I want to buy the CO TOPO software for hunting, to tell me whether where I am standing is private/public/blm/Natl.Forest/Natl.P... Will this software do that and will it give me any info for the landowners if I am on public land? Thanks.
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No. Neither the maps or the trails on them are 100% accurate. And private lands are not usually marked.
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No, just get it interfaced to your laptop, start your software (Streets & Trips and DeLorme Topo North America both work for me) and it will find you. Even inside the house it found my location. This is much better than the GPS functionality in your cell phone. Well worth the price.
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Gary, I have been researching the same use (snowmobiling) for the nuvi 500. sledgps dot com lists chips available either nationally or by region. The region maps are $50, the national $99. Did you get the 500, and do you like it? I want a crossover/multi mode unit and this one seems to be the only one available. I think the difference between this unit and the 550 is that the 500 has US road and US topo maps, and the 550 has north american roads but no topo maps. I don't know if sledgps maps will overlay on the topo. If anyone has tried this, please reply with info. I have not bought it yet, so can't answer your question directly (I want to be able to though). Finally I am torn on the mixed reviews on the unit. I can handle the missing USB cable, and AC adapter, but has everyone found the unit accurate, both on road and off road? Are the maps updated? Thanks...
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The advertizing for Terrain Navigator suggests that only routes and waypoints will transfer to the 60csx and not the actual topo map. Have you actually been able to transfer the 1:24,000 topo map to your Garmin GPS 60CSx?
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I'm not a hunter, so I don't know about specific hunter-related features, but, yes, it coould mark any point (including current, and it is called "Waypoint"), it could create virtually unlimited number of waypoints and it could navigate to any saved waypoint, one-by-one, or ycou could joins several waypoints into "route".What it COULD NOT -- it could not calculate optimal route for several wyapoins in ANY order (solve "travelling salesman" problem). So, you need to plan order of waypoints by yourtself.
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Yes, more or less. You go into "Base Camp" on your PC and you can mark waypoints and create routes. If you don't have the TOPO maps, you won't have any elevation lines or any trails. Not all trails are included on the TOPO maps, but even if they aren't, sometimes there are points of intrests that you can mark etc. For example, a lot of the trails in the Adirondacks are on there, but a lot of the trails in the Catskills are not, but some points of interest are and the peaks are. Of course, you can also mark waypoints as you hike and record your track as you hike as well. I find it to work out very well. Yes, more or less. You go into "Base Camp" on your PC and you can mark waypoints and create routes. If you don't have the TOPO maps, you won't have any elevation lines or any trails. Not all trails are included on the TOPO maps, but even if they aren't, sometimes there are points of intrests that you can mark etc. For example, a lot of the trails in the Adirondacks are on there, but a lot of the trails in the Catskills are not, but some points of interest are and the peaks are. Of course, you can also mark waypoints as you hike and record your track as you hike as well. I find it... » Read More Yes, more or less. You go into "Base Camp" on your PC and you can mark waypoints and create routes. If you don't have the TOPO maps, you won't have any elevation lines or any trails. Not all trails are included on the TOPO maps, but even if they aren't, sometimes there are points of intrests that you can mark etc. For example, a lot of the trails in the Adirondacks are on there, but a lot of the trails in the Catskills are not, but some points of interest are and the peaks are. Of course, you can also mark waypoints as you hike and record your track as you hike as well. I find it to work out very well. « Show Less
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It is a Topo map - but there are some trails. My experiences with it in Tennessee, Colorado, and Montana is that some trails are there, others aren't. It is sometimes surprising what will be there and the things that are not. If you intend to hike a national park, for example, it might be worthwhile to purchase a map for that specific park. For example, you can purchase from the Trailhead series. There's one for the Pacific Crest Trail, if that helps. Regarding a trail overlay - If you intend to load the Topo onto your GPS you need to check to see if it can handle the additional info. I use the Basecamp software from Garmin (free download) and with it you can install overlay information. You can also overlay aerial photography.
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With this unit you can mark your waypoints as you travel, so you can return to your starting place using the way points you entered earlier. You could also enter know waypoints from a map such as google earth. A built in topo. map is not part of this unit.
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Does anyone have contact information for Mountain? I just bought it and neither the calibration sheet or directions have Mountain's contact info.Thanks!
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WHAT? the question is too vague? I can tell you this: I returned TOPO because I felt it was useless and the producers need to invest time and NOT rush there product to market in the version I had in order to make it truly beneficial. It is mostly featureless and ultimately useless, lacking trails, roads, land marks, etc. I hope that answered your question?
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The base model soes not. You can buy a model that has the 100k topo maps installed
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Hey M. , Did you add Mapping solfware yourself ? If you did, you have to have the solfware Settings , set for the GPS unit. Mapping setting have to match. Not sure where but it should say something about downloading maps to the unit. A friend of mine didn't have the setting matching and we were off about 1/4 mile. This is not good when out hunting.
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The topo product for the whole US is a lower resolution (100k) compared to 24k, so you do not see as many topo lines, 2 tracks etc. But the big difference would be that the 100k version does not support 'routing' (at least it did not when I bought it), while the 24k one does. 'Routing' is where you select a Go-to location, and the GPS picks a road route for you.
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Yes it will do area calculations. I have used it to walk off my property line and it was accurate compared to my survey.I have been pleased with my Oregon 600, wish I had gotten the 600t for the extra topo maps included. Yes I would purchase again.
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When driving outside a city, it shows topo on both sides of the road. Its like seeing through the trees and you know it their is a lake or depression on each side. No numbers but I could read it just fine.
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The PN-60 comes with topo maps on DVDs that can be downloaded to the PN-60 and your laptop. You can track your progress on the PN-60 and transfer to the laptop. You can also download maps from the web site if you want more detail about a specific area. To reach out and send tracking info, messages (send/receive) etc to an external site, look at the Delorme Inreach product. I use my PN-60 on my hikes and archaeological projects, some quite remote. My next purchase will be the Inreach product.
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The unit could be used world wide except in war zones there the GPS could be distorted. However if you buy the unit bundled with the maps (version that ends on t) the topo-map will be specific for your country.