways in 5 years!). BTW, the same holds true for yout GPS and American roads. I've had an argument or two with my other half as to what the GPS is telling me but there is no longer a road there!Be patient-- Happy trails--
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Thanks, Valdvogel...you gave me just the info I needed. Of course, the first inclination is to purchase an expensive NUVI, but it's good to know that an earlier hand-held works even better! We already have a GPS (Staples brand) that works great for road directions, but it uses wrong coordinates for geo-caching. It's just too difficult to"translate" the coordinates for every cache! Thanks again!
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I had trouble loading from a sd card .I have Montana 650t. I had to get the CD-to load the trail maps.
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I think it would. As long as your marking your waypoints, because it doesn't use maps.
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As far as I remember you can follow your reverse course. It doesn't have "maps" as such, but plots your course and gives you your current location. I used it for a backup on my sailboat and just logged the lat/Lon on my charts along with my DR plotting. Since there are no maps but only plotted waypoints, you can use this anywhere you have GPS sat. coverage.
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Does anyone have information on source of Garmin or TomTom maps for road navigation in Chile?Thank.Pete Sexton
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Yes, more or less. You go into "Base Camp" on your PC and you can mark waypoints and create routes. If you don't have the TOPO maps, you won't have any elevation lines or any trails. Not all trails are included on the TOPO maps, but even if they aren't, sometimes there are points of intrests that you can mark etc. For example, a lot of the trails in the Adirondacks are on there, but a lot of the trails in the Catskills are not, but some points of interest are and the peaks are. Of course, you can also mark waypoints as you hike and record your track as you hike as well. I find it to work out very well. Yes, more or less. You go into "Base Camp" on your PC and you can mark waypoints and create routes. If you don't have the TOPO maps, you won't have any elevation lines or any trails. Not all trails are included on the TOPO maps, but even if they aren't, sometimes there are points of intrests that you can mark etc. For example, a lot of the trails in the Adirondacks are on there, but a lot of the trails in the Catskills are not, but some points of interest are and the peaks are. Of course, you can also mark waypoints as you hike and record your track as you hike as well. I find it... » Read More Yes, more or less. You go into "Base Camp" on your PC and you can mark waypoints and create routes. If you don't have the TOPO maps, you won't have any elevation lines or any trails. Not all trails are included on the TOPO maps, but even if they aren't, sometimes there are points of intrests that you can mark etc. For example, a lot of the trails in the Adirondacks are on there, but a lot of the trails in the Catskills are not, but some points of interest are and the peaks are. Of course, you can also mark waypoints as you hike and record your track as you hike as well. I find it to work out very well. « Show Less
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I wasn't able to create my own route with multiple way points on this unit. My old TomTom is the XL and I downloaded the free Tyre program that works with Google Earth to create itineraries. Tyre works with TomTom and Garmin and you can create an itinerary with lots of waypoints or stops. You can also edit itineraries you already have on your TomTom. Needless to say I bought the VIA 1605 but returned it. Like you I wanted a unit I could create my own itinerary with lots of waypoints.
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I suppose, it should work, because there is no reason not to work. GPS works everywhere. After your activity (run/cycle/swim/etc), you just upload your track to the web site and review the track on the online map (such as TomTomSports or RunKepper)
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You can download GPX files of routes for hiking and biking. Also some maps that you can purchase have these routes printed on them. Yes the GPS does show your elevation very accurately. I have compared it to the elevation markers at the top of hikes and it is within a few feet.
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Yes and no. Yes, just put batteries in it and you can track your path on the trail, right out of the box. If you are expecting trails to be already marked on the built-in map, no. For that, you'll need to download or purchase additional maps.
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the magellan software does not come for Mac, but my Explorist 510 is communicating fine with the Garmin software BaseCamp on my Mac. It might depend what you want from the software. I just download tracks and then can superimpose them on GoogleEarth
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I had no luck with the Magellan from the start, the maps wouldn't load, etc......I bought a Garmin and am pleased with the performance. I'm sorry I can't help more.
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Good question. I have never tried it but don't see why it would not work. As long as the ipilot is on and operating to allow the GPS function to trace the track. Next time out I'm going to try it.
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Navigon continues to officially sell maps in Europe, but no longer officially supports North America. As a matter of fact, they ended hardware sales and support in North America years ago...friend laid off as a matter of fact. If you're tech savvy, there are unofficial, generic maps available that are supported by this unit, but you'd need to look up which file type and then download it to a flash card. I started using Google Maps on Android and traffic is only tradeoff...Google Traffic isn't quite "fully baked" yet. Stand alone GPS era has just about passed into history. :- (
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Sorry, I can't answer that one. I have a gpsmap 96, and it works fine on that.