is there a download for all known USA Mountain bike trails/topo maps? how good are these? and how good is the GPS navigation compared to an iPhone?
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Garmin upgrades their maps almost everyday depending on locations and data collected. You may want to check out Garmin's website form updates on current map. Garmin's GPS is way better than that of a phone...especially iPhones. GPS on cell phones relies on cell towers then satellites as to a real GPS device such as Garmin all info are beamed directly to and from all of its satellites in space.
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....also, using a cellphone requires data usage and cell signals so if you are in a place that is out of cell phone range chances are you will also lose GPS signal on your your cellphone.
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The Cycle map is detailed enough for navigation for the riding that I do. It also contains a POI database, but I have not investigated that too extensively. What type of detail are you looking for?
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The MapSourse software that I bought does not give me enough detail to oinpoint trails , houses, etc. What do you think about your new buy?
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Thank you. Sounds good. Now I want to find it in combo with the NuMaps Lifetime. Nuvi combo have the NuMaps Lifetime for $50 extra, but I can't find this with a combo yet.----------------Garmin said the one with lifetime update for maps (3790LMT) would be out in September, keep checking their website. Said the cost was $499.99. I hate to spend that money, but am getting the voice activated one for safety reasons. Said it was shipped to Best Buy, but I can find it only in Canada...
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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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I don't use the topo maps because in Alabama it's pretty much flat. I've read other reviews where users report that the preloaded topo maps are junk.
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I have Topo U.S. on mine. I am not really sure if you can upload "Hunt Montana". You may want to contact Garmin first and see what they say.Sorry that I can't be of more help.
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It appears you could buy one from The GPS Doctor through Amazon for $499 plus $9.89 shipping and handling. However, you might want to consider the Rino 655t with topo maps that showed up in my Amazon search for about $15 more. Don't get me wrong. I love my 530HCX and it has served me faithfully for several years. But, I would definitely be buying the newer model if I was choosing now.
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I believe mine came with simple North America Road maps, no trails. Also you can buy them online or find some over the internet. There is a site that will prepare specific maps based on your needs and are free.
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Not sure! Mine was a headache from day one because the screen is so small to read while driving motorcycle. Mine stopped working about soon as the warranty went dead and now I am stuck with a piece of crap. I spent coutless hours and days online with Magellan employees trying to learn how to operate the software without any luck. Hope you are a rocket scientist if you plan on using the software. I help develop trails and could never learn the software. 3 years later yet developing trails. Be better off to get a large Smart Phone Galaxy if you can afford the monthly payment. You can map your trails as you go and send them to your friends instantly without problems with software hassle. I have spent countless dollars over the past several years on crappy GPS's and and have learned that a Galaxy Smart Phone is the way to go. The Galaxy also has birds eye view. Magellan and other gps sellers are always coming up with additional crap to charge for as well.
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Hi I wish I had a answer for you I am not satified with the maps or the POI's. I live in New England and the maps are ok but the POI' stink I have a sked Simplesoft many times how to update the maps and POI's.. If you find out what other maps we can use please let me know. My garman is far better....
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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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You have to buy Garmin's Topo US software in order to make the unit usable for hiking. It is available from Amazon. I'd say the important difference between this and the eTrex is size/weight and price. If you don't mind paying the extra money and carry something just a bit bigger and heavier, the 60Csx is a superior unit. I also use it in the car and on the bike. You can have both Topo and City Navagator software on it at the same time. You will need another memory chip into the 60Csx. I have a 1G chip that holds all the Northeast road and Topo maps.
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The Bushnell Backtrack works very well in the mountains, provided you have a good view of much of the sky. Note that you can only save 3 waypoints, and that you have to actually be at those places to save them. Then you can navigate back to them. You cannot read coordinates off a map and enter them into the unit (as you can with most other GPS devices). Last year I went to Sunrise parking lot on Mt. Rainier and saved a waypoint on my Bushnell Backtrack at my car. Then I watched it as I hiked to Fremont Peak and back, and it always gave me the distance and direction back to my car. The terrain was clear and open all the way, being at near 6000 ft and above treeline all the way. On the way back, it indicated I had arrived when I was only about 10 feet from the car.
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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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Yes, arrow will show you the way. It wont show you a map, but I always carry a topo map as a back up to see the terrain features. . You wont go wrong with this little gps. If you have the money to buy a very expensive one with map features, like the one I have, go ahead and get it. But I got this for my f a ther in law who is a simpleton. He loves it
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I don't own this series, but since no one has answered your question, I'll try.The Topo maps appear when using 2D mode, not 3D (AFAIK). As far as photos (I've never used this feature on my Garmin), but I suspect you can take any picture you want and load it on your Garmin (just make sure they are small in size). Photo navigation I also haven't used. Check the Garmin manual (on line manual) for more info on this.