craneguy Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 anyone use car type gps? like, maggellan, tomtom, garmin, lowrance ..... i am looking at getting one, more for finding lakes and off roading. who has the best canadian maps ? lake names and so on ? thanks Quote
zed Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 i have a garmin but it couldn't find lakes or dirt roads. works good for finding my way around calgary. Quote
Taco Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Semi-hijack; I'm kinda waitin' on some replies on this one as well but am more interested in the software end of it. I'm about to start packin' a tablet PC for work and wouldn't mind turnin it into a GPS capable unit, which is easy enough but wouldn't mind fewer glitches and finer Canadian detail than the MS Mappoint based products. Any decent Canadian based mapping programs out there for under 500 bucks?? Sorry about halfassed derail Hoss. Quote
Weedy1 Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 TACO, Garmin has a Topo Canada map (if this is the detail you're after) as well as other map sets set that works in conjunction with their Mapsource software. You could buy a cheap GPS like a Garmin Etrex or a receiver only and connect it to you laptop. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=101...303#coverageTab http://www.gpscentral.ca/products/garmin/etrex.htm https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6445 A company called Discover Canada also makes a decent set of GPS maps although the compatibilty with Garmin Mapsource may be an issue. I have the mapset and when I did the latest Garmin Mapsorce update the Discover Canada mapset stopped working. http://www.mapamia.com/discover-canada-dig...b02164c2bbb72b9 Quote
cdock Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 I don't have much experience with the car mounted ones but from what I have experienced they don't have the same capability as the hand held with regards to backroads, rivers, etc. However some internet searching I have found a few that are considered "both" car mounted and portable. Weedy1's links will get you there. I'm a garmin fan myself and love my etrex with the Topo map software. I can set waypoints on the software and map out my day and then update with my tracks later from the GPS. It works great. I believe there is some kind of car kit to mount it as well. It certainly isn't fancy like the car ones that tell you when to turn and stuff which would be sweet. I'm interested to see if there is something that works well for both street and backroads. Quote
cal Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 I just bought a Garmin GPS76Map from Gps central and along with it I have topo Canada. Its a nice little unit and if you have any questions goto gps centrals website. Cal Quote
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