Hi guys
I have just been given for my birthday a Garmin GPSMAP 64. Those of you who use this device - what mapping overlay do you use if any. I have looked at the Garmin website and have looked at TOPO UK and Ireland Light and Birdseye Select.
I open to input and thoughts as to what to get. I use Memory Map for planning purposes but don’t think I can transfer that mapping software onto my Garmin.
Happy birthday Glyn.
Can’t help you with your questions as I don’t have nor ever used that GPS. Mine is the basic one GARMIN etrex 10.
Enjoy it.
73 de Guru
I’d look into OSM maps Glyn. I have versions of them on my phone and have found them to be very accurate. In fact I used it tonight to navigate from the hotel to down to the city centre. Very accurate mapping and with a GPS and compass on the phone, the accuracy of position on map to true location was scary.
On my old Vista HCx GPS I have the Scottish Mountaineering Club topo maps.
With mine I download a Google Earth image for the area I want to go. The 64 then overlays this. It is quite useful and works with zoom in/out.
Compton
VK2HRX
There is another, not-so-obvious feature on the OSM page: You can adjust the contrast of a map by changing the map style. I am not going into details, it is all very well described in the following link: Design
I have chosen the typ file “contrast” and now I can easily read contour lines on my Garmin etrex! I have wondered why the original maps are colored like washed-out underwear. Changing the typ file is the solution.