Garmin 705 Basemap

plowmar
plowmar Posts: 1,032
edited June 2009 in Road buying advice
Why is it that this is the only mapping facility that is immediately available on the 'Training Centre' and 'Mapsource' facilities?

No new roads since 2003 and no 'B' roads at all.

It does tend to diminish the quality otherwise apparent in the computer.

Apart from downloading to Google earth are there any other program updates available?.

(P.S. I have e-mailed Garmin who tell me that updates are slow in coming due to delays by whoever they buy mapping from, 2003?, and they will not be available retrospectively.)

OOPS WRONG SECTION :oops: :oops: :oops:

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  • HonestAl
    HonestAl Posts: 406
    there are maps available for the Garmn, but you have to buy them. Garmin don't own the mapping, the licence it. And of course more money is made if you get the junk basemap and want something better. Go to Amazon and enter "Garmin Edge Maps" and you'll see a bunch

    If you don't want to buy maps but want the thing to lead you around predefined routes there are a number of sites which allow you to prepare routes for the Garnin and download to it. Doesn't download maps of course, just the waypoints.
    "The only absolute statement is that everything is relative" - anon
  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    The base maps are rubbish, the Navigator maps on SD card are way better. For actual route planning, I use Bikeroutetoaster.com and then save the route as a .tcx file to the 705. Works a treat.
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    The base maps are only marginally better than nothing.

    You have the choice of buying Garmin maps (City Navigator) on SD card or on DVD. DVD is better in that you can use it on your PC too, but it's only available in an "all of Europe" package, whereas SD cards are also available for small groups of countries (UK & Ireland) which are cheaper so long as you only want one area.

    There's also the option of getting OpenStreetMap data for free. OpenStreetMap is a Wiki-style project to map the world. Coverage depends on how many interested mappers there are in the area concerned, with some areas being reasonably complete, and otherspretty patchy. There are pre-digested Garmin extracts at various places around the web. Andygates over at YACF has a set available via the link in his sig line.

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