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gold bond
02-15-2008, 12:09
Does anyone use a GPS? What kind and which software do you use? I have a Magellan Explorist 500 LE and want some software that will download to a SD card.
I use a Garmin 60CSx, DNR Garmin 5.2.33, and ArcMap 9.2.
Garmin Forerunner 305 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=349) loaded with shelter and geocache waypoints.
gold bond
02-15-2008, 12:40
I looked on the magellan website this morning and they have a CD MapSend Topo 3D USA and it looked good but I do not think you can download the "whole Thing" to a SD card. I am thinking you can only download sections. I am not exactly techno literate so be patient with me!
A Garmin GPSMap 76 CSx (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=351) with both road (City Navigator® North America NT (http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynavnt.jsp)) and topo (Topo U.S. 2008 (http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/topous.jsp)) software.
I have a Magellan that I use with MapSend Topo, it loads onto an SD card quite easily. I can put about half of the country on a 256 meg card in separate 64K chunks, the unit will combine them as you travel so it appears as one large map.
Shutterbug
02-15-2008, 17:34
Does anyone use a GPS? What kind and which software do you use? I have a Magellan Explorist 500 LE and want some software that will download to a SD card.
I have several GPS units. My favorite is my DeLorme. It allows me to download ToPo maps and even satellite images.
Check it out here: http://www.gpsreview.net/delorme-earthmate-gps-pn-20/
However, I don't carry a GPS unit when hiking on the AT. It is unnecessary weight.