Garmin US TOPO! 24K Topographical Maps of Washington and Oregon
- Offers Detailed Topo 24K Coverage For Washington & Oregon
- Poi With Thematic Icons Such As Parks, Campgrounds, Boat Ramps & Airports
- 3D Terrain Shading On Compatible Units
- Shows An Elevation Profile Of Routes On Compatible Units
- Shows Routable Roads & Trails As Well As Detailed Hydrographic Features, Including Wetlands
Product Description
GARMIN 010-C0948-00 TOPO US 24K Northwest SD Card. Additional US regions will follow. This plug and play preprogrammed card provides up to date detailed 24K topographic coverage. Built in DEM/digital elevation model data supports terrain shading and route elevation profiles in compatible units. With routable roads and trails, getting to your destination is made simple with turn by turn directions on compatible units. Plus, you can search for points of interest by name or proximity to your location. This product contains incredibly dense contours and the highest level of topographic detail available. TOPO US 24K will ensure you are ready for your next backpacking, hiking or camping adventure. Use with Garmin¿s Colorado series or Oregon series navigators to unleash the full feature set of TOPO US 24K, including full 3D view and terrain shading. Standard compatibility with the following units: Astro 220, eTrex Legend Cx and HCx series units and eTrex Vista C… More >>
Garmin US TOPO! 24K Topographical Maps of Washington and Oregon
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5 comments
hdtravel on December 24, 2009 at 2:05 pm
For the first time Garmin is beginning to roll out 24K Topo maps on very convenient microSD cards. ( includes SD card adapter ) No computer needed, just put it in your unit and go. No fuss, no muss !
All I can say is it is about time !
They are starting with the western states and going east. If your state is not covered yet, please be patient. They are all coming.
This is the highest level of mapping detail available for your Garmin unit. They work best on the new Colorado and Oregon series units as you will see see 3-D views and color terrain shading on these units only. Very Nice !!
These are a must have for hikers, geocachers and any outdoor enthusiasts.
Highly recommended !!
hdtravel on December 24, 2009 at 3:51 pm
For the first time Garmin is beginning to roll out 24K Topo maps on very convenient microSD cards. ( includes SD card adapter ) No computer needed, just put it in your unit and go. No fuss, no muss !
All I can say is it is about time !
They are starting with the western states and going east. If your state is not covered yet, please be patient. They are all coming.
This is the highest level of mapping detail available for your Garmin unit. They work best on the new Colorado and Oregon series units as you will see see 3-D views and color terrain shading on these units only. Very Nice !!
These are a must have for hikers, geocachers and any outdoor enthusiasts.
Highly recommended !!
Howard Knoepfle on December 24, 2009 at 4:10 pm
This product plugged in to my GXC 60 with ease. Following installation, the chip got me to my hunt area and back showing enough contour to let me know the difficulty of the hunt. Great product.
Donald E. Thomas on December 24, 2009 at 4:11 pm
It beats the heck out of the base map that came with my Oregon 200 but leaves a lot to be desired. Quite a lot of roads & trails in my local forest, (Deschutes) are not shown and some that are shown do not exist. In spite of all the copyrights and warnings it appears to have been taken straight off a Forest Service topo map I obtained from them a couple of years ago. I looked at points of interest and found it had not been updated in several years. Many listed are gone years ago. The city part streets are also about 3 years old. Better then the base map’s 10 year old update. I only wish that Garmin would let me correct the errors I know of on my computer then re-load the map on the GPS!
All that being said, The Oregon 200 with the topo map is one heck of a tool for trecking, ATV’ing or driving the forest! Do bring a good compass though! and if you got room in your pocket a paper topo map.
Jeri J. Boe on December 24, 2009 at 6:58 pm
This software was purchased to be used with the Garmin Rino 530HCX units, but this review may apply to other units as well, so beware.
First to note: You can only use this on one unit, and you are not able to backup the software for safekeeping or for use on more than one unit if you happen to own more than one. One card per unit. If you overwrite it, you loose it. You cannot use this card for viewing on your computer, or back it up for safekeeping. It has a lock code that prevents you from using it in any manner but inserting it into the gps unit. Technical support will not help you with this issue.It does not state any of this on the box. It is a micro SD card with an adapter, so it is small.
Second: On the Rino 530HCX, this product only gives the elevation contour of the area, with roads and some trails. No DEM shading, no 3-D modeling, etc. These limitations are not noted on or in the box, or anywhere on the Garmin website. Technical support said the flat contour map may be more detailed than the US topo map on CD, but they were not specific as to the differences, if any.
I visited the Garmin website, and it did say it had limited capability, and gave a few examples:
From the Garmin website:
” “Limited capability” may mean that a unit may be able to draw all the map features from the MapSource software, such as roads, lakes, nav-aids, depth contours, wrecks, etc., but the interactive capability of the maps may be limited. For example, you may not be able to “find nearest marinas” or look up additional text about a specific mapping feature. ”
So before you purchase this product, or any other software product of this nature from Garmin, realize that they may not be fully disclosing all of the pertinent information.