Re: MapSource unlock query - multiple / replacement units

Stephen Brown wrote:
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:44:44 -0400, Jack Erbes vigorously opined:

Gil Baron wrote:

Never have and never will use oropietary maps. Of course I
only need Topos and all topos from USGS are public domain.
I don't mind paying ONCE for maps if I could use them
anywhere like a book but damned if I will do more,

Amen. The USGS quads are the holy grail of topo mapping IMO. I just
wish I could use them easily on a rugged, self contained for power,
handheld GPS receiver like my Magellan Meridian.

Jack

I'm not making any promises here, but I'm working on a project to do just
that.

Note that high quality topological map data from the USGS can be added
to Garmin receivers as described here:
http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm
using public domain and freeware sources. The detail is particularly
good when using the 10m grid DEM data - and the topology maps can be
made transparent so they display on top of any other maps you may also
have loaded in your receiver (such as streetmaps with more up-to-date
detail than available from USGS).

Please see my original thread "New Outdoor Information System / GPSr
Combination .. Looking for Ideas" for a brief overview.

I think it must be lost somewhere in the internet ether.

.

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