I just bought a Garmin 60c...help

rangermonroe · October 17, 2006, 12:32 PM

I need some charts and maps.

What is the best way to get regional charts/maps, that are fairly accurate and detailed.

The charts from Garmin cover the atlantic ocean from Greenland to southern Chile. I suspect that $216 is a bargain fro that much info, but I am interested in the coast of Georgia.

I am also going to Wyoming in a week or two, for a hunting trip. I wish to upload topo maps for Southern georgia and Wyoming. $116 for each area.

Is there another source for this data?

geogecko · October 17, 2006, 02:11 PM

What exactly do you want, you're kind of all over the place, as far as maps go. Talking about the ocean, detailed maps, and topo, you are looking at spending a pretty penny if you want all that.

http://www.gpsnow.com/gmmap60cx.htm#MapSource

Mapsource City Navigator is pretty good ($120), but it will not contain Topo. Topo ($90) is another purchase.

I'm not positive, but for on device maps, you pretty much have to go with Garmin software.

There are plenty of programs out there for free that will pull waypoints, tracks, and routes from your GPS and plot them using Google maps or something.

Garmin products started using activation keys with their software about 2-3 years ago (similar to Microsoft XP), so you can't find pirated copies, or rely on purchased used copies to actually work (which is a good thing for those of us actually paying for the software).

rangermonroe · October 17, 2006, 04:20 PM

Sorry if I sounded all over the place.

I hunt in Coastal Georgia and fish here as well. I need topo maps for hunting here, and I need charts for fishing here.

(Need, being very subjective, as I have been doing both for years without GPS)

I am going hunting in WY in a couple weeks, so I (need?) topos for that area as well.

skeeter1 · October 17, 2006, 04:59 PM

Here's a site you might want to check:

http://gpsinformation.us/gps60c/g60review.html

I have an older Garmin e-trex, which doesn't do maps at all.

geogecko · October 17, 2006, 05:04 PM

I'm not very familiar with charts, and am not sure just a regular Mapsource City Navigator would do that for you, or if you would really want some type of marine charts...

As far as Topo goes though, you'd be pretty safe buying the Topo software on that site I listed. It should cover the entire US.

Hmm...could be this is what you might be looking for?

GARMIN MapSource U.S. Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots

Still looking at about $180 for both...and there are 3 of the above listed software, so if you wanted all 3...wow, that's a lot of cash.

skeeter1 · October 17, 2006, 06:29 PM

Just for the heck of it, you might check here:

http://www.geocaching.com/

That's where I go for a geocache hunt, but they might have maps for yours.

Adventurer 2 · October 29, 2006, 08:45 PM

I own two Garmins. The older one is no longer made and I couldn't load maps on it but it would download and upload waypoints, routes....

The software that I like for off road use is at this link: http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/state.cfm
You can zoom in closer than 1/100,000 and print maps with grid lines (cheaper than buying the maps).

October 17, 2006, 12:32 PM	#1
rangermonroe Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2005 Location: savannah Posts: 758	I just bought a Garmin 60c...help I need some charts and maps. What is the best way to get regional charts/maps, that are fairly accurate and detailed. The charts from Garmin cover the atlantic ocean from Greenland to southern Chile. I suspect that $216 is a bargain fro that much info, but I am interested in the coast of Georgia. I am also going to Wyoming in a week or two, for a hunting trip. I wish to upload topo maps for Southern georgia and Wyoming. $116 for each area. Is there another source for this data?

October 17, 2006, 02:11 PM	#2
geogecko Junior Member Join Date: September 24, 2006 Posts: 11	What exactly do you want, you're kind of all over the place, as far as maps go. Talking about the ocean, detailed maps, and topo, you are looking at spending a pretty penny if you want all that. http://www.gpsnow.com/gmmap60cx.htm#MapSource Mapsource City Navigator is pretty good ($120), but it will not contain Topo. Topo ($90) is another purchase. I'm not positive, but for on device maps, you pretty much have to go with Garmin software. There are plenty of programs out there for free that will pull waypoints, tracks, and routes from your GPS and plot them using Google maps or something. Garmin products started using activation keys with their software about 2-3 years ago (similar to Microsoft XP), so you can't find pirated copies, or rely on purchased used copies to actually work (which is a good thing for those of us actually paying for the software).

October 17, 2006, 04:20 PM	#3
rangermonroe Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2005 Location: savannah Posts: 758	Sorry if I sounded all over the place. I hunt in Coastal Georgia and fish here as well. I need topo maps for hunting here, and I need charts for fishing here. (Need, being very subjective, as I have been doing both for years without GPS) I am going hunting in WY in a couple weeks, so I (need?) topos for that area as well.

October 17, 2006, 04:59 PM	#4
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	Here's a site you might want to check: http://gpsinformation.us/gps60c/g60review.html I have an older Garmin e-trex, which doesn't do maps at all.

October 17, 2006, 05:04 PM	#5
geogecko Junior Member Join Date: September 24, 2006 Posts: 11	I'm not very familiar with charts, and am not sure just a regular Mapsource City Navigator would do that for you, or if you would really want some type of marine charts... As far as Topo goes though, you'd be pretty safe buying the Topo software on that site I listed. It should cover the entire US. Hmm...could be this is what you might be looking for? GARMIN MapSource U.S. Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots Still looking at about $180 for both...and there are 3 of the above listed software, so if you wanted all 3...wow, that's a lot of cash.

October 17, 2006, 06:29 PM	#6
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	Just for the heck of it, you might check here: http://www.geocaching.com/ That's where I go for a geocache hunt, but they might have maps for yours.

October 29, 2006, 08:45 PM	#7
Adventurer 2 Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2006 Posts: 663	I own two Garmins. The older one is no longer made and I couldn't load maps on it but it would download and upload waypoints, routes.... The software that I like for off road use is at this link: http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/state.cfm You can zoom in closer than 1/100,000 and print maps with grid lines (cheaper than buying the maps).