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GPS City Q&A » Street Mapping » Mapsource Compatability

Street Mapping (2 replies)

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Mapsource Compatability

› Garmin City Navigator North America and Mexico NT DVD 2011

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Rob Eisenstat
Brooklyn, NY

Original question asked on May 11, 2011, 4:40am

I have a quest that I bought a number of years ago which came with mapsource. I just bought a Nuvi 550 from you, and it is not clear that the mapsource is compatable. Do I need to buy a new mapsource? Can I get an upgrade?

Roxie - GPS City
Calgary

Reply #1 on May 11, 2011, 9:14am

Hi Rob,
The Mapsource program is compatible with the Nuvi 550, for transferring tracks, routes and waypoints. The maps for the Nuvi 550 are different (City Navigator NT) than the ones that come with the Quest (City Navigator).
Thanks!

Mark
Ottawa

Reply #2 on May 27, 2011, 11:51am

Rob, I think you're confusing maps with Mapsource. Mapsource is free software from Garmin which you load on your PC (for an iMac it would be Basecamp). Mapsource allows you to create waypoints, routes tracks etc. on your PC then upload them to your GPS (assuming your GPS has that capability). Mapsource is often (always?) included on the DVD containing a map product which you buy for your GPS, though you can download free updates to Mapsource (not the maps themselves!) from Garmin's website.

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