Has the topo maps been upgraded since 2008? Seems underlying maps is the biggest gripe.
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gpsfiledepot.com has a number of excellent free topo maps for different regions of the US. I've used the Souheast Topo United States and (3) Northeast Topo United States maps quite a bit. These don't seem to be actively updated. May be ~4yo. Others may be updated more often. Search on the website for maps of the states you need.
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you can down load maps from any where and can set it up for any where no sd card it's extra, the topo maps show the hills and valley in color and streams roads
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I know you can download the topo maps so I don't know of any real difference. With the 650t I got the rechargeable nicad batteries and the standard Topo map set which works great so far. I may download further topo's but not at this time for what I am doing.Joe
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Yes. The elevation follows topo lines just like a regular topographical map. Also when you drag your cursor or set a waypoint it will have a drop-down box with elevation and other useful information.
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Topo map shows roads...birdseye shows fields,timber lines,any kind of land marks, ect
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I also have the 2008 maps. Rarely do I run into changes, and I doubt that you will in Italy. Eastern Europe can be more tricky though, there could have been more infrastructure changes.
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I had the Topo 3D quad program with the USGS maps but it was no longer available for updates. I purchased the Topo North America 10.0. Like you say the maps are basic. You can purchase the map programs for a yearly fee and download USGS, color, satellite and other imagery. I tried this but I what I didn't like about it was that you don't get a whole "region" like in the 3d Topo Quad maps but you have to go in and choose the maps from a grid map and go grid to grid which is time consuming if you have a larger area. Now if you are only wanting a small area, that is fine. What I did was imported my old 3D quad regional maps into my program and I have the whole regions I want without having to labor over downloading bits at a time. The downside is the maps from my old program will not have the current mapping since they are older maps. For my area that is not that big of an issue.
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Thanks for the reply, Craig!Do we need to buy the topo software directly from Garmin, or does Amazon carry it? (I couldn't find it here.) Will we need an extra memory card to hold the topo data for a region? I'm trying to figure out what the total expense will be for all the add-ons we'll want/need before we choose a unit.If you were choosing between an eTrex and a GPSMAP unit today, which would you choose?Thanks again!
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No, and I am considering purchasing a new GPS unit that does include lifetime map updates. It won't cost much more than buying new maps for this one. most directions are fine, but there are some changes since 2010 when I bought it and I would update if I could.
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The base model soes not. You can buy a model that has the 100k topo maps installed
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In response to R. Sherborne's post you mention that you were able to update your 2008 maps to 2009 for free. I'm extremely interested to know where and how you did this. I am anxious to update my Nuvi 360 to the 2009 maps but the garmin site charges $70.00. Any tips would be appreciated.
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it seems absurd to me that they all dont just come with lifetime maps... that said -- then why would anyone buy the update! heck ive driven all across this land with decades old maps.
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Did anyone pay 4 map upgrades prior to the malfunction?just wondering if they are preprogrammed to lose the function after a certain #of upgrade warnings?Just me and my conspiracy theory mind here!I didnt upgrade after several warnings, cause I figured there would be just as many mistakes... why bother!
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I have been in contact with a guy in China who informed me today 8/5/14 that there was a $81 cost to get the map updates. However mine was shipped (about 3 weeks ago) and it has the latest maps) for my area. I live in Missouri.
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As Richard responded, you do need to get the micro SD card and then you can load maps. I had found free topos to load from online, but I can't remember the site for right now. They worked perfect however.
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This product came with several maps preloaded, including the TOPO U.S. 100K. I ordered the DVD separately for the Topo U.S. 24K because it has four times smaller resolution. It contains everything you mentioned. I believe the DVD for the 24K was about $100+ extra. Once I got the DVD I initially could not figure how to load/download it to the 62st. Fortunately the Garmin support pointed to free software that I needed downloaded to my PC before using the DVD. Once the software and DVD were installed I was able to select a portion of the 24k map and transfer it to the 62st. I was disappointed with the resolution of the 100k but the 24K is quite detailed. Overall this unit has cost me more than I was planning to invest and has been less than impressive to use and fairly hard to learn. It took me a couple of weeks to figure how to translate the deed description of my property to GPS coordinates and then translate it further into the modified format used by Garmin. I also used Google maps to attempt to determine the coordinates for my property but note that again their format is different for how minutes and seconds of an angle are calculated. I ended up with four translations before I got to an accurate mapping of the 62st - it was quite frustrating for a while. Good luck. Perhaps you are more experienced with this type of equipment. It is my first, but I'm quite skilled with a map and compass. Using the unit through thick brush where I could neither see very far ahead or walk very far in a straight line was quite disappointing. Finally to locate one of my property boundaries it was actually necessary to revert to a compass and step off about 1/4 mile. Again perhaps this says more about me being a novice user than the actual unit and map.
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Hi Eddie.Maps are currently updated to the latest version (late 2013). I suspect newer ones coming out soon though. They are updated using a SD card. You can purchase new ones on pioneers website or download them (hint. Avic411.com usually posts them a few weeks after public release)Let me know if you have any other questions