Garmin MapSource 2008 Topographical U.S. Map DVD-Rom
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Customer Review: Garmin Topo US 2008
Summary: 2 Stars
Garmin Topo US 2008 is a big disappoint. I have owned and used Garmin United States Topo for quite a few years and often wondered when Garmin would announce a new Topo product. Unfortunately Topo US 2008 is not much different than their old version. The terrain shading (only viewed on your computer, not on your Garmin Unit) is the only difference I can see, with the exception of a few more trails and roads added in (though still missing many other topographical points).
If you already own Garmin's older version of United States Topo don't bother purchasing Topo 2008 unless you really need "Terrain Shading".
If you don't own a previous version of US TOPO then I would recommend this product.
Customer Review: Garmin Topo U.S.
Summary: 3 Stars
I have used this product and have some mixed feelings. I also have National Geo Topo and like it very well. Garmin works and it does transfer to my hand help GPS. That is what I bought it for. The National Geographic Topo wont do this. The product would stand to imporve by adding more of the existing "Ghost Towns" and old mines like the Chumung Mine near Masonic. I was able to navigate to the Chumung Mine and it seemed to work with my Garmin Summint GPS. For example, it seems to take extra time to calculate milage or distance to a route. Hopefully, this is not due to my lack of experience with the software. I do wish it had more of the feel of the topo's I have worked with in the past.Customer Review: Streets not updated, but much better resolution of topo lines
Summary: 3 Stars
I like this product. It is much better than the old topo software, but can't Garmin at least take the time to update the streets to make it easier to reference your position. Example: In my town, there is a subdivision that has been around for at least 4 years and none of the streets for that subdivision are indicated on the map. This is an area that used to have trails and now the trailheads have all moved, so it is confusing. But, the detail of the topo is much much better than the old software. I would also like to be able to increase the line width of the trails and roads or the lines should be darker or wider to begin with. They are very difficult to see on the topo maps.Customer Review: Not hardly worth it for the Idaho Panhandle
Summary: 2 Stars
1.) The fire road data is woefully incomplete, and some of the roads it knows about don't actually exist, which shouldn't happen as road beds just don't just disappear overnight.
2.) The colors are such that it's tough to distinguish a fire-road from a primary elevation line.
3.) It can't navigate to trailheads on fire-roads.
4.) Even if you buy a big memory chip, the software will only let you move a fraction of the US to your GPS. And if you want to change maps, you get to start over, which could be an hour-long download to your GPS.
All in all, I wish I'd investigated some of the free topo tools and data rather than buying this.
Customer Review: Garmin Mapsource Topo 2008
Summary: 4 Stars
This product seems to have everything that I need to keep my gps adventures
on track. Going with the cd version for the computer and downloading maps as I need them works well. This also lets me upload tracks and waypoints
onto my computer to store and plan routes, and connect waypoints with pictures or web links. I haven't had any problems with this software so far. There also is a link to view your map and waypoints on google earth.
(this requires a download from google) but is a very cool feature.
This software has many features which I haven't yet explored them all but most of the usual items are self explanatory.