andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote:
: |> I
: |>have Topo USA on my laptop, but I don't know if it would be very
: |>useful to bring that since it only has 1/2 hour of battery life.
: |
: |
: | Can that generate maps that can be downloaded to mapping GPS units? Our
: | eMap uses Delorme's software maps. We have the topo software, but it
: | doesn't seem to have a terribly high level of detail. I'm not sure what's
: | available now. Last time I looked, the eMap was obsolete, and I didn't
: | bother checking to see what new things they've come out with.
: ~From what I've seen, the map file format for GPSes is proprietary per
: manufacturer; IOW, the software that will generate a map for downloading
: to my Magellan won't create anything that a Garmin can read.
Yep, I believe Andy is right on that, now that I think about it. I
think they are more flexible as far as uploading/downloading waypoints
though, and possibly routes. Worst case scenario, you might be able to
use the PC software to generate your waypoints of interest, then just use
whatever map the GPS has in it already for the area, then download the
waypoints on top of it.
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