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| Last month I bought a Garmin Quest which I will be taking on a hunting trip
in a few weeks. Are there any free Topo maps that are compatible with this
unit? I'll be trekking around the woods in Oneonta, NY and will be taking
the unit regardless because even without Topo it will still be sufficient
for marking and finding basecamp, parking, etc... But having Topo would be
nice for seeing the "lay of the land".
Thanks
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| richo@mcn.org 2005-11-14, 11:48 pm |
| The only way to do free topo maps is if you make your own, unless you
can find someone who will share maps they made.
Rich Owings
http://www.MakeYourOwnMaps.com/
http://www.GPStracklog.com/
"We were desert mystics, my friends and I, poring over our maps as
others do their holy books." - Edward Abbey
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| B. Peg 2005-11-14, 11:48 pm |
| Best thing to do is buy their (Garmin's) topo map package. Not what you
wanted to hear, but at the cost of buying the U.S. Gov's topo series of maps
and attempting to scan and load them using some third party software
(shareware) and then finding some capabilities are lost (like integrated
POI's) you'll find the Garmin program is well worth it.
To be honest, I also have a Quest and their topo software. I find I use
their City Select software more often than switching to the topo software
which I also have loaded. Their topo software seems to fall short on things
like campgrounds and their older Roads and Recreation seems to have more
campsites than does their latest Topo mapping has. DeLorme's Topo shows
more campground info as it is necessary for you to download the
campground.exe file that works within their software, but you cannot load
the DeLorme maps into the Quest.
You can get a feel for their topo software on the Garmin website (an online
demo) to see if it really is necessary for you to use.
B~
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| "B. Peg" <bent_peg@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:Hkcef.56194$qk4.5571@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Best thing to do is buy their (Garmin's) topo map package. Not what you
> wanted to hear, but at the cost of buying the U.S. Gov's topo series of
> maps and attempting to scan and load them using some third party software
> (shareware) and then finding some capabilities are lost (like integrated
> POI's) you'll find the Garmin program is well worth it.
I'm not against buying software, far from it. Was just looking for
something free for this small use. It's only a few square mile area I need
so if it's a matter of scanning in a small section to load it, that's fine
with me. Otherwise I will be OK using it just to find basecamp and such and
do without the Topo.
By next year I'm thinking my hunting buddies and I will probably all spring
for some Rinos with the built in walkie-talkies and Friend-Finder
capabilities.
> To be honest, I also have a Quest and their topo software. I find I use
> their City Select software more often than switching to the topo software
> which I also have loaded. Their topo software seems to fall short on
> things like campgrounds and their older Roads and Recreation seems to have
> more campsites than does their latest Topo mapping has. DeLorme's Topo
> shows more campground info as it is necessary for you to download the
> campground.exe file that works within their software, but you cannot load
> the DeLorme maps into the Quest.
The Quest I actually got for my wife but I'm comtemplating taking it hunting
just so I can find my way to the vehicle, basecamp, etc. The majority of
it's use is Navigation and as such it is currently loaded up with the
Navigator package. I myself have a 2610, but with no battery it won't do me
much good in the woods.
> You can get a feel for their topo software on the Garmin website (an
> online demo) to see if it really is necessary for you to use.
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| <richo@mcn.org> wrote in message
news:1132016928.598608.70940@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> The only way to do free topo maps is if you make your own, unless you
> can find someone who will share maps they made.
Know anybody with some maps of the Oneonta, NY area they'd be willing to
share?
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| Seth wrote:
> <richo@mcn.org> wrote in message
> news:1132016928.598608.70940@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
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> Know anybody with some maps of the Oneonta, NY area they'd be willing to
> share?
I don't know of any of that area. Making your own is quite a bit
different from just scanning in some paper maps. There are detailed
instructions at:
http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm
and there are quite a few maps that people have made at
http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com/ and various other sites but I haven't
seen any of Oneonta.
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