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Garmin MapSource Topo U.S. 2008 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $116.65
Buy New: $71.44
You Save: $45.21 (39%)
New (53) Used (2) from $59.99
Rating:  112 reviews
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4 x 4 x 0.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-11001-00
Model: 010-11001-00
UPC: 753759073855
EAN: 0753759073855
ASIN: B000RAASFK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Topographical mapping DVD with coverage for entire U.S., including Puerto Rico | | • | DVD loads easily onto your PC, then transfers to GPS receiver via USB | | • | Digital maps offer terrain contours, elevations, trails, and rural roads | | • | Coastline, lake and river shoreline, wetlands, seasonal streams, and more | | • | Searchable database of cities, summits, and lakes; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
Topo U.S. 2008 Weve mapped every hill and valley. Download data from the MapSourceandreg; TOPO U.S. 2008 DVD directly to your compatible Garmin GPS. Now you can enjoy topographic mapping detail no matter where your adventures take you. TOPO U.S. 2008 features digital topographic maps for the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It is available in two different formats making it easy and convenient to load data to your compatible Garmin device: MapSourceandreg; DVD and preprogrammed micro SD data cards (coming soon). Features include: - Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100,000 scale USGS maps - Terrain contours, topo elevations - Summit locations with elevation - Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads - Interstates and major highways - National, state, 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 - Includes lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, campgrounds and trails
Amazon.com Product Description
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 107 more reviews...
 TOPO 2008 Accuracy Check June 30, 2008
I anticipated disappointment with TOPO 2008, based mostly on the reviews here. My main concern was the inaccuracy of the maps at maximum zoom. My initial testing is that TOPO 2008 shows that it is dead-on ACCURATE (albeit, a 100K map). How do I make such a claim:
While waiting for the installation disk to arrive, I read and went through the process of creating my own 24K map, based on the excellent article "How to Make Custom TOPO Maps for Your Garmin Mapping GPS". See http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm. This was the creation of an .IMG
file and involved the following steps:
Target: Three Forks AZ
1. Download the high resolution Digital Elevation Model .TIF file from USGS, http://seamless.usgs.gov/
2. Render the data into an .MP file with Dem2Topo (major elevation 100 ft, minor 10 ft: many contours)
3. Re-render .MP file into the Garmin .IMG format, using cGPSmapper, During this activity, I also added several .SHP files that provided color and the rivers in this area.
4. Configure MapSource to see and load the new .IMG file.
I then created a track and waypoints in MapSource (essentially a coordinate system test). When TOPO 2008 arrived, I loaded both into MapSource. Surprise, the track and waypoints were overlayed in TOPO 2008 were precisely the same, river to river, contour to contour.
TOPO 2008 certainly does not have the quality of my self-created map or any 24K map. The process that I followed to create an .IMG file was work intensive and did not provide me with a map with roads, trails, etc. So, will I return TOPO 2008? Probably not. For what it costs and how much mapped area it contains, it is worth having even with the low resolution. Like any other convenience product, I will use it when I want quick results and go the manual route when necessary
Garmmin Mapsource June 29, 2008
Hello
I like this item but the hidden unlock code had me ready to throw it in the trash. After I found the unlock code between the shipping package card board everthing worked fine.
I was only able to down load one state (SC) into my Garmin Etrex but it works fine & I would recommend for cars, bike or hiking.
Kevin
Could be more detailed June 24, 2008
These maps are almost essential if you have an etrek unit. The maps that come with the etrek are woefully deficient and you need to upgrade them. But even these maps could be more detailed especially for the hiker or geocacher. For topographical maps, these are not very detailed and if you want to route plan cross country you will need much more detailed maps. However depending on what maps you get, you can set waypoints on the more detailed maps and transfer them to the etrek and they will overlay the Mapsource maps.
Room for improvment June 19, 2008
I had this software navigate me through the United States from North Dakota all the way down to to Texas and South end of florida. It did quite well however I was at times awed by how well and accurate it was. Then other times I was awed at how inaccurate it was(usually only out on the open road that it would be out by so much). Bottom line I am glad I had it along.
 Better than nothing, but not by much. June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Highlight: The actual Mapsource program, for transferring maps to your handheld Garmin. Lowlight: The actual TOPO map included on the DVD. For my area, it has some kind of datum error, off by almost .1 mile. Contours seem OK, placement of POI not so much. Found a much better Colorado topo map on the Web.
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