BESToffroad mapping for gps
Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 at 22:26
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Member - BUNDY BOY (WA)
hi all ....im no wizz on the computer. so am looking for the best toppo...ofroad..mapping .i can put or get on a sd card...to put in my garrmin nuvi 660........want all ofroad tracks...and national
park tracks..and as much of outback
trails i can ...........any ideas please.........something that will just work in the gps ..dont want to transfer ..things to a pc..just use it .....Cheers BUNDY
Reply By: Member - res.q.guy (Vic.) - Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 at 23:14
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 at 23:14
Hi Bundy Boy
I have a Nuvi 660 as
well, but I use Mapsource and load my own mapset's.
The cheapest and simplist way to add more maps, would be to purchase Shonky maps all ready on a data card, for $15 from
here.
or Oztopo on a data card from
here.
If you want to load your own mapsets, have a read of thread No 54311 it may help make it simpler.
Cheers
Neil
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Follow Up By: Member - res.q.guy (Vic.) - Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 at 23:19
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 at 23:19
Hi again ...
Have a look at thread 80943 for sample maps of T4A, T4A pro and Shonky Maps.
Cheers
Neil
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Reply By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:27
Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:27
Bundy if you just want WA maps, try CALM (DEC) cog maps. They have every track DEC knows about. Don't particularly like the image you get, ie just a basic background with all the tracks shown, compared with say Hema or Nat maps.
You buy them for the areas you want.
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:32
Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:32
Only trouble with the COG maps is that they only cover a small section of SW WA and they are expensive. Good maps though.
Cheers
Greg
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:35
Thursday, Aug 26, 2010 at 09:35
Plus ..of course they wont work in a Garmin Nuvi. They can for example be used on units running OziExplorer (e.g. Laptop)/OziCe (eg Hema Navigator) or TwoNav (Aventura/Sportiva).
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Greg
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Follow Up By: Member -Grundle (WA) - Friday, Aug 27, 2010 at 16:03
Friday, Aug 27, 2010 at 16:03
Hi Bundy,I have a garmin,765,with shonky maps.Didnt cost much but i find it next to useless.
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