Garmin GPS MapSource CDs

If you've bought the best handheld GPS on the market
you'll want at least one of the MapSource CDs!

GPS Model

What MapSource will do for you

Garmin
38, 40 ,45, 45XL, II
II+, III, 12, 12XL, 12CX, 48, 72, 76
eTrex, eTrex Summit, Venture, Rino110, Geko 201

These GPSs use Roads & Rec, World, Topo, and Canada CDs for track, waypoint and route functions (no maps).

Create and save waypoints

Create and save routes

Download the "Track" to see where you've been (and edit the track)

Show waypoints, Tracks and Routes on the map CD

email tracks, waypoints and routes to your friends (your friends must have MapSource software to use the files)

Create color maps of your travels

Save these maps on your harddrive, email to friends, or post to a website!

Hackers please see Mapsource quick-start for some tips on getting maps loaded into your GPS without reading the owners manual.....(we know you want to!)

Garmin
GPS III+, 12MAP

These TWO GPSs above use Roads & Rec, World, Topo, and Canada CDs.
Can load maps but not Metroguide

eMap, Legend, Vista, Rino120, GPSV, 76map series, all 176 and 276C, all StreetPilotIII, 2610

These GPSs above can use ALL of the R&R, Topo, and Metroguide CDs.

ALL of the above
*** PLUS ***

Load actual high-detail maps into your GPS. These maps augment the existing basemap. MapSource is the ONLY way to load maps into the GPS.

For eMap and StreetPilot, the Metroguide CDs will activate the "FIND" button.

GPS III+ and12Map have 1.4Mb onboard memory for map loading. Rino120, Legend, Vista, GPSV and 76MAP, 76s have more onboard memory.

eMap, StreetPilot and 176 have no on-board memory for maps. For these models you will need a datacard to load the maps into. We recommend 32Mb minimum (for good price-value).

Note: It is NOT possible to delete the basemap that came in your GPS. You can only add detail, and only with MapSource software. Add & delete all you want the basemap is permanent.

Use your MapSource CDs to create waypoints, routes, and download and edit tracklogs. You can PRINT color maps of where you've been, using your Mapsource CD. Go get MapSource v5.4! (2.9Mb). You must own one copy of any MapSource CD to get the v4.09 to work.

Choose your CD:

Item/price/part#	Online ordering	comment
MapSource US Roads & Recreation	No Longer Available!	CycoActive purchased all remaining stock from Garmin, but now they are gone!
MapSource World CD $97 g10215-1	ORDER NOW!	For most foreign travel, you will need the World CD. See info below. Very useful for Mexico.
MapSource USA TOPO CD $97 g10215-2	ORDER NOW!	If you already have the US Roads, and are admittedly a map freak, you'll like the USA TOPO. See info below.
Metroguide CD $97 g10215-3	ORDER NOW!	For eMap or StreetPilot, a metroguide package deal should be your first CD choice. eMap and StreetPilot can use all CDs, but "come alive" with the MetroGuide CD (must have a datacard to use Metroguide). See info below. Check out the metroguide package deals below.
Canada CD $97 g10215-6	ORDER NOW!	eMap and StreetPilot "come alive" with the Canada MetroGuide CD. Non-datacard GPSs can use the Roads&Rec portion of this CD. eMap and StreetPilot must have a datacard to use this CD. See info below.
Canada Topo CD $127 G10469	ORDER NOW!	Topo maps add a whole 'nother dimension to your GPS mapping units. Take a look here to get an idea of what it can do.
Europe R&R CD $97 g10372	ORDER NOW!	We try to keep this CD in stock.
Europe Metroguide CD$145 g10370	ORDER NOW!	We try to keep this CD in stock.

For MacIntosh see "loading Garmins with Virtuous PC". mac

GPSIII+ zoomed in
City Detail (every road)

GPSIII+ regions
Here's a 1.4 MB max load into the GPSIII+ (US Roads CD) near the city of Seattle, WA. 12MAP holds the same.

For larger memories, please refer to the "datacards" page for examples of map size per megabyte of memory.

MapSource
US Roads & Recreation:
No Longer Available!

Super-detail! The CD has every road in the USA including gravel/dirt roads and some trails. It also shows streams, which is very useful for orientation and comparison with your paper maps.

At left is an example of how much map data fits into the III+. In this case, the max capacity (1.4Mb) of map data from the MapSource CD amounts to approximately 60 miles square. Notice that city zones 3, 4 and 5 are very dense thus smaller than rural zones 1 and 2.

We've added red lines to show the approximate borders of the five zones loaded. Zones do not need to be adjacent. Roads and Rec CD is broken up into small zones, usually counties. Consequently the zones can be strung out along a route, they don't have to be adjacent. Roads and Rec data is the best way to string backroad map data for long distances under limited memory capacity - for example across the country.

The blurry red line at the lower left is the scale: length indicates 20 miles.

See the "datacards" page for examples of map size per megabyte of memory.

Copper Canyon, Mexico. Railroad is shown going south thru San Juanito. The GPS cursor (center) points at the approximate location of Creel (not shown).
Map scale shown (see lower left) is 12 miles. (=20km)

Here's what you'll get on the screen of your III+ (or 12MAP) in Baja Norte, Mexico. Highway 3 is paved, all the other roads shown are unpaved. The GPS cursor (upper right) points at Laguna Hanson.
Map scale shown (see lower left) is 8 miles. (=13km)

MapSource CD, World:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-1

The III+ has the entire world in it already, but outside the Americas, it's only coastlines and country borders. Use the Worldmap CD to augment the basemap with major highways and cities for the entire world.

For the eMap, the 8mb cartridges will hold about five times this much data, the 16 mb will hold ten times as much.

MapSource World CD $97
g10215-2

ORDER NOW!

Six rectangles above show a (1440K) TOPO load into the GPSIII+ (eMap and others hold a LOT more). In this area of mountainous central Washington, the topographic detail is intense, thus each of the six zones is about 22X18 miles.
Map scale shown (see lower left of GPS screen) is 20 miles. (=32km)

Here's what the Topo data looks like on the GPS screen. The Topo CD is best for hiking, mountain biking or off-road travel where the terrain is very important. It's nice to be able to check the altitude (at a waypoint) right on the GPS!
Map scale shown (see lower left) is 0.2 miles. (=320m)

MapSource CD, USA TOPO:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-2

3-CD set covering the entire USA, including Alaska and Hawaii
based on 1:100,000 USGS maps

MapSource USA TOPO CD $97
g10215-2

ORDER NOW!

On the GPS screen

(US Topo)

Here's a photo of the GPSIII+ screen; some trails in a "roadless area" in the Cascade mountains of Washington.

Note the BLACK TRIANGLE in the center pointed west. This triangle is your current position, traveling westward. Here, the actual trail was faint and very difficult to follow, but it shows up on the USFS maps AND on the GPS screen!!!

Navigating in the backcountry is getting easier all the time! See the photo of the same area on a map
---->to the right

Map scale on the GPS screen
(see lower left) is 0.5 miles.

Photo of USFS PAPER map

(comparison photo of a paper map) whistlepigUSFS

For comparison, here's the same area and same trails, at same scale as on the GPS screen (on the left). This is a photo of a US Forest service
(A PAPER MAP).

It's fairly easy to locate trails on the map when they're on the screen of your GPS.

The dashed lines are standard "one-mile" section lines on this forest map.

MapSource CD, USA METROGUIDE:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-3

(In stock NOW!)

2-CD set covering the entire USA, including Alaska and Hawaii
locate by ADDRESS!!!, place name, or intersection
tells you the names of all the nearest restaurants (for example) and lists their distance from you. Shows the restaurant address, telephone number, and points an arrow at it whether it's 500 feet or 20 miles away.
and much much more!

The entire USA is broken up into 2Mb-7.5 Mb blocks for loading into the datacards

MapSource USA METROGUIDE CD $97
g10215-3

ORDER NOW!

Planning a trip to CANADA?

CANADA
MapSource CD, CANADA Roads & Rec:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-6

(In stock NOW!)

Includes trip and waypoint management functions to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your PC and nearly all GARMIN GPS units.

Contains motorways, national and regional thoroughfares, roundabouts, railroads, and local roads in many areas.

Displays points of interest, such as shopping, restaurants, lodging, entertainment and emergency services.

Shoreline detail of lakes, rivers, streams and canals.

If you're ordering from outside the USA, please realize that the shipping cost will not be correct as calculated by the shopping cart.

CANADA Roads/Rec CD $97
g10215-6
ORDER NOW!

Planning to get way offroad in CANADA?

MapSource CD
MapSource TOPO Canada
Price: $127
item#: G10469

(In stock NOW!)

It's fairly easy to locate trails on the map when they're on the screen of your GPS.

This is how you use the GPS (with maps) in the forest. You look at your little GPS screen, noting the roads/trails/streams etc, then you look for the same shape features (roads or trails or streams) on your paper maps. Finding your position thus LEARNING your way around in the forest has never been easier or quicker.

If you're ordering from outside the USA, please realize that the shipping cost will not be correct as calculated by the shopping cart.

CANADA Topo CD $127
G10469
ORDER NOW!

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Garmin GPS MapSource CDs

Garmin GPS III+, 12MAP

eMap, Legend, Vista, Rino120, GPSV, 76map series, all 176 and 276C, all StreetPilotIII, 2610

MapSource US Roads & Recreation: No Longer Available!

MapSource CD, World: Price: $97 item#: g10215-1

MapSource CD, USA TOPO:Price: $97 item#: g10215-2

On the GPS screen

Photo of USFS PAPER map

MapSource CD, USA METROGUIDE: Price: $97 item#: g10215-3

CANADAMapSource CD, CANADA Roads & Rec:Price: $97 item#: g10215-6

MapSource CDMapSource TOPO CanadaPrice: $127 item#: G10469

Garmin
GPS III+, 12MAP

MapSource
US Roads & Recreation:
No Longer Available!

MapSource CD, World:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-1

MapSource CD, USA TOPO:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-2

MapSource CD, USA METROGUIDE:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-3

CANADA
MapSource CD, CANADA Roads & Rec:
Price: $97
item#: g10215-6

MapSource CD
MapSource TOPO Canada
Price: $127
item#: G10469