[GeoStL] Re: FREE High Quality Garmin Topo Maps for St. Louis Area
- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:25:15 -0500
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All I can tell you is it works real good and looks real good on my 60CSX.
I am sure they will load on any garmin that takes maps, the question is how
will it look on them. That's one reason I was offer them for others to see
how they work.
I bet there could be some issues on single color low resolution screens as
the data is very detailed. I have set the contour interval to 10 feet so in
some places the lines are close.
I am not sure if I can send a file to the list, so in a couple of minutes I
will send some screen shots of what it looks like in a separate email.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
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> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 3:52 AM
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> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: FREE High Quality Garmin Topo Maps for St. Louis
> Area
>
> -
> I see that this works with the 60 x series, will this work with the
> regular
> 60? Does it work with all Garmin GPS (like the Legend)?
> On 7/13/06, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > -
> > Well after many hours of cursing, I finally figured out how to make maps
> > for
> > Garmin Mapsouce (sorry only works in Mapsource).
> >
> > So if you want some free topo maps (10 ft. contour interval), I am
> looking
> > for testers. They seem to work really well and I am impressed.
> >
> > The directions I used to create them are at:
> >
> > http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm
> >
> > I am doing it slightly different and have it pretty well figured
> > out. Once
> > you know what you are doing it is pretty easy to make a map. All the
> > tools
> > to make the maps are free (it takes several) and all the data is free.
> >
> > The maps are really neat. They are transparent so you see the map below
> > when you are using them. So you can see City Navigator AND the topo
> maps
> > at
> > the same time! You can also turn off the topos if you want. The only
> > thing
> > the maps contain are the topo lines and water features. I have been
> > trying
> > to find data like springs, valley and mountain names, etc to add but no
> > luck
> > so far. If anyone knows where I could get this kind of data, let me
> know.
> >
> > The maps themselves are much higher quality than TopoUSA. They are 24K
> > quality.
> >
> > I have made them for most of the parks in the St. Louis Area. My plan
> is
> > to
> > get more areas covered and expand the area. Then I will post them on a
> > sites that shares free maps. I have tried them out and so far they work
> > really well. But I would like to have some others try them out. Don't
> > care
> > how many-I am planning on giving them away. I want to make sure they
> are
> > working well. I am also wondering how people like the levels the
> > different
> > contour lines show as I can adjust that.
> >
> > Besides the topos, I am also working on a set of trail maps that have
> > transparent trails. I have all the bike trails in Madison County and
> some
> > other trails. I will be adding more. If anyone has some good quality
> > track
> > files of trails at parks, you can email me a mapsource or gpx file with
> > the
> > tracks and I will add them to the collection. Just try to clean them up
> > and
> > if the trail has a name, name the track that.
> >
> > If someone wants topos for an area I do not have covered yet, just send
> me
> > a
> > mapsource file with four waypoints making the boundary of the area you
> > want.
> > That makes it pretty easy to create the file and add it to the set.
> >
> > If you want to try them out, send me an email and I will email you two
> > files
> > totally 3 megs.
> >
> > They are pretty easy to install (but to uninstall (why would you) you
> have
> > to delete a key from the registry.)
> >
> > The first file is My Topos.zip
> >
> > Extract its content to:
> >
> > C:\Program Files\Garmin\My Topos\
> >
> > It is very important that you use this exact directory. (There is a way
> > around this by editing a file). In C:\Program Files\Garmin\My Topos\
> > there
> > will be "My Topos.reg" Double click on it and OK merging it to the
> > registry.
> >
> > The second file is My Trails.zip
> >
> > Extract it to:
> >
> > C:\Program Files\Garmin\My Trails\
> >
> > Then double click on "My Trails.reg" and OK it merging with the
> registry.
> >
> > Then start mapsource and there will be map sets for My Topos and My
> Trails
> > where you can select and upload the maps to your GPS. In mapsource, you
> > have to zoom down to 3 miles before the topos start to show their detail
> >
> > Let me know if you want to try them out and what you think of them.
> >
> > One thing I have not figured out is when you go to turn them off or on
> in
> > the GPS, only :My Topos" shows up on the menu. It turns both of or on.
> >
> > Jim Bensman
> > "Nature Bats Last"
> >
> >
> >
> >
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