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you can pick exactly what you need
had a problem at first tranfering maps, ok now
Feb 4, 2012
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VERY GOOD
I was weighing the difference between getting a GPS with the maps pre-loaded. Upon reading a review that suggested against it, I bought the DVD. Awesome advice, I like the fact that I don't have to have all of Canada maps slowing down the GPS processor.
Recommend? YES
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Chris
Moncton NB
Jan 25, 2012
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GOOD MAPS
Pros: does the job i want
Cons: some details not there but understandable.
Good overall but still trying to find way to move maps from GPS to computor and back. I find maps on Basecamp and Mapsource but can't seem to bring them back to GPS for reuse. I must be doing smething wrong??
Recommend? YES
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atheist_thinker
Red Deer, Ab
Jan 11, 2012
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SUPER TOPO DETAILS
Pros: good topo details, 3d view, planning
Cons: takes a while to install, but this is nothing
well, I've seen some people complaining about details on the ATV roads and other backcountry roads. I don't really care, I never walk a road and always look for the best way up the mountain. The topo map is super detailed and pairing it with Basecamp was a good move. The 3D view and the ability to "walk around" your objective is awesome in planning a route. I heard people saying the maps are large.... unless you fly you will never cover in your life the surface you can stock in this unit. I have installed maps for whole AB and BC and I used 1/3 of the memory. Planning a route is simple and easy. Deleting waypoints was trickier, but after you figure it out it is really easy. I have installed on a Mac and it works great. It took a while till I finished with all the plugins, updates and all the rest, but once installed is painless. Reading the reviews I learnt that it is way better to go with the 62s and a topo map, than with the 62st (which includes a topo map, but older...)
Recommend? YES
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LB
Edmonton, AB
Nov 18, 2011
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD WITH BASECAMP
Cons: note as detailed as v2 for off roading
The map is the Garmin Topographic Canada DVD with Basecamp are not as good as the version 2 maps, detail on logging roads and such seems to be missing. Since I use this a fair amount I am disappointed with this version. Good that it is all on one DVD and expanded maps as well.
Recommend? YES
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pirround
Montreal, QC
Sep 28, 2011
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MAPS TOO LARGE FOR OLDER UNITS
Pros: the maps are better than the rino 120 default
Cons: very few of the maps will fit in an older gps.
Unfortunately many of the maps and most on the maps close to where I live are larger than 8 MB which means that they won't fit in a Rino 120. There is no hint of this problem on Garmin's website.
Garmin really drops the ball here. They've gone to a lot of trouble so that you can preview the maps on their website, but take no care at all to warn you that the maps may be useless to you. Their response to this issue seems to be "buy a newer GPS".
Recommend? NO OPINION
17 viewers found this helpful.
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gf
Oshawa
Sep 13, 2011
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TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD WITH BASECAMP
Pros: easy setup
Perfect setup for my GPS. I am now up and running for geocaching in Canada.
Recommend? YES
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m1e9r5c6
Saskatchewan
Sep 7, 2011
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GREAT UPGRADE TO THE STANDARD BASE MAP
Pros: good detail
Cons: not completely up to date with new off ramps, etc.
I am fairly impressed with this map. It has even shown campground roads and various other trails. The only thing that has not impressed is some of the auto routing that has taken me down trails when other better routes are available. Otherwise a great product with good detail.
Recommend? YES
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Lorne
Edmonton, AB
Sep 6, 2011
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POOR BACKROAD MAPPING
Does not show even popular logging roads that google maps shows as major roads. Very dissapointed with detail of roads!
Recommend? NO
16 viewers found this helpful.
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Peter
Fort McMurray
Aug 16, 2011
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD
Impossible to install when you do not have enough freespace of your C: drive. No option to install it on another drive. Contacted Garmin, but their help is a waist of time.
Recommend? NO OPINION
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river123
edmonton
Jul 20, 2011
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NO TRAILS !!!
This map pack sucks. There are almost no trails on it at all. Get backroad atlas instead. This product is a complete waste of money!
Recommend? NO
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btwncentres
Norwood,Ont.
Jul 19, 2011
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BOPS ALL OVER
Pros: zip thus far
Cons: seems a pain
Haven't used this map much but if you are thinking of buying it maybe try someone's unit that's loaded with it. Seems to bop all over the place...calls rivers in my area small lakes.. rivers that were named on my old unit are simply called streams or other water...has place names that I've never heard before..used to be able to scroll across Canada with ease but with this map every time you reach screen edge it blanks out to recalibrate...sometimes makes a big jump off course...colour kinda sucks to me so far...am using a Legend HCx...I miss my Venture Cx...basically the same but something just seems to be lacking...have to play more but just seems not worth the effort...at this point I just want to find my old maps...oh yeah the basecamp worked for a bit the then screwed up...maybe cause I use a mac.. not sure...will probably just scrap it all....
Recommend? NO
25 viewers found this helpful.
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Steve
St. Albert, Alberta
Jul 14, 2011
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GARMIN TOPOGRPHIC CANADA DVD
Cons: inaccurate mapping
I was dissapointed with this product. Secondary highways are not drawn correctly, mistakes such as straight lines where the road curves. "T" intersections shown where crossroads exist. Position cursor does not follow roads, shows position well away from roadways. Not impressed..............Steve
Recommend? NO
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Alfred
St.Albert, AB
Jun 14, 2011
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GOOD TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA
Pros: works with mac
Cons: its a little pricey
So far the detail on this map has been very good, it even shows small lakes that are not the regular maps. Will find out more this fall when out hunting. I will be using it to mark locations of berries, herbal planets and animal sitings. It shows lots of terrain details.
Recommend? YES
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ATVr
Peterborough, ON
Jun 5, 2011
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GREAT TOPO
Pros: makes the mapping gps a more useful tool.
The main reason I bought this product was for ATVing. With the Topo Canada underlay, you can see how close you are to roads etc. for emergency purposes. In rural environments, that information can save your life. The detail is very good and Basecamp allows you to see and plan routes in a more meaningful way.
Recommend? YES
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Martin
Chibougamau (Québec)
May 12, 2011
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
Excellent product
Recommend? YES
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Alex
BC
May 7, 2011
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CANADA VERSION 4
I HAD TO BUY this map because the previous two maps I bought (BC South, and BC north and Yukon) came on a chip. Their maps showed up well on the GPS, but I could not download and print the contours, only my waypoints and tracks!
It is only maps that come to you on a disk that you can use to download and print the contours.
Now I can print contours with Canada 4, BUT the maps are not as sophisticated as the 2 BC maps I can't download.
Recommend? YES
31 viewers found this helpful.
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Greg
Fredericton, NB
May 4, 2011
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GOOD INFORMATION
Pros: easy to use
Cons: will only down load 4 gb to my gps micro sd (8gb)
The maps suit my purpose they are used for both off-road and on-road. There is some detail such as logging roads which is lacking. These roads are showing on old maps that I have. There are also things showing on this map that are not showing on others. There is a dam showing on the map in an area that I am familiar with , that I didn't realize was there, nor have heard anyone else mention it.
Recommend? YES
30 viewers found this helpful.
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Shooze
Ontario
Apr 12, 2011
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FIELD WORK
Pros: easy install
Cons: future updates additional cost
met my expectations, good pricing at GPS City, highly recommended
Recommend? YES
35 viewers found this helpful.
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Don, Don
Trepassey,NL
Mar 31, 2011
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TOPO MAP CANADA
Pros: easy to use
Cons: not detailed enough
Topo map is good but not as detailed as I expected. It does not show treed land as the older version does. This is very important when creating routes
Recommend? YES
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Wayne
NB, Canada
Mar 11, 2011
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
This mapping works great in getting you where you need to go!! Very informative and lot of detail!
Recommend? YES
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Marcel
Halifax
Feb 23, 2011
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GOOD TPO MAP
Pros: detail and trails
Can be used for routing as well however does not discriminate between trails and road in finding directions (It tries to send me down some - not all - walking paths by car) However pretty good and for the walker/hiker much more detail than city maps offer. All would be good if in the gps unit or in basecamp I could give the trails different weights (times/speed). Its not a downside but be aware that the entire map is quite large and will not fit on a 4 GB card - best to do just regions as needed (like province size).
Recommend? YES
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GMarklands@aol.com
Grand Forks British Columbia
Jan 20, 2011
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GARMIN PRODUCTS AND MAPS
Cons: they simply do not care about the customer
Garmin could be a lot better company. their products and attitude is very propietary (pushing you to their inferior products) If you purchase a GPS you will have to pay for an additional product to use it. like memory cards (locked) and disks for any decent maps. However there are not the extras and details like trails camp sites logging roads or even lake depth contour maps that are available and so useful from other sources. Trying to get them to help you understand the product and any ways make use of extras is like pulling teeth They won't help You
Recommend? NO
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Bruce Trail Hiker
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
Jan 13, 2011
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GOOD TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
This is an improvement over version 2.0. Some of the location errors (that I was aware of) have been corrected and it is nice to see that the forested areas have been coloured green, Especially nice, is the 3D effect which shows up in hilly terrain. With regard to the Services I wouldn't put too much faith in their location and many are no longer in business. However all in all, this is a good product, and if you are considering of updating from v.2 to v.4, go for it.
Recommend? YES
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Faddan
Northern Ontario
Jan 3, 2011
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TOPOCANADA WITH BASECAMP
not the easiest to use, but ok, was expecting something a bit better to update the capabilities of my 60CSX
Recommend? NO OPINION
52 viewers found this helpful.
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Rick
Newfoundland Canada
Dec 28, 2010
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TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD
Pros: covers a wide area
Cons: lacks important detail for some areas
This latest version still lacks detail in this area of Canada. One key point I would like to point out is that the Trans Canada Trail system is not showing on the maps. This trail system extends form east to west across the entire island of Newfoundland [aprox. 600kms] Also the bogs or marsh land is not showing on the dvd like you see om the paper topo map of the same area.
Recommend? YES
48 viewers found this helpful.
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ToR
Powell R iver
Dec 3, 2010
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TOPO MAP
It takes a bit to get onto how to use this program.One thing I'd like to see changed is have the roads visible at a greater scale map than 30 meter as it's hard to follow a back road if you have to scroll thru many miles.Also maps are not very up to date.
Recommend? YES
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Andrew
Kenora, Ontario
Dec 3, 2010
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GREAT TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
Pros: detail is great
Cons: basecamp needs to be replaced with something beter
I have the 3790T and had a little bit of trouble with the Basecamp (seems very outdated, with little info how to use, as well as slow, etc) If your comfortable with computers and new programs you will not have any trouble with the software moving your maps to your GPS. It did slow my gps bootup time, however once loaded the detail is amazing, I turned off all the other maps.
Recommend? YES
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Jesterger
Guelph Ontario, Canada
Nov 29, 2010
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GREAT PRICE, GOOD PRODUCT, POOR INFORMATION.
Pros: works well for what it does.
Cons: garmin's typical problem, poor instructions.
I bought the Garmin Topographic Canada DVD from GPS City at a great price. It came in the mail in a few days, very good. Using it, it performs well as a program should. The only complaint as with all Garmin products, is the documentation that is available for it. Poor at best. If somewhere in the minimal instructions (online or elsewhere), could they find the space to print the minimum requirements of the computer you wish to install it on. That would have saved a lot of headaches and the added expense of upgrading my video card to make it run!
Recommend? NO OPINION
51 viewers found this helpful.
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Jim
Calgary, AB
Nov 20, 2010
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TOPO MAPPING
This topo on this product is very nice and details. THe only issue was the back roads are not current and out of date, so that needs to be updated.
Recommend? NO
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Sunny
Montreal
Nov 2, 2010
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GOOD VALUE TOPO MAP
Pros: useful details and fair price.good gpscity service
Cons: mapinstall, not 100% wind 7 compatible
Fairly good coverage with lots of details. Basecamp MapSource good tool for Waypoints, Routes and Tracks, but why couldn't we build and download partial maps to the GPS directly from it, instead of having to use the minimalist MapInstall?! Maps lebels small and hard to read too! Have it installed on my Windows 7 Computer, some features don't work! Apart from these nuisances, overall, not too bad product.
Recommend? YES
54 viewers found this helpful.
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Jim
Newfoundland
Nov 2, 2010
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TOPO CANADA
This software is great. It allows me to download all the maps I require very easily. Totally compatible with my team mates units. Much more user friendly than Lowrance Mapcreate>
Recommend? YES
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I hate Garmin marketing
Vancouver, BC
Oct 26, 2010
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GARMIN CHEAPS OUT AGAIN!
Pros: looks good installed
Cons: it is capable of so much, but no instructions
NO DAMN INSTRUCTIONS!! Figure it out yourself, like all other Garmin maps. It is capable of so much but you need hours to sit down and figure it out. It was diffcult to load as well-No Instructions.
Recommend? NO OPINION
56 viewers found this helpful.
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HintonEast
Hinton, AB, Canada
Oct 10, 2010
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NOT MANY UPDATES FOR CANADA
Pros: 3d
Cons: short on updates
Oh well - maybe next one will have more updates.
Recommend? NO
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Dan
Qualicum Beach, BC
Sep 16, 2010
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TOPO CANADA VERSION 4
The integrated graphics card will not run the program. I needed to download Open GL 1.3 I could not up date the graphics card since it was part of the mother board. No sense buying a new separate card, then we would have to up grade the ram, and probably not have enough power to run properly. We are running Windows XP and will have to upgrade the computer to be able to run this program.
Recommend? YES
51 viewers found this helpful.
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Jerry
Mount Brydges, Ontario
Sep 14, 2010
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TOPO CANADA
Pros: good overview of area landmarks
Cons: incorrect contour intervals,lacks elevation detail
Helpful for mapping and topographic applications. Updates are good but some further are necessary. Would be nice to be able to transfer Basecamp map files to use in other applications (not just printing). Elevation values not correct in some areas and contour intervals incorrect or not quite as detailed as may be required by users (i.e. hikers)
Recommend? YES
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wheelie jon
prince goerge
Sep 11, 2010
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BEWARE
Cons: buy a real backroads map
No forestry roads in bc. .
Recommend? NO
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Steve Young
Ontario, Canada
Aug 27, 2010
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GOOD SOFTWARE,
Pros: easy to load and more info than i expected.
Cons: points of interest are dated.
I use this software for my etrex vista on my enduro and it is great for the trails but I know that it is well behind on the points of interest as many of the restaurants no longer exist. I like and expect what I received when I bought this item but wish online updates were available.
Recommend? YES
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TP
Nelson , B.C.
Jul 27, 2010
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD WITH BASECAMP
Pros: what other choice is there ?
Cons: no instructions
No instructions on how to load the base map onto my GPS unit and how much memory it takes .
Recommend? NO
55 viewers found this helpful.
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TM
Edmonton, AB
Jul 16, 2010
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FOR MORE DETAIL GET BACKROADS MAPBOOKS FOR GPS
Pros: extensive coverage
Cons: limited level of detail, poor documentation/instr
If you travel around the country it is nice to have such extensive coverage in one product, although a lot of the data is outdated and the level of detail is pretty coarse. For more detailed mapping at regional/provincial scales check out Backroads Mapbooks for GPS at www.gpsmaps.ca. As the name would imply, Backroads does a pretty good job of mapping forest/industry roads, cutlines and trails (though they also have error and omission problems).
Recommend? YES
58 viewers found this helpful.
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Doug
Calgary, Ab
Jul 15, 2010
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SOME MISSING ELEMENTS
Pros: relatively easy and intuitive user interface.
Cons: some mapping data missing.
Software installation was relatively easy as well as loading selected cartography to my GPS 76 CS. I was disappointed that Glennifer Lake Ab (created by the Dickson Dam in 1983) is not shown. Other reviewers have noted missing elements but Garmin knows about it. The Map Source Manual Introduction states that virtually ALL mapsource products will have errors. That said, importing of my pre- establised waypoints to Base Camp appear to right on.
Recommend? YES
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Michael
Edmonton Alberta
Jul 1, 2010
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POOR USER INSTRUCTIONS
Pros: works well
Cons: poor instructions, maps out of date
I installed this in Vista and had difficulty loading the maps into my Oregon 450. The written instructions were poor. The instructions also didn't mention that the program "Mapinstall" had been loaded onto my computer. There was no desktop icon for it, and it is an essential part of the process. It would be a real feature if Garmin would put as much effort into providing proper instructions for their products as they do to implementing software locks on them. Once I got it working it worked well except of course the maps are quite dated.
Recommend? YES
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Richard
Richmond Hill, ON
Jun 7, 2010
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TOPO CANADA
What can I say great product easy to use, but it should come standard on all outdoor gps.
Recommend? YES
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Benoit
Prevost,Qc,Canada
May 19, 2010
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TOPO MAP
Description is exactly what you get. Good product working fine with my GPS
Recommend? YES
57 viewers found this helpful.
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Kevin
Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 9, 2010
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EASE OF USE
Pros: great software, good high quality maps
I've been using government topos forever, you either become an expert at folding or cutting. Then came my first computerized topos (OSX) which were limited, so I was apprehensive with spending this much money without a chance to check them out. I shouldn't have been. Base camp software allows very easy access for us Mac users. The print quality of the maps is great and I can carry 8 1/2 x 11 backup maps in a plastic baggie (poor man's map holder) in case of a GPS malfunction.
Recommend? YES
63 viewers found this helpful.
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SYLVRBYRD
Chilliwack, BC
May 7, 2010
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TOPO MAPS
Pros: lack of instructions, some difficulty installing
Cons: very cool to have topo maps on gps, love the maps
Very good product but it takes a bit of work to get it onto the gps. No real instructions provided so I had to search Google to find out what to do, and then play a bit till I got it right. Some people who may no be technically inclined would have never got it working.
Recommend? YES
60 viewers found this helpful.
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Don
Victoria, BC
May 7, 2010
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA MAPPING
I am very pleased with Garmin's Topo Canada maps. In addition to hiking and requiring elevation detail, I'm doing more geocaching. I was relieved that all city/town street detail is provided.
Recommend? YES
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Pete
Prince George, BC
Apr 27, 2010
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GREAT DETAIL
Pros: lots of detail
Cons: map files are huge and you can't load many on gps
I've updated from Topo 2 to Topo 4 to stay current. Unbelievable detail!!!
Recommend? YES
63 viewers found this helpful.
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Bluebell
Minden Ontario
Apr 19, 2010
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FAIR TOPO MAP
Map does not have contour lines or any back roads that have been around for a long time.
Recommend? NO
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Don
Peterborough Ontario Canada
Mar 18, 2010
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MAPSOURCE MUCH BETTER THAN BASECAMP
Pros: easy to use
Cons: maps a little outdated, basecamp, needs work
I have used the version 2 topo maps and Mapsource for a long time,(great product) Thought I could update the maps to version 4. Bought the version 4 which does not work with Mapsource, The included "basecamp" software is not as nice to use. The maps are as good as before with some updated areas however lots on new roads and trails are not on them. House numbers are added which can be nice at times. Just installed it last month and now upon opening basecamp I get a message saying maps are out of date.??? called garmin , they said it is happening to some people, the version 4 is the latest version and it must be a glitch, They are working of a fix. Overall, still a good product. Basecamp needs some work. but once you get used to it you can move around in it ok. Maps are a little out of date but still the best produce out there.
Recommend? YES
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Dr Fish
Hazelton, BC
Mar 9, 2010
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NEED BETTER MAPS
Pros: the best gps maps available
Cons: still pretty weak.
Obviously you can't put all of Canada on a single DVD at a scale useful for walking or canoeing. Especially in areas remote from highways = most of Canada. If the mapping is comparable to 1:50,000 mapping the comparison shows the weakness of Garmin's offering. But there is nothing better available. I hope Garmin will continue it's move to simplifying use of custom maps to the point that scanned topo maps can be installed.
Recommend? YES
77 viewers found this helpful.
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Gilles Lemieux (Le Galopin)
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Mar 9, 2010
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BEST TOOL FOR 3D MAPPING
Pros: conviviality on modern computers, either pc or mac
Cons: the mac version is beta, so still some bugs to fix
I recommend this item to any outdoor activist who like to go backcountry skiing or hiking or even kayaking with TOPO Canada V.4 enjoying the review of his traces and routes on his computer afterward. BaseCamp which comes with TOPO Canada V.4 is a real modern tool to make cartography in 2D or 3D as TOPO Canada V.4 contains a DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for the whole Canada territory permitting wonderful 3D representation of the terrain. Enjoy flying around before going on expedition.
Recommend? YES
68 viewers found this helpful.
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Canuckcanoeist
Chilliwack, BC
Mar 8, 2010
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SO FAR SO GOOD
Pros: much better detail than we had on our old gps
Cons: maybe too detailed? declutter on, still busy.
Haven't had the chance yet to try our new Garmin 60CSX with the Topo Canada much except on a couple of local hikes but will give it a true workout this spring in the wilds of central BC. Am very pleased with the detail so far. Certainly far and away better than our old Bushnell GPS and it's meagre mapping - it was a joke....actually the joke is now on whoever stole the Bushnell from our truck! Also GPScity.ca had the best price for Topo Canada DVD than anywhere else I looked either in store or on-line.
Recommend? YES
75 viewers found this helpful.
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Diane G.
Drummondville, Qc
Mar 6, 2010
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD WITH BASECAMP
Carte apportant des informations qui me sont très utiles pour les randonnées pédestres et le Geocaching. Et Basecamp est vraiment un outil facile d'utilisation qui permet d'exploiter la carte pour toute sorte d'activité.
Ma déception: je souhaitais avoir les principaux sentiers dans les parcs nationaux ou autres mais ce n'est pas le cas.
Recommend? YES
74 viewers found this helpful.
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snowstorm
Creston, BC
Mar 2, 2010
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GREAT MAPPING TOOL
Pros: covers all of canada, very detailed, accurate
Garmin Topographic Canada DVD with Basecamp includes detailed topographical maps for all of Canada. This includes all city streets, forestry roads, small streams, power lines, .... I've found a few errors, but on the whole, it is very accurate. Maps use colour and contour shading. A program called Basecamp displays the map. By default, Basecamp displays very little detail, so be sure to set the detail level to 'high' to see all the contour lines and map details. I use the maps to plan back-country trips and on my gps in unfamiliar cities.
Recommend? YES
71 viewers found this helpful.
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Ridgetech
Nova Scotia, Canada
Feb 27, 2010
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EXCELLENT MAP
Pros: excellent detail
Cons: none so far.
These maps are excellent for my area (Nova Scotia). The product installed very easily. I haven't really used the Basecamp program so its hard for me to rate it one way or another.
Recommend? YES
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Terry
Yellowknife
Feb 12, 2010
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POOR MAPPING
Cons: can't scale off map properly now
Very useless product. Don't like the enhanced graphics (too cartoonish) and aspect ratio is no longer correct. Can't scale off printed copy anymore. Had to buy this because older version no longer available, but borrowed an old version that I installed and am using.
Recommend? NO
97 viewers found this helpful.
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Alex
Nanaimo
Jan 26, 2010
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
Good area coverage and works fine in my GPS
Recommend? YES
81 viewers found this helpful.
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anne
oxford nova scotia
Jan 19, 2010
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GREAT
Pros: great on the computer
Cons: does not show back road thats why we wanted it
we are just getting us to using this product i like what i see
Recommend? YES
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Canadian Rockies Guy
Hinton, Alberta, Canada
Jan 1, 2010
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NEW VERSION OF TOPO CANADA - OK
Pros: small off roads added
Cons: no national park topo fixes
I see quite a few fixes. But because I do a lot of outdoor hiking/climbing - and my job keeps me on the highways during most days - I see a few fixes missing. Even major highway changes are not in here. But many small off roads have been added. I cannot find any fixes in places like Jasper National Park. Same old.
The new 3D look is nice, but have not tried it on my GPS yet. This is a bit expensive for what you get.
Recommend? YES
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EFD118
Elmira Ontario
Dec 25, 2009
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TOPO MAPPING
Loaded this on vista,colorado,oregon. Worked perfectly using basecamp. Had no problems getting it to work.
Recommend? YES
98 viewers found this helpful.
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Canadian soldier
CFB Shilo
Dec 9, 2009
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WORST UPDATE EVER FOR YOUR GPS
Pros: none
Cons: useless piece of cr*p, software not even up-2-date
I've had a chance to use this "supposedly" newer software (yeah right). You'd be better off using a regular map and compass (a lot cheaper). At least, if you use a topographic map printed in 2001, well you know to expect anything to show on the map before the printed date.
Now, with this software, highways, roads and streets that were built 4 years ago (yes, 4 years ago) are stil not showing on this joke.. huh.. I mean software!
And thank God I used the software for free, otherwise I would have been pretty pissed of wasting over $100 for this. Not worth looking at it even, not until Garmin wakes up and delivers something reliable and accurate (for a change).
And please, Garmin, have the courtesy to provide a user's manual with your next "farce" would ya?
Recommend? NO
124 viewers found this helpful.
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Jean-Moo
Rimouski, QC
Dec 7, 2009
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD WITH BASECAMP
On devrait avoir des mise-à-jour à chaque année vus que les cartes ne sont pas à jour. Manque autoroute construite depuis plus de 4 ans.
Recommend? YES
124 viewers found this helpful.
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Jeff
Ontario
Nov 24, 2009
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TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA
Topo maps have lots of detail. Basecamp is not very good. Use mapsource.
Recommend? YES
116 viewers found this helpful.
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Stef
Québec
Nov 16, 2009
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EFFICACE
Facile d'utilisation et précise...
Recommend? YES
107 viewers found this helpful.
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Allan
Perth, On
Nov 11, 2009
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MIXED REVIEW
Pros: additional detail, spot heights,geocoding
Cons: contour intervals, road names, 3d software
I had a chance to use this new version of topo Canada in Northern Ontario while moose hunting and also for general use in Eastern Ontario. I am also use my gps76cs for Geographic Info Systems (GIS).
I found that in the area of Northern Ontario and Eastern Ontario that the road names reflect the old township names and not the new township and county roads. This makes it confusing as you have to interpolate the names to what the actual signs say.
I found that the road center line seems to be more accurate the majority of the time however strays when you are on a winding road.
I like the new spot heights, and geocoding along roadways. There seems to be more detail of features in Eastern Ontario. Contours could have a smaller interval as in Eastern Ontario the altitude changes are relatively small.
I had a problem showing the new mapping software on Mapsource. I downloaded the latest version from the site but it still didn't show. I contacted Garmin support and they provided a link to a newer version of mapsource which resolved the problem.
I initially was able to use the 3d feature of basecamp from the CD on my computer but decided to download the software upgrade from Garmin. After installing the update, the 3d feature did not work as an error indicating my video card did not support the product. This was mentioned in previous reviews. I will not be buying a new computer/video card to resolve the problem as there is no driver update for my 4 year old card. I don't think the developers took the user community's hardware when delveloping the product.
Recommend? YES
118 viewers found this helpful.
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sean
quebec
Nov 10, 2009
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BASECAMP IS JUNK
Pros: updated roads. good on the gps
Cons: hard program to use on the computer
The maps are good but basecamp is junk. It is very hard to work with and always get errors. Mapsource is a better program but the v4 has more roads and trails.
Recommend? NO OPINION
112 viewers found this helpful.
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Francis
Montreal
Nov 6, 2009
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A GOOD TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
Suite à mon nouvel achat du GPSmap 60CSx, j'ai obtenu un special $$.$$ de cette carte Topographic Canada DVD 2009. Je dois dire qu'elle n'est pas complètement à jour. Depuis 2007 l'autoroute 85 dans le bas St-Laurent est prolongée. De la même année, un super marché près de chez moi n'existe plus. Il y a même des rues dans la région de Laval qui furent construite depuis plus de trois ans et n'appaissent pas! D'autre part, ayant eu un autre GPS qui a rendu l'âme lors d'un accident, j'avais dans la même compagnie Garmin, la carte CITY NAVIGATOR North America (États-Unis & Canada). Un peu plus cher mais tu paie pour une meilleure qualité de naviguation! Cette dernière me dirigeait parfaitement sur les voies à sens unique. Contrairement à ce dernier achat, elle me dirige dans des voies où elles me sont interdites. Elle n'a pas le sens de l'orientation en ce qui concerne le sens unique! Bref, une lacune regrettable. Surtout à Montréal! Certes, pour le prix investi. Je peux l'intrégrer dans un autre GPS. Contrairement au CITY NAVIGATOR North America qui est exclusif a un seul GPS.
Pour ce prix offert à 50% moins cher que le North America, je vous le recommande!
Recommend? YES
106 viewers found this helpful.
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Harry
West coast Newfoundland
Nov 4, 2009
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TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA WITH BASEMAP
Pros: shading, street numbers added, services added
Cons: many errors, roads not updated, basecamp crude
Compared to the earlier version, the new shading is a big improvement and now street numbers and more services have been added. In my area, Newfoundland, many of the highways have been updated and more streets and rural road including some trails are now shown. However, the large number of obvious errors eliminates any confidence in the information. Highways that have long existed and are shown on City Navigator for several releases are still not shown. Worse, there are a huge number of address errors, some very obvious, that should have been caught. In some cases the street numbers have been inverted so that the high numbers appear where the low ones should be. Consequently, much of the new services information in my area is incorrect because it is shown in the wrong place. Basecamp is crude and very poor in comparison with Mapsource. Mapsource should have been included in the release instead of Basecamp as Topographic Canada did not merge with my older version of Mapsource and I had to download a 56 MB upgrade. This product isn't up to Garmin's standards. It was created by a local Canadian company, DMTI, and in my experience, this latest release is less accurate than their earlier version. If you have the earlier version don't waste your money on this unless you just have to have the shading... which is visible only on my PC, not on either of my GPS units.
Recommend? NO
119 viewers found this helpful.
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VE7VIE
Vancouver
Nov 2, 2009
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DOESN'T WORK WITH 8MB LEGEND
Pros: i guess it includes dems and will do 3-d
Cons: file sizes too large,selections should be smaller
I had to return this and get an earlier version as I couldn't download any maps to my original Legend - the files were all too big. I am lucky that the old version could be found - Garmin doesn't sell it (although retailers still sell the original Legend.)
Recommend? NO OPINION
131 viewers found this helpful.
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Dougals of PG
Prince George BC
Nov 2, 2009
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TOPO CANADA V. 4
Pros: quality of mapping is great!
Cons: basecamp less useful than advertised
I really appreciate the quality of the topo mapping, the detail and shading, and the fact that it seems to incorporate street addresses, Points of Interest (Burger Kings, Petrocans et al.), park boundaries, and other items I used to have to go to MetroGuide to find. I remain a bit mystified about Base Camp, though, haven't found that terribly useful, maybe I need to play further. I perhaps naively assumed it was like a different MapSource, capable of communicating interactively with the GPSr. However, I have imported some files from MapSource into Base Camp and viewed them there, and via Google Earth, all works well...glad to see the V. 4 maps showing up as another map base option in my MapSource.
Recommend? YES
114 viewers found this helpful.
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Smee
Okanagan Valley
Nov 2, 2009
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TOPO CANADA
Pros: good as available
Cons: should be in separate sections
This item recplace my old ver 1 copy of Topo Canada which had some problems. It has the newer graphicly enhanced views however the areas I frequent had no new data to show any updating of the maps. The newer format of having the whole of Canada on one disc instead of four (4) different regions as before, I feel is a step backward. I cannot just have the section I want without loading the whole thing. I see why there are many sellers of separated versions on the internet. Too bad there is not a help section with table of contents, that lists the files needed by areas of the country,then you can open and copy only what you need and not clutter up the system with uneeded data.
Recommend? YES
116 viewers found this helpful.
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Johnnydrz
Mirabel, Quebec
Nov 2, 2009
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GOOD MAPS
For the price, these are great. I just wish there were some version with moer details.
Recommend? YES
103 viewers found this helpful.
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Brian
Canada
Oct 30, 2009
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA DVD WITH BASECAMP
Pros: very good topo map, shaded areas & more deail.
Cons: basecamp very crappy
The topo V4 map is good but very disappointed with BaseCamp, Garmin went a step back with that compared to Mapsource.
Recommend? NO OPINION
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Dave N. Robinson, The High Country Hunter
Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada
Oct 29, 2009
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TOPO CANADA
Cons: no operating booklet
very disappointed!!!! No booklet of instructions! as there was with my GPS or previous versions of Topo maps. Wasted three days trying to get to work properly, even using the help menu. I finally called garmin, spoke to Scott who was very helpful, but there are always too many questions to ask one individual. Still do not know answers to all my questions and am to embarrassed to call Garmin back. There should & needs to be a booklet explaining Topo 4 and basecamp maps that you always have questions on!
Recommend? NO
123 viewers found this helpful.
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Laps
Georgetown ON
Oct 27, 2009
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TRAILS ARE MISSING
I live near the Bruce Trail in South Central Ontario and none of the trails in my area are on this CD. Be careful, if you buy this for hiking, the trails that you are looking for might not be there.
Recommend? NO
135 viewers found this helpful.
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Rick
Halifax, NS
Oct 27, 2009
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GARMIN TOPOGRAPHIC CANADA
Pros: quick delivery
I thought more known trails would show in NS. They are on the local topographic maps but not here. Even abandon rail beds don't show up not as a train track of trail.
Recommend? YES
117 viewers found this helpful.
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Bushrat
Subury, ON
Oct 26, 2009
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3D MAPS ARE WORTH BUYING.
Pros: dem
Cons: basecamp is not easy to work with
It is a must have with the my new 550 oregon. Driving with it is nice also because of its included turn by turn navigation.
Recommend? YES
124 viewers found this helpful.
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GPS FREAK
Northern Ontario, Canada
Oct 8, 2009
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THIS IS JUNK TO SAY THE LEAST.
Pros: none.
Cons: too many to describe.
If you live in Northern Ontario and need maps for your gps do not buy this unless you like trouble and inferior software. The basemap in the gps is better big time at that too! Do not waste your good money on this! If only I could return software, they would get this one back fast.
Recommend? NO
131 viewers found this helpful.
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Emmbeedee
North Gower, ON.
Oct 4, 2009
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TOPO AND OREGON - A PERFECT MATCH!
Pros: 3d views, maps are very detailed, yet easy to use
Cons: none
I recently added Garmin Topo to my new Oregon. Yesterday I was riding along on my motorcycle when I went into some mountains and was really surprised and awed by the gps display - that Topo information adds so much more to the Oregon.
I'm used to using a 60CSx and the combination of the Oregon and the new Topo maps has made a huge difference to my gps experience.
The Oregon has a higher resolution display than the 60, so the Topo information is very easy to see and use. The 3D view is especially fascinating!
Well worth buying both Topo and the Oregon!
Recommend? YES
134 viewers found this helpful.
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Wixter, Jim
Regina, SK,
Oct 2, 2009
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GOOD TOPO MAP
Pros: water bodies well marked
Cons: navigation questionable at times
The basecamp software didn't work very well (slow and unresponsive at times) but transferring maps to mi handheld unit with mapsource was quite smooth.
Recommend? YES
136 viewers found this helpful.
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Charlie
Victoria BC
Sep 26, 2009
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GARMIN TOPO CANADA DVD.
Pros: shading
Cons: poor installation instructions.
I found the installation very difficult and spent a huge amount of time on it. I still don't have 3D viewing as I can't find how to download Open GL 1.3. There were poor instructions and it was not clear to an only moderately computer literate person what was happening or what to do next. A written booklet would have been nice. I'm not sure the maps are much better than my previous version though some local errors have been corrected. I do like the shading, but need to work with it more. Also, I thought that having the maps on several CDs was better than stuffing the whole country into my computer, as most of us are only going to use two or three areas.
Recommend? NO OPINION
143 viewers found this helpful.
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Rick
Edmonton, AB
Aug 4, 2009
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SAME OF THE OLD STUFF
Pros: built in metro guide
Cons: maps not updated & 3d maps not working in gps
Well I was disappointed with the V.4, although it is a Topo maps many roads built right after V.2 were not added, I would have preferred to see more of the newer roads then added shade of green. 3D feature on Oregon/Colorado/Dakota not that great The only feature interesting is it include Metro guide. As for the Base Camp program, it is only a revise version of Mapsource. I give it a 4 rating only because if someone never had maps and need a set it is good.
Recommend? YES
173 viewers found this helpful.
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Mark
Nakusp BC
Jul 21, 2009
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TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
Pros: good looking maps
Cons: can't use it as a moving map on your laptop
Love the shadding on the upgraded maps over the original Topo Canada. To bad they did not make it compatable with N- route or any other moving map display for your laptop.
Recommend? YES
191 viewers found this helpful.
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Steve P
Maple Ridge, BC
Jul 8, 2009
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NEW VERSION TOPO CANADA
I replaced the older version of Topo Canada with this one. I do not see any difference in the quality of maps or map details on my 378c vs v2. (There must be more detail because I could not download as many maps as the older version.) Also the software to download to the gps has changed and does not have any instructions, so you are on your own to figure it out - which wasn't difficult - but if this was your first experience with a gps, memory card and DVD software, you might find it frustrating.
Recommend? YES
163 viewers found this helpful.
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LouJo
Québec, Canada
Jul 7, 2009
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EXCELLENT TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING
Pros: easy to use
As new adepts to geocaching, these topographic maps are a must and very useful. They are accurate on road and off road and lead us straight to our goals.
Recommend? YES
179 viewers found this helpful.
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Dave
Thunder Bay, ON
Jun 25, 2009
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TOPO CANADA DVD
This software is a HUGE improvement over the Topo Canada CD (v.2). Many of the outdated maps have been updated to include such things as new roads, infrastructure, etc. Also, the DVD includes POI, which are new the Topo software. I previously had to swap the Topo software with the City Navigator if I wanted more detailed information and POI. Completely worth the extra expense.
Recommend? YES
182 viewers found this helpful.
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Brent
Victoria, BC
Jun 24, 2009
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GOOD TOPOS FOR GARMIN UNITS
Pros: dem and 3d shading is nice
I bought this product because of the DEM and shading avalable on my Oregon. I find it to be very good in my area (victoria).
As was mentioned in earlier reviews it seems to have MG V5 as the base, with the DEM added.
I find the maps to be very close to the Canadian Gov't paper maps in topographic detail.
Recommend? YES
160 viewers found this helpful.
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Tony
Victoria BC
Jun 23, 2009
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CANADA TOPO - GOOD BUT COULD BE IMPROVED.
Pros: is an essential addition to the base map.
Cons: not detailed enough re trails and roads.
This is my first experience of using such a map. My main criticism would be that I did not know how big a memory card I would need to store the whole map. I bought a 2GByte card which will take about half of the map and is therefore O.K. - I can put the other half on another card. Some guidance would be useful. I also found that some roads around Jasper / Maligne Lake AB were not shown on this map. So there is a lack of detail. On the description on the web-site it was not clear how much city detail there would be versus real topographical (back country stuff / contour lines)info.
Recommend? YES
178 viewers found this helpful.
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S_Blais
Cold Lake, AB
Jun 7, 2009
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GREAT TOPO MAPPING
Pros: simple to use
Does exactely what I wanted.
Recommend? YES
162 viewers found this helpful.
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Danny
Toronto
Jun 3, 2009
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RIDICULOUS MAP DIVISIONS.
Canada is divided into grids, regardless of density of information: makes the southern ontario map large, doesn't fit on some internal hard drive GPS units. Map itself is fine, though it could use some more contour lines to make it more precise.
Recommend? YES
171 viewers found this helpful.
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Léopold Martine
Mont-Laurier
May 27, 2009
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SUPERBES DéTAILS
Pros: une multitudes de détails et une image superbe.
Cons: la précision des certains sentiers.
Je me sers beaucoup de MapSource pour mes différents GPS (Bois et route) et l'ajout de ces nouvelles cartes est réellement un plus. Elles sont rtemplies de détails (restaurants, commerces, motels, etc.) et ce, même dans les plus petits villages et les coins les plus reculés. Je me sers souvent de ces cartes Topo pour trouver des adresses que je n'ai pas dans mon Nuvi 855 ni dans mes cartes City Navigator North America 2010. De plus les cartes sont beaucoup plus belles que les anciennes cartes de Topo Canada. J'ai téléchargé ces nouvelles cartes dans mon GPS Map 60CSX et tout a très bien fonctionné. Sur le DVD on obtient en plus le logiciel Base Map, mais je crois que ce dernier peut être téléchargé gratuitement sur le site de Garmin. J'ai eu de la difficulté à intégrer ces nouvelles cartes (en 3D, un plus) dans MapSource, avec toutes mes autres cartes. Le tout s'est fait automatiquement lorsque j'ai télécharger City Navigator 2010 pour mon Nuvi 855. Je n'avais pas trouvé le moyen de le faire et le soutien technique de Garmin au Québec m'avait dit qu'il croyait que ça ne se faisait pas. Ça se fait, mais comment? En conclusion, je suis très satisfait de mon achat, les cartes sont superbes et les détails surprenants par leur abondance. Tous vos Waypoints et tous vos tracés antérieurs se récupèrent en un seul clique et les symboles des Waypoints s'ajustent automatiquement. Ils ont pensé à tout. Je vous recommande cet achat, surtout si vous possédez un Oregon ou un Colorado qui prend en charge le 3D. Si vous êtes à la recherche de cartes avec une multitude d'informations et une très belle présentation avec en prime le 3D, allez-y, c'est un must.
Recommend? YES
157 viewers found this helpful.
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northernpenguin
Georgetown, ON
May 27, 2009
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EXCELLENT ADD-ON FOR COLORADO/OREGON
Pros: 3d shading, routable
Cons: cannot load entire country into gps
While not as high resolution as the GPS Quebec maps of Ontario, this product does a very good job at identifying terrain changes and waterways. Map is routable and better than City Navigator in a few places. 3D shading works well on my Colorado.
Size of the map product means you cannot load the entire country at once, as it exceeds 4GB.
Recommend? YES
174 viewers found this helpful.
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Red90
Calgary
May 4, 2009
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DEM AND TOPO DATA WITH MG CANADA ROADS
It is basically MG Canada 5 with elevation contours and DEM data. Definitely worth getting if you have a device that can do relief shading. I have a detailed review here: http://forums.calgarycachers.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3234
It still autoroute and is not locked.
Recommend? YES
189 viewers found this helpful.
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