Garmin GPS - GPS in Europe (Cities and Alps)

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GPS in Europe (Cities and Alps)

eurotrek2007@gmail.com

2007-04-23, 3:33 pm

My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
dad's Garmin GPS 76S.

Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting D=FCsseldorf, Amsterdam,
Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
benefit.

I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.

What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
mountains!

I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.

Thanks for your help,

Richard

Frank H

2007-04-23, 10:33 pm

Hi Richard,
My wife and I are about to do much the same, leaving end of May.
We are not hitting the Dolomites, but we will be going Chamonix and
area for a bit, Paris, Germany and Austria, and Italy.
We are taking two units along, 60CSX, and 76CSX.
One with a one gig micro card, the other, my unit, with a two gig
card. We have purchased the City Navigator Europe V8 on DVD, and
everything is loaded, We also created a bunch of waypoints of
trainstations and hostels, as we will use the train a lot over there.
If you need any other info regarding your trip that I might be able to
help you with, please feel free to ask away. Happy travels!

Cheers, Frank H

On 23 Apr 2007 11:10:23 -0700, eurotrek2007@gmail.com wrote:

>My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
>dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
>Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting DÃ¼sseldorf, Amsterdam,
>Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
>bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
>rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
>benefit.
>
>I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
>navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
>national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
>but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
>memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
>What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
>topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
>mountains!
>
>I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
>Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
>make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>Richard

sierra

2007-04-24, 4:33 am

> We have purchased the City Navigator Europe V8 on DVD

Not too sure when you purchased it, but you may be entitled to a free
upgrade to CN EU ver 9, which is the current version.

oreroman@gmail.com

2007-04-24, 10:33 am

On 23 Apr, 20:10, eurotrek2...@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
> dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
> Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting D=FCsseldorf, Amsterdam,
> Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
> bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
> rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
> benefit.
>
> I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
> navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
> national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
> but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
> memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
> What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
> topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
> mountains!
>
> I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
> Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
> make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Richard

hope this link help you
http://www.italymaps.tk/#

Mike Lane

2007-04-24, 10:33 pm

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:10:23 +0100, eurotrek2007@gmail.com wrote
(in article <1177351823.399639.68810@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> ):

> My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
> dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
> Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting Düsseldorf, Amsterdam,
> Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
> bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
> rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
> benefit.
>
> I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
> navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
> national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
> but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
> memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
> What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
> topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
> mountains!
>
> I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
> Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
> make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.

For driving in Europe I find the City Navigator Europe maps excellent, but
while they have detailed data on the road systems they have almost nothing
away from the roads. For hiking they would be virtually useless.

In my opinion if you are seriously hiking, and not following a well
sign-posted and used trail, then you need both a GPS and a good large-scale
paper map. The GPS can be quite a basic model, all you need it for is to
pin-point your position on the paper map, and you can't really get lost. No
digital map on any system that I've seen, has anywhere near enough detail for
hiking in unknown terrain (IMHO).

--
Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane

frder

2007-04-24, 10:33 pm

There are not many Dolomites topo maps for garmin gps.
Have a look here, those are the only topo maps available in Italy
http://www.4land.it/shop/scheda_pro...3d46705
=
ceca3b0c61b4547a3d35
77f7

francesco

eurotrek2007@gmail.com ha scritto:

> My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
> dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
> Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting D=FCsseldorf, Amsterdam,
> Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
> bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
> rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
> benefit.
>
> I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
> navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
> national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
> but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
> memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
> What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
> topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
> mountains!
>
> I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
> Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
> make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Richard

BobC

2007-04-25, 4:33 am

On Apr 23, 7:10 pm, eurotrek2...@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
> dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
> Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting D=FCsseldorf, Amsterdam,
> Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
> bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
> rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
> benefit.
>
> I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
> navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
> national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
> but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
> memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
> What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
> topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
> mountains!
>
> I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
> Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
> make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Richard

Here in the UK I use my US purchased GPS with MetroGuide Europe V8.
It does all I want it to, down to street level seemingly everywhere.
Just certain parts of Europe aren't covered to minor street level.
IIRC, such as Ireland outside of Dublin, and Czech Republic outside of
Prague.
I goes down to street level in Bolzano, and the surroundings as far as
I can tell.
So, I would think this should meet your needs. I'm not sure what the
difference is with City Navigator, I've never used it as I've found
Metroguide more than adequate.

BobC

frder

2007-04-25, 12:33 pm

There are not many Dolomites topo maps for garmin gps.
Have a look here, those are the only topo maps available in Italy
http://www.4land.it/shop/scheda_pro...3d46705
=
ceca3b0c61b4547a3d35
77f7

francesco

On 23 Apr, 20:10, eurotrek2...@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
> dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
> Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting D=FCsseldorf, Amsterdam,
> Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
> bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
> rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
> benefit.
>
> I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
> navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
> national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
> but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
> memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
> What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
> topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
> mountains!
>
> I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
> Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
> make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Richard

Mark Illingworth

2007-04-25, 10:33 pm

<eurotrek2007@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1177351823.399639.68810@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
dad's Garmin GPS 76S.

Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting Düsseldorf, Amsterdam,
Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
benefit.

I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.

What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
mountains!

I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.

Thanks for your help,

Richard

If you seriously want Garmin topo mapping of Gimmelwald, you could buy
SwissTopo. Details are at http://www.garmin.ch/d_carto_models.php3. It may
be best to buy it in Switzerland to avoid getting charged tax on an
international mail order. The village has some charming restaurants, but
don't expect to find a Garmin supplier there.

Mark I

dtong22

2007-04-26, 4:33 am

eurotrek2007@gmail.com wrote:
> My wife and I are going to Europe in May and want to take along my
> dad's Garmin GPS 76S.
>
> Here's the twist: not only will we be hitting D=FCsseldorf, Amsterdam,
> Paris, Lyon, Gimmelwald, Bolzano, etc. but we will also be hiking from
> bivouac to bivouac through the Dolomites (Italian Alps). This is
> rough terrain, often unmarked, and having a GPS unit would be of great
> benefit.
>
> I thought that everything would be fine until yesterday when I
> navigated over to Europe on the GPS and there was nothing other than
> national boundaries. I thought that all maps were somehow on there
> but apparently I was wrong. Also, I'm not sure if there is enough
> memory on the unit to hold whatever maps I might need.
>
> What should I do and what maps do you think I will need. And
> topos...what can I do about topos, they would be super helpful in the
> mountains!
>
> I have run across the Garmin MapSource MetroGuide Europe maps and the
> Garmin MapSource City Navigator Europe maps but I don't know enough to
> make an educated guess at whcih one I actually need.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Richard

Can somebody explain to Richard if he can buy European map and topo
to his Garmin GPS 76S. Back 3 yrs ago, I know it was a no no which
effectively means that he have to have another GPS 76S and a topo
gps.

I guess it is not easy if not impossible.

I am located in Canada and will be travelling to France in mid May.
But I go the ppc route . With my pocket pc, I have loaded up US & Can
& W Europe (driving map) at around US$220 total (for iGuidance V3 for
US & iGuidance 2 for Europe). I do not have topo map at all.

Daniel, Toronto

hermans

2007-04-26, 7:33 am

BobC schreef:
> On Apr 23, 7:10 pm, eurotrek2...@gmail.com wrote:
....
>
> Here in the UK I use my US purchased GPS with MetroGuide Europe V8.
> It does all I want it to, down to street level seemingly everywhere.
> Just certain parts of Europe aren't covered to minor street level.
> IIRC, such as Ireland outside of Dublin, and Czech Republic outside of
> Prague.
> I goes down to street level in Bolzano, and the surroundings as far as
> I can tell.
> So, I would think this should meet your needs. I'm not sure what the
> difference is with City Navigator, I've never used it as I've found
> Metroguide more than adequate.
>
> BobC
>
The main difference between the Metroguide and the City Navigator is
that the CN allows navigation and needs an unlock code that can only be
attached to 2 GPS. The MG doesn't allow navigation and doesn't need an
unlock code. I use the MG Europe (although version 6) with my 60CSx and
can load the whole of Belgium (a small country) and a lot of other maps
onto the Micro SD card. I owned a 76S but the internal memory is very
low (I think 48Mb but am not sure or this) and the reception isn't as
good as with the 60CS(x). If Richard only uses a 76S he will have to
make a good selection of maps.
Herman

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