Posted by Tim | Posted in GPS Article Bank | Posted on 12-09-2010
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What kind of map do I purchase for GPS?
I own a garmn etrex vista and would like to see some detail on my maps. I only have the basemap that came with the unit currently. I am new to the gps world so any explainations would be helpful.
I am trying to navigate in deep woods/ water and would like my unit to display dirt roads, terrain, and also detailed shapes of body’s of water. The basemap detail is poor so there just HAS to be something better. Is there one map that does all of this or am I being too picky on detail cravings? Thanks all
You will have to decide between two types of maps. Road or Topo. Garmin sells both and you can use both in one unit. You can view the maps on the appropriate page (it matters what the initials are after Vista (the HCx maps are at https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=145&pID=8703#mapTab)
If you go to a map page, you can select the view map tab and get a preview of what detail is on the map.
I have the road map and it works for most things but it does not have topo lines and some lakes are missing. It seems that there are too many lakes in Minnesota for the road map makers to collect all this “non-road” data. It also does not include the regionall (over 100 miles in our metro area) bike trails and no hiking trails.
The topo maps are based on the USGS maps and include all that information.
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