TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING SOFTWARE
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 04, 2006 at 16:16
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Can anyone tell me whether the new topo map software will work in my Magellan Meridian GPS?
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 11:01
Thursday, Jan 05, 2006 at 11:01
Magellan have been very slack in "releasing" the topo map software on DVD format and I would question if they will ever do so.
I discussed the issue with a Rep at the 4WD Show in
Adelaide last November and he had no information on a release date. So at present the software is only available on the SD card. This means you can load it into the Magellan GPS, but CANNOT load it onto a Laptop or PC. Therefore only limited functionality is currently provided.
I have both DiscoverAus and Australia's Desert Tracks loaded on both the GPS and Laptop but since buying OziExplorer, I hardly use anything else.
DiscoverAus and AGD Tracks loaded on the GPS does give more detail than the preloaded Base software and this is good for "stand-alone" GPS applications.
But if you don't mind having a Laptop in the vehicle (or a PDA) the extra advantages of OziExplorer with its moving map feature, when coupled with good maps such as NATMAP Raster Premium, leaves everything else for dead, IMO.
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Follow Up By: arthurking83 - Friday, Jan 06, 2006 at 23:40
Friday, Jan 06, 2006 at 23:40
Quote from the explorist traveller pack on NextDest web page!
Qoute: [.........eXplorist 500 GPS receiver · DiscoverAus Streets and Tracks Topo maps with optional 512 MB preloaded SD card package or CD & blank SD card package · Swivel Mount Bracket ·.........]
So you get the option of a preloaded Sd card or the CD and a blank SD card!
Well give me a CD and blank SD card any day!
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