- #GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN FOR FREE#
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- #GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN SOFTWARE#
- #GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN FREE#
The ability to combine layers, upload my GPX tracks to them, etc makes it very useful. I made a few off CalTopo for my neighborhood, Baxter for next week, etc and they have great detail. That whole KMZ file creation produces some pretty awesome maps though. I didn't notice the resolution on the ones I downloaded but they had 40' contours so they're not bad.
I wonder what else you get by buying it/subscribing to it. I really should inquire about the paid version. I can't say enough good things about CalTopo.
#GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN FREE#
All I know is I'm glad I have some FREE maps to work with. Maybe it is incorporated into the installers for the maps I happened to choose? No idea. I downloaded the map installers, installed in C:\GARMIN and then just used the "Install A Map" menu choice to complete.
#GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN SOFTWARE#
bignslow: I don't believe I have Garmin Mapsource software unless it has somehow been incorporated directly into Base Camp. The level of customization you can add with the layers and tools and the ability to pick your map scale are very user friendly. I'm certainly going to devote some time to that process in CalTopo because that seems to make the most sense. I guess all the custom ways to generate maps and KMZ files now in applications is "the latest thing" I was asking about and why GPSFileDepot's maps (which seem to have all been created 7-10 years ago) are still the front runner as a source. Did I mention I'm not very tech savvy? :p Once I started throwing the files into C:\GARMIN the BaseCamp software was finding them and I was successfully loading them to my GPS. I randomly noticed this when one of the installers defaulted to the C:\GARMIN directory unlike the others which were using an old \386 directory so I was navigating to \GARMIN on my GPS, not the PC. This morning, with a clearer head and a cup of coffee, I realized I was making a jack ass mistake: I was loading the map files in the \GARMIN directory on my GPS, not my computer. I was having a hell of a time getting anything I downloaded to load which was the frustration that led to my post for what's out there. Apparently this is still the best source for maps.
#GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN HOW TO#
This is how I've gotten all my maps (throughout the USA and Europe) onto my 60CSxĬoncur with other advice about using OSM (open street map) sources for data as well, though I don't know how to get that into a garmin, I use Thunderforest OSM in Backcountry Navigator Pro (Android) and download for offline use. From there you need to build and download to your device.
#GPS FILE DEPOT GARMIN FOR FREE#
You'll need Garmin Mapsource software (you can get it for free from their website with some searching) then you download and install these GPS maps which then are visible in mapsource. See New England Topo for all of New England We've also used this in the Pyrenees where most (if any) detailed guides, online or offline, were in French or Spanish (in neither are we proficient) and we simply wanted to chart a route and get mileage and elevation gain, as well as distance for roadwalks to trailheads. We've used this in areas of the Dixie National Forest in Utah where the only maps available were 10 years old and seriously outdated and trails were infrequently used or maintained, had no/limited signage, and no blazing but a rare old axe blaze or obscure cairn. The resultant GPS track is great to have as a back-up track to follow when on-the-trail conditions get confusing. National Forests and backcountry wilderness areas - as well as national forests in, say, France or Spain - where route-finding may be difficult or available official analogue maps may be outdated. This is particularly helpful for using in out-of-the-way U.S. One can then export this "object" as a GPX file (and other formats), and load onto a GPS unit. Slightly on-topic and also off-topic - Caltopo has an excellent capability for creating objects that automatically snap to/follow routes (trails, roads) on whatever map is being viewed. Doesn't caltopo have a way to download maps?
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