Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom
Digital camera Review: Garmin Mapsource Topo U.S. 2008
Summary: 5 Stars
The Mapsource software was just like advertised, Product does everything plus more than I need. Price was great, but shipping was pains takingly slow (eight days), the product shipped from Missouri, and I live in Kentucky (one state away) that was an unreasonable amount of time. Payment was easy with fair communications.Digital camera Review: Garmin SW Human Interface has something to be desired
Summary: 3 Stars
Garmin SW is improving in the Human Interface area, but still can use a lot of improvement. Further, I was amazed when using the SW in Grand Canyon National Park that the Forest Service roads to Point Sublime did not show up on the TOPO map. Basically, TOPO US 2008 is a marginal tool for use as a laptop SW Navigation system.
That said, its ability to organize, select and transfer maps to a portable GPS unit (I use a GPSMAP 76CS) is commendable. It also supports full USB interface to the GPS unit (even USB of the NMEA data that used to require a serial cable).
I use several GPS SWS packages including Natl Geographic TOPO!, Delorme TOPO, and Microsoft Streets and Trips. I'm not satisfied with any of them yet. The Garmin SW however is necessary as it is the only SW that will load maps onto my Garmin Receiver.
Digital camera Review: Garmin TOPO 2008
Summary: 4 Stars
This product works great and is very easy to use. I highly suggest the use of this product for anyone who does any hunting and hiking!Digital camera Review: Garmin TOPO Software, terrible for Geocaching
Summary: 2 Stars
This software is semi-useless for Geocaching (and probably other useage). Many major highways 5-6 years old are not included. In an expanding urban enviornmental area, few things added or changed in the past 5 years are included. I often find muself driving down the middle of someone's cornfield, according to TOPO U.S. 2008. A big waste of money, as far as I am concerned. Since, unfortunately, you are stuck with Garmin, for mapping software, pay the extra and get Streets and trips.Digital camera Review: Garmin Topo '07 & '08
Summary: 2 Stars
I BOUGHT A GARMIN 60CSX GPS LAST YEAR ALONG WITH TOPO '07 AND STREET MAPS. MY PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THE GPS IS FOR HUNTING/FISHING AND GEO-CACHING. UNCHARACTERISTICALLY, WITHOUT DOING MY INDEPTH RESEARCH...I WAS COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESOLUTION ON THE TOPO VERSION AT 1:100,000 SCALE VERSES THE STANDARD U.S.G.S. TOPO SCALE OF 1:24,000. THE SOFTWARE FAILED TO MEET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO MY EXPECTATIONS. USELESS...HORRIBLE!! THE AREA THAT I HUNT HAS A VARIETY OF TERRAIN FEATURES INCLUDING STEEP HILLS, DEEP BOTTOMS, SWAMPS, RIVER BOTTOMS, ETC. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, IF YOUR GPS IS CAPABLE, TO ADD AT LEAST A 2GB SD MEMORY CHIP TO YOUR GPS BECAUSE THE FILE SIZE OF THE TOPO DATA IS SO LARGE YOU CAN ONLY LOAD VERY SMALL SPECIFIC AREAS/REGIONS AT A TIME. ONCE AGAIN POOR RESOLUTION OF THE TOPO DATA FOR FINDING KEY TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES SUCH AS FOR SCOUTING TO HANG ADDITIONAL DEER STAND LOCATIONS WAS USELESS. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS '08 VERSION CAUSE THE RESOLUTION HAS NOT CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR '07 TO THE NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION OF '08!!...HOPEFULLY, THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS CAN EVENTUALLY DEVELOP A USEFUL, MORE PRECISE DETAILED, SCALED DOWN VERSION TO AT LEAST THE U.S.G.S. STANDARD TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF 1:24,000 OR EVEN LOWER AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE? MAYBE I'D BE ASKING TOO MUCH BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO MERGE/OVERLAY AERIAL PHOTO DATA AS IN GOOGLE EARTH WITH SCALABLE TOPO DATA VIA U.S.G.S. STANDARD OR BETTER!!!THAT WOULD BE TOO SWEET!
THANKS,
RON