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GPS City Q&A » Marine Mapping » Should I purchase Inland Lakes or Inland Lakes Vision for my marine device?

Marine Mapping (5 replies)

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Should I purchase Inland Lakes or Inland Lakes Vision for my marine device?

› Garmin Lakes Vision West microSD Card

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Jordan
Calgary, AB

Original question asked on Jan 25, 2012, 11:00am

Should I purchase Inland Lakes or Inland Lakes Vision for my marine device?

GPS City Jordan
GPS City Las Vegas

Reply #1 on Jan 25, 2012, 11:01am

Garmin offers two varieties of mapping to cover inland lake information. While both the US Inland Lakes and US Inland Lakes Vision are compatible with many devices, there are factors that may lead you to purchase one map offering over the other. The model of your GPS, the coverage area and the features you are looking for in the mapping may influence your purchase.

US Inland Lakes: Available for purchase for all of the US on either a single microSD/SD card, DVD, or in downloadable format for one low price. Detailed lake coverage is provided for the entire continental United States. Recommended for any marine device and specifically handheld devices that do not support Vision technology.

US Inland Lakes Vision: Available for purchase for individual US regions in downloadable or microSD/SD format. Detailed lake coverage is provided for regions of the US along with Vision technology for compatible devices. Vision technology includes high-resolution satellite imagery and 3-D surroundings, both above and below the waterline. This map also offers mariner's-eye and fish-eye perspectives on the most popular lakes and it is recommended for Vision compatible marine devices1.

Jordan
GPS City Las Vegas

Reply #2 on Jan 25, 2012, 11:01am

Also recommended for non-vision compatible devices where a region only and not full US coverage is desired2.

1 Current devices that will support vision technology include: GPSMAP 420/420s, 421/421s, 430/430s, 431/431s, 440/440s, 440sx, 440x, 441/441s, 520/520s, 521/521s, 525/525s, 526/526s, 530/530s, 531/531s, 535/535s, 536/536s, 540/ 540s, 541/541s, 545/545s, 546/546s, 620, 640, 720/720s, 740/740s, 4008, 4010, 4012, 4208, 4210, 4212, 5008, 5012, 5015, 5208, 5212, 5215, 6008, 6012, 6208, 6212, 7012, 7015, 7212, 7215

2 When paired with a non-vision technology supported device, US Inland Lakes Vision will supply the same level of detail as the US Inland Lakes mapping. Vision technology features will not be available.

GPS City Jordan
GPS City Las Vegas

Reply #3 on Jan 25, 2012, 11:02am

Scott Lisle
Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677

Reply #4 on Dec 28, 2012, 4:35pm

Does the Garmin Oregon 550 support Vision techology?

Thanks.

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #5 on Dec 31, 2012, 8:49am

No the Oregon series does not support vision. None of the handhelds will. Just the chart plotters

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