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| Garmin MapSource Topo! U.S. 2008 |
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| Manufacturer: Garmin |
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| List Price: $115.95 |
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Explore every nook and cranny of the U.S. with the help of Garmin's Topo U.S. 2008 topographical mapping software. The DVD features digital topographical maps for the entire U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, with a host of valuable details. It's also easy and convenient to load data to your compatible Garmin device. Just pop the DVD in your PC, then connect your Garmin GPS receiver via its USB port. Once connected, you'll have access to topographical mapping detail no matter where your adventures take you. Details include: - Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100,000 scale USGS maps
- Terrain contours and topo elevations
- Summit locations with elevations
- Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads
- Interstates and major highways
- National, state, and local parks, forests, and wilderness areas
- Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams
- Searchable database of cities, geographic names, summits, lakes, and more
- Elevation profile on PC and compatible units; estimate terrain difficulty
- Allows you to plan your next outdoor adventure on your PC and download routes, waypoints, and map detail to your compatible Garmin GPS
- Lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers, and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, campgrounds, and trails
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- Usgs Topographical Data At 1:100.000 Scale
- Terrain contours, topographic elevations
- Summit locations with elevation
- Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads
- Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams
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| Review Date: November 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Andrew J. Weiss, Syracuse, New York, USA |
| This is what the topo software should have been to start. Garmin has updated the topo to properly match the USGS maps. When you are hiking or similar the topography properly represents the actual terrain. A major difference is areas that have significant elevation gain were always improperly represented in the old product. The 2008 version is correct now and you can see ridge lines and valleys as they should be. This was well worth the $ spent and I highly advise that you upgrade today! |
A great upgrade
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| Review Date: October 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mule, USA |
Topo U.S. 2008 is a worthy upgrade, well worth the money here, especially with the Garmin rebate! In all honesty, even at Garmin's retail price, it would be worth the upgrade, for my use. The maps are much improved;e.g., a man-made lake that I have often fished isn't even featured on the old Topo USA, but 2008 has it. It has greater contour features and all in all seems to be produced from more recent USGS survey data.
It is not perfect; thus far, I've only found one problem with it, not so much of a problem; a state conservation area (shaded in green) only covers a very small area within the boundaries. Not a problem on the ground, as the boundaries are clearly posted; but it annoying when one is plotting navigation on the computer for download to the unit. For this kind of money, little non-critical errors like that, I can live with. I'm not using this software to land a jet or call in for fire support. Compared to other digital mapping products I have used, notably the older version of Topo and DeLorne's products, this is one of the most accurate I have seen yet, outside of an actual USGS topo map (and mistakes are found on those as well).
Another nice change is having the entire set of maps on one DVD instead of the old multi-CD regional set. Thanks Garmin!
After using this for a few months, I am pleased with it. Another great product from Garmin. |
A must for backpackers
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| Review Date: February 8, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Scott Mathis, Salt Lake City, UT United States |
| If you get a Garmin (recommend the 60 CSX) GPS, you have to get this software in order to go backpacking. It is very detailed, very accurate (READ THE INSTRUCTIONS), and simple to use. I will never be caught outside in the wilderness again without this. It is as vital to me as my water purification, and fire starting flint. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! |
Better than expected- but lots of data for small screen
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| Review Date: April 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Aerial Photographer, St. George, UT United States |
| From the reviews, I was prepared that this might be an inferior product. But, to my pleasant surprise it works great. The scale is obviously not what you would get on a quad map but that would be a waste on a small screen gps. The software that loads onto the main computer works wonderfully and has some very interesting locations on it that are not shown on other maps. Local historians are using some of the data now doing research on some sites. If my gps had an 11" screen, I would like to have 1:24000 scale quads, but for the gps, this is great! Got a great price on it also. |
New and Improved
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| Review Date: September 24, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Donald F. Engleke, Bradley Beach, NJ United States |
| Topo 2008 is much improved over the previous version. It installs nicely on your HD and doesnt't require the cd. Map resolutions are better and the net price after rebates is about $30. |
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