Garmin GPS - 'Off road' MicroSD maps of Germany for the GPSMAP 60CSX?

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'Off road' MicroSD maps of Germany for the GPSMAP 60CSX?

News account

2007-03-23, 12:33 pm

Hi there,
I am trying to get a topological map of Germany for my 60CSX. I have seen
that there are pre-formatted microSD cards such as "Garmin City Navigator
MicroSD - Germany, Czech Rep" but they sound more like city maps. I want
something for off-road/mountain biking. Can anyone recommend me something?
As I said, I want the map on my CSX and NOT for my PC (unless you can tell
me how to transfer it).
Many thanks!

Holger Issle

2007-03-23, 10:33 pm

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:24:29 +0100, "News account" wrote:

> I am trying to get a topological map of Germany for my 60CSX.

Have a look at Garmin.de - the company (which is NOT Garmin, but a
German reseller) does have topo maps for Garmin. They come with
MapSource, you install everything on the PC then transfer what you
want to your GPS (using the USB cable that came with it).
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Ciao,
Holger (GUS-KOTAL, GUS#1100)

90-92 Honda CB400 10 Mm | 93-95 Yamaha TDM 850 26 Mm
95-97 KTM 620 LC4 13 Mm | seit 97 BMW R1100GS 50 Mm (Die Renndrecksau!)

cu @ http://www.issle.de

John William

2007-03-23, 10:33 pm

Holger Issle wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:24:29 +0100, "News account" wrote:
>
>
> Have a look at Garmin.de - the company (which is NOT Garmin, but a
> German reseller) does have topo maps for Garmin. They come with
> MapSource, you install everything on the PC then transfer what you
> want to your GPS (using the USB cable that came with it).

The UK topo maps are old and include little off-road destinations.
Check out your prospective purchase to make sure it's suitable.

Veset

2007-03-23, 10:33 pm

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:24:29 +0100, "News account"
<Justin-Taylor@t-online.de> wrote:

>Hi there,
>I am trying to get a topological map of Germany for my 60CSX. I have seen
>that there are pre-formatted microSD cards such as "Garmin City Navigator
>MicroSD - Germany, Czech Rep" but they sound more like city maps. I want
>something for off-road/mountain biking. Can anyone recommend me something?
>As I said, I want the map on my CSX and NOT for my PC (unless you can tell
>me how to transfer it).
>Many thanks!

Hi

Try look at these links, maybe you'll find something you can use ;-)

http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com/cat....php?country=55
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mdipol/img2gps/
http://www.geopainting.com/en/

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Veset
Garmin 76CSx

Keith G. Powell

2007-03-23, 10:33 pm

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> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:24:29 +0100, "News account"
> <Justin-Taylor@t-online.de> wrote:
>

have a look at

http://gpsmaps.de/page2.htm

There are 20M contour line maps of Europe and other areas of Earth.

For Germany, you will need Garmin Mapsource and City Navigator Europe(or
cracked Europe Metroguide - see recent discussions on this newsgroup), so
that you can overlay the "transparent" contours. Although, you could overlay
it onto the much less detailed Garmin European basemap? It looks as though
you can request to use free samples.

The contour maps may be available as Torrents - search www.demonoid.com

Keith G. Powell

Holger Issle

2007-03-26, 4:33 am

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:38:06 GMT, John William wrote:

> The UK topo maps are old and include little off-road destinations.
> Check out your prospective purchase to make sure it's suitable.

The German topos I saw so far are not that bad in the areas I know.
They do contain quite some trail infos in the woods and are ok for
mountain bike rides and hiking.
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Ciao,
Holger (GUS-KOTAL, GUS#1100)

90-92 Honda CB400 10 Mm | 93-95 Yamaha TDM 850 26 Mm
95-97 KTM 620 LC4 13 Mm | seit 97 BMW R1100GS 50 Mm (Die Renndrecksau!)

cu @ http://www.issle.de

Heinrich Pfeifer

2007-03-26, 12:33 pm

"Holger Issle" <Holger@Issle.de> wrote in
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> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:38:06 GMT, John William wrote:
>
> The German topos I saw so far are not that bad in the areas I know.
> They do contain quite some trail infos in the woods and are ok for
> mountain bike rides and hiking.

my experience is different. They show broad forest streets and given-up old
trails all with the same dashed line type. No distincion between different
types of trails.

It is nice to have this kind of map in the GPS while walking, but it is
impossible to use it for planning a hike.

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Heinrich
http://www.gartrip.de
mail: new<at>gartrip.de

Holger Issle

2007-03-26, 3:33 pm

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:26:36 +0100, "Heinrich Pfeifer" wrote:

> my experience is different. They show broad forest streets and given-up old
> trails all with the same dashed line type. No distincion between different
> types of trails.

As I said: In the area I know. That is south of Stuttgart, to be
precise. And it is basically the same info as given on paper topo
maps.
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Ciao,
Holger (GUS-KOTAL, GUS#1100)

90-92 Honda CB400 10 Mm | 93-95 Yamaha TDM 850 26 Mm
95-97 KTM 620 LC4 13 Mm | seit 97 BMW R1100GS 50 Mm (Die Renndrecksau!)

cu @ http://www.issle.de

Dirk Straka

2007-03-26, 10:33 pm

Heinrich Pfeifer wrote:

[...Topo Germany]
> They show broad forest streets and given-up old trails all with
> the same dashed line type. No distincion between different types
> of trails.

Absolutely right. If you have the Topo Germany handy, have a look
at the so called trail between N48°59'03.1 E9°12'41.1 and N48°59'
20.0 E9°12'12.0. While the first 200 m (heading north) are a
"real" trail and were a matter of seconds, it took me about half
an hour to make the other 500 meters.

Not to say it was no fun ;o) but what if you have a schedule ...?

> It is nice to have this kind of map in the GPS while walking,
> but it is impossible to use it for planning a hike.

Moreover it's very hard to read on a tiny display: roads and major
contour lines have the same width, contour lines are drawn through
while tracks are dashed ... although I'm using the 278 with it's
huge display, and although I thought I already became accustomed to
the Topo's layout, it still happens from time to time that I try to
follow a contour line ... ;o/

But, nevertheless, there's no alternative - "among the blind the
one-eyed is king".

Greets, Dirk - still glad to have it. ;o)
--
"You never know what is enough until you know what is too much."
William Blake, nicely 200 years ago

Rudolpho

2007-03-28, 4:33 am

Dirk Straka stated the following:
> Heinrich Pfeifer wrote:
>
> [...Topo Germany]
>
> Absolutely right. If you have the Topo Germany handy, have a look
> at the so called trail between N48°59'03.1 E9°12'41.1 and N48°59'
> 20.0 E9°12'12.0. While the first 200 m (heading north) are a
> "real" trail and were a matter of seconds, it took me about half
> an hour to make the other 500 meters.
>
> Not to say it was no fun ;o) but what if you have a schedule ...?

I never have a schedule while tracking :-)

Just tell your GPS where you want to go and let it do what is does best.
Point you the way. On my last holiday in Sauerland I pointed the highest
mountain (Kahler Asten) and after a beautiful track ploughing through
the snow, I safely arrived there.
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> Moreover it's very hard to read on a tiny display: roads and major
> contour lines have the same width, contour lines are drawn through
> while tracks are dashed ... although I'm using the 278 with it's
> huge display, and although I thought I already became accustomed to
> the Topo's layout, it still happens from time to time that I try to
> follow a contour line ... ;o/
>
> But, nevertheless, there's no alternative - "among the blind the
> one-eyed is king".

But Topo Germany shows all the names of all the streets in Germany. Even
the smallest ones :-)
This is not the case with Topo The Netherlands :-(
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Rudolpho
"I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact." - Diane Sawyer

Heinrich Pfeifer

2007-03-28, 4:33 am

"Rudolpho" <a@b.invalid> wrote in
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> Dirk Straka stated the following:

>
> I never have a schedule while tracking :-)

sometimes I do. In most cases I should arrive before sunset. In some cases I
must arrive in time at a bus station or train station. I don't like to be
limited to round trips from/to my car.

>
> Just tell your GPS where you want to go and let it do what is does best.
> Point you the way. On my last holiday in Sauerland I pointed the highest
> mountain (Kahler Asten) and after a beautiful track ploughing through the
> snow, I safely arrived there.

the German topo map is not routable. And if it were, I would not rely on it.
The highest mountain in an area is easy to find in most cases while my
destinations are more complicated.

> But Topo Germany shows all the names of all the streets in Germany. Even
> the smallest ones :-)

I speak about hiking, and the original poster said "off road". And I do not
hike along named streets...

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Heinrich
http://www.gartrip.de
mail: new<at>gartrip.de

Holger Issle

2007-03-29, 7:33 am

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:26:14 +0100, "Heinrich Pfeifer" wrote:
> I speak about hiking, and the original poster said "off road". And I do not
> hike along named streets...

Then you can't in forests around Stuttgart - over there a number of
trails (accessible to forest machinery) have names and these are in
the maps.
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Ciao,
Holger (GUS-KOTAL, GUS#1100)

90-92 Honda CB400 10 Mm | 93-95 Yamaha TDM 850 26 Mm
95-97 KTM 620 LC4 13 Mm | seit 97 BMW R1100GS 50 Mm (Die Renndrecksau!)

cu @ http://www.issle.de

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