Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k Southwest Topographic Coverage of Utah - Colorado - Arizona - and New Mexico (DVD) Features
- Provides descriptions for topographic contours, trail names, summit elevations, POIs & much more
- User can pre-plan their trip from home, using MapSource on the PC, then download waypoints, routes & tracks to their Garmin GPS, including units that don't accept map data
- Provides interactive viewing of detailed topographic maps
Price: $93.56
User Reviews about Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k Southwest Topographic Coverage of Utah - Colorado - Arizona - and New Mexico (DVD)
2/28/10
Even though the Amazon title for this product currently includes the name "MapSource" it is actually BaseCamp software. My Problem with this software (BaseCamp) is that as of Feb. 2010 there are no instructions for how to use it. Garmin lists BaseCamp's copyright as 2009 and as of this time offers no user's manual for the program, and I was unable to find any instructions from a web search. This fact diminishes my faith in the Garmin name even though the company produces quality products. If you are purchasing this product as a first-time "BaseCamp User", see my 2/26/10 amazon.com review of the Garmin Topo U.S. 24K West DVD, which is also a BaseCamp product, and which I purchased through Amazon. During that very lengthy review ("How to Use Garmin BaseCamp...") I go into considerable detail about how to use BaseCamp. That information can help you feel confident about purchasing this particular product for the SW. Also, if you have Garmin's earlier software, MapSource, or want to download it from [...], the Garmin website does have a User's Manual for it and the 24K SW BaseCamp map can actually be run through MapSource instead of BaseCamp if you desire. (If you download MapSource from the Garmin website, the user's manual is downloaded with it.) BaseCamp has some advantages over MapSource, but MapSource is a simpler program and...has a user's manual. (I needed mapping software for Utah, that could be put onto my PC and loaded into my Garmin GPS and after reading Amazon reviews for the Garmin Topo 24K SW, I ended up ordering Utah mapping PC/GPS software, which works with MapSource, from Above the Timber [...] which works well.) -- Good Program but No Instructions
It's a map! the detail is good for me. I did notice that some dirt roads were not accurate when compared with your tracks, but that has not been a problem -- It works
Product is very easy to install and use but map information is very outdated. Garmin should consider updating map info or offer updates for this product. -- Southwest maps
As with most Garmin products this is an excellent map program. Much more details than the older programs. It does take a while to install on your hard drive but who cares? -- Very Good TOPO
This map comes with a new, and almost unuseable PC-based mapping product called BaseCamp. Their older product - MapSource - is old, creaky, and error-prone, but far superior to BaseCamp. I suggest you not buy this mapset unless you have MapSource.
Some unadvertised "Gotchas":
These four states comprise 1794 maps and 3.1 GB.
Even my latest Garmin Rino 530 only handles 2024 maps and 3.6 GB, so these four states use up most of the available room in the unit. It takes many hours for the software to prepare and download 3 GB. During this time the PC must be undisturbed or the download will fail. Also, the bigger files must be downloaded directly to the SD card, rather than through the GPS. Even so, it usually takes multiple tries to get a successful download. Their software/firmware system was written when several megabytes was considered a big file - thus the poor handling of the GB files. If there was an alternative I would buy it. -- Garmin Software is ancient, failure-prone and user unfriendly
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