Garmin MapSource 512MB Blank SD Card for Garmin GPS Units (can hold data from MapSource CD-ROMs)

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Max out the memory in your GPS unit with this data card. Holds up to 512 megabytes of data from MapSource CD-ROMs so you can download a ton of street-level map detail, points of interest, business addresses and phone numbers, topographic information and more.
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- 512 MB data card, RoHS (only compatible w/GPSMAP276C/296/376C/378/396/478/496).
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 "cost to much for what you get" 2009-04-03
By Casey J. Rodriguez (alaska)
the product works just fine but it hard to believe that max size for the data card is 512mb for 120+ dollars and you can buy a 2g sd card for 7 to 20 dollars figured you might get more bang for your buck since the data card is twice the size of a sd card

 "Perfect Product!!!" 2008-11-02
By Jose Droguett Castro (Chile)
It works perfect with my GPS 276C



Enough memory.



Perfect Product!!!

 "TOO EXPENSIVE GARMIN DATA CARD" 2008-09-30
By M. A. O. Herrero (Spain)
It is unbelievable to sell a 512 Mb Memory Card for US$ 125. I have no other option and I have to buy it for my Garmin but I consider them thieves.

 "Worth the price" 2008-08-01
By B. Bates (Santa Fe, NM USA)
If you want to have more maps available for the GPS, you need to have this card. It will hold all the maps you need for at least half the country. Well worth the price.

 "Using Garmin data card" 2008-05-28
By Tania Mara Stahlke (Curitiba, Brasil)
It was very easy to buy.I used this card to have many maps in my Garmin GPSmap 276C. It worked correctly and was very useful.


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Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k West Topographic Coverage for Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada (DVD)

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MapSource TOPO US 24K West DVD
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- Provides interactive viewing of detailed topographic maps
- User can pre-plan their trip from home, using MapSource on the PC, then download waypoints, routes & tracks to their Garmin GPS
- Provides descriptions for topographic contours, trail names, summit elevations, POIs & much more
- Topographic data is comparable to the 1:24,000 scale paper maps provided by the United States Geological Survey
- Compatible with Oregon series, Colorado series, GPSMAP 60CX series, GPSMAP 76CX series, eTrex HCx series, Rino 530HCx, Rino 520HCx, 500 series & Astro
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 "mapsource errors." 2009-10-09
By R. Hamilton (Olympia,Wa. USA)
Ive purchased the 60CSX I love the unit but have many complaints about the mapsource that came with my kit. First off the Pacific Crest Trail 2000 that runs from Canada to Mexico which is to hikers like Interstate 5 is to commuters is only listed as "trail". This is unbelievable! Also, in Washington State near Shelton there is a campground known as Brown Creek. It shows this as being in the National Park! It is not! It is in the National Forest.. This is a big deal if you are a hunter! It is illegal to hunt in the Park but not in the Forest. I have found many areas where the Olympic National Park is listed inaccurately.IF there is a better mapping software compatible that is accurate I would love to know about it.

 "Wish I switched long ago" 2009-09-20
By Gary B (Vail, Co)
I have been using the Garmin US TOPO series for years. Wish I had switched to the 24K TOPO series long ago.



I am using the product with a Garmin HCx. The biggest advantage is it supports auto routing, which the other Garmin software cannot. This feature alone makes it worth the price. It has settings capability to follow roads, paths, etc. that you need to adjust depending on your planned use. I have used it for hiking, and as a auto GSP.



I also like the ability to quickly change routs. If the calculagted route needs minor modification, you can "drag" the route with the pointer tool to the preferred road/path, and the software recalculated the route.



Other unexpected advatages are the inclusion of MANY busnesses, government, public sites and addresses, all of which can be searched for. I do not know how often these are updated, but I used the feature to find resturants in Oregon on a recent trip. Basically, in the city, it is like having a full blown car GPS mapping software. Yet, when in the field, with the proper defaults set on your computer AND GPS, it will select hiking or biking paths.



The down sides are poor instructions (need to learn it's capability via trial and error).

Routs set up on a computer and transfered to a GPS may not be the same. The reason for the discrepancies is if the routing preferences on the computer and the GPS are not the same, the GSP will recalculate the route.

 "Great Topo Map for Garmins" 2009-09-05
By alohabra (CA, USA)
I must say this is a major improvment over the 100K map. I use this in a NUVI 650 and a eTrex Vista HCx. Don't expect trails and such because that is not in this topo. However, streets and navigation is, on units like the NUVI. Even on the Vista, the contours are such that I can use them for "bushwacking" if necessary. I compared this to the free one that a lot of people use and there is no comparision. That one had no streets whatsoever in my area. I would recommend it if you can afford the price. I got an Amazon discount with a coupon. So, in conclusion, much better than the 100K...great map for Garmins..if the price is OK for you.

 "This thing is a kick!" 2009-08-21
By Otterman (Seattle, WA USA)
I used this with my Garmin Vista HCx and it works well. If you are deciding between the DVD or the micro SD card that loads into the device, get the DVD. It was well worth it! The DVD lets you look at all of the maps on your computer (Mac for me). You can make routes, tracks, and waypoints and load them into the GPS. Awesome! You do need to buy a blank micro SD card for the GPS though. I got the 2 Gig card for about $7 and loaded topo maps for all of WA, OR, and some of northern CA and I left about 60 Megs open! (This took a few hours!) It is also easier to type in route names on the computer than on my GPS. Another cool feature is the fact that you can right-click your mouse on the map and it will grab the 3-D map and move it around like you are looking at it in your hand. From what I can tell, it does just fine including trails. I did notice one trail so far where half of it was missing. Not sure how many errors there are, but I think there are more things correct than there are incorrect. I am also able to use my GPS to navigate on roads and highways and it will give me turn by turn directions. I mostly use my GPS for hiking and these maps are stellar and are at USGS quality. You can print maps, but I don't think their quality is spectacular. Overall, great product! The only problem I have with Garmin products, in general, is that they have TERRIBLE directions. For example: they don't tell you why you would want to make a route instead of tracks, they just tell you how to make each one. Just use it to figure it out, I guess.

 "Must Have for Hikers, Backpackers" 2009-08-20
By Paul Helling (Escondido, CA USA)
Not sure what I can say about TOPO maps, specifically, other than you're going to need them if you spend any time in the back country -- whether you are hiking or backpacking or just bumming around in the woods. The maps are clear and easy to read on my Garmin HCx Legend. They're not cheap, but what can you do? Sure you can look around online for free, compatible, download-able maps from online sources but I found I couldn't always get the coverage I needed from free maps. Simply put, if you're going to be using your GPSr for anything outdoorsy, on the ground, in the western states of Washington Oregon, California or Nevada just suck it up and get these 24K TOPO maps. Not the 50k:1 or 100k:1 ... Get the standard of the realm 24k:1 TOPO maps. Then learn to actually READ a TOPO map if you don't know how.



Garmin provides two, free to download, guides for using a GPSr. One specifically covers using your GPSr in conjunction with a paper TOPO map. These are both good resources and are worth reading; especially if you're unfamiliar with the wealth of information a good TOPO map provides. Get them here:



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Garmin MapSource Topo! U.S. 2008

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Mapsource topographic US 2008 (DVD-Rom). Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100000 scale USGS maps. 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. Elevation profile on PC and compatible units; estimate terrain difficulty features lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, compgrounds 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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 "Program is very disappointing" 2009-07-07
By Thomas (Seattle, WA USA)
OK, I am used to hiking with Green Trail maps for Washington State. I was hoping that this product would be to their level, or heck even more current. But no way, I pulled up areas I go to frequently and the maps are not even close to he quality of the green trail maps. Which is very sad considering google earth does a better job than this software and it is free.



For all you techies who rated this product highly get grip, paper maps dominate this product. GPS software is not even close to the quality of a paper map. Also, if I wanted to do all of this electronic file manipualtion that other users speak of why even buy a GPS unit. The point is I wanted something superior to old out of date paper maps and instead of that got "new" electronic maps that are worthless.

 "TOPO Map for Garmin" 2009-06-28
By Dennis Caisse (Lockport, New York USA)
I am new to the GPS hobby, as a walker/hiker/biker, and wanted to upgrade both my GPS inventory of tools, and my skill using them. I have the Garmin GPSMAP 60, and needed some mapping software to use with it. The TOPO is as it is advertised: a US Continental map, loaded with information, color, symbols, menus, and mapping tools. It is overwhelming at times, but still very interesting to use. I find the lack of drop down menus, to assist the ham-handed rookies among us, to be needed. I often find myself asking,"Why does it do that?". It is possible to switch back and forth between your GPS and the laptop, which makes the whole operation seem surrealistic. It is truly like living in the future. I am still jazzed by this purchase, and often just look at the maps because they are cool to look at. You can have a lot less fun and spend a whole lot more money. This is a good deal, and you may even learn something about maps.

 "Problem installing software to PC" 2009-05-20
By Lawrence G. Stevens (Hendersonville, NC United States)
The software is great but I was unable to install it. I had to spend over an hour with the Garmin help desk and they finally installed the product using some back door after giving the rep access to my pc. There was some issue with the Install Shield.

 "The Weakest Link has a new member - Topo USA" 2009-05-12
By K. Fox (Colorado)
Based on my earlier experiences with GPSs for 20 years now (recreation, flying, nothing exotic), and a recent Garmin street pilot, I decided to stick with the name brand Garmin. And earlier reviews about their basemaps being... well, too basic, I purchased TOPO, USA to supplement the map features of my GPSMAP 60Cx. (Magellen offered MapSend, therefore Garmin's topo program must be similar and useful, right?.) I pretty much discounted low rated reviews about TOPO USA issues, such as being locked, maps being off, etc. How tough can these be to install and use?



The Weakest Link can now be applied to TOPO, USA. Instructions were 3 steps inside the CD jacket, ending with "Follow the prompts" (which I did), there are NO OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. Nada. Zip. Not even on the CD.



Getting the software to connect via USB to GPSMAP 60Cx was... interesting. In spite of my 20+ years on a PC, I had to try a variety of PC reboots (1st, or 2nd), with the GPSMAP (on, or off). I did finally manage to get Colorado topo data transfered, and while still "connected" discovered the software/GMPSMAP no longer communicated, and had to revert to rebooting. Restarting TOPO USA did not reset any connection.



And finally, the map is not accurate, as the local US highway curves in opposite directions than the underlying Garmin map, my street has no 45 degree direction changes and is about 2-tenths of a mile further south than Garmin claims.



The receiver closely matchs my aging Magellen in lat/long numbers, so I give credit for all the above anomalies to the Garmin map datum and implementation.



Think I might try the preloaded Garmin Topo chip instead, but once burned...etc.



Previous poor reviews of TOPO USA were warranted, I was wrong to have dismissed them.



Update 8/09: Tried the chip version for the mountain area map... just as badly off as the TOPO USA version, that I never did get to work reliably.

 "Received Shipment in a timely manner." 2009-05-07
By John Newsom
Received Shipment in a timely manner. I will use the Vendor again in the near future.


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