Garmin WorldMap 3.01

Overview

• Allows you to view a colour map of any area in the world using US Government 1:250,000 map data
• Each set of map and data you use can be saved in its own file
• Provides coverage worldwide, with basemap-level detail, including political boundaries, cities, towns, major motorways and/or interstates, and principal highways; lakes, major streams, and rivers; and urban areas and railroads

MapSource Worldmap software allows you to view a color map of any area in the world, including Australia. This mapping is based on US Government 1:250,000 map data. All features stay in focus no matter what scale, so you can zoom down to a resolution of a few metres. You can easily zoom by rectangular window, or scale, or pan to a particular area in Australia, or any other land mass. When you have the desired area shown, with major roads, rivers, towns and highways, you can easily create waypoints with a click, ready for upload to the Garmin GPS. Or you can download waypoints, routes, and tracks from the Garmin, and they will be overlayed on the screen for direct comparison with existing information. (Note: For accurate town, street, tracks and highway detail within Australia, please look at Mapsource City Navigator Australia. For other countries, there are detailed Garmin Mapsource products available.)

Worldmap provides real time moving map and timing. Simply connect any Garmin GPS (by serial or USB cable depending on model) to your computer. Worldmap allows you to track the GPS position on the map, in real time (would normally require a laptop computer). Worldmap can also use GPS time to update the clock of your computer, or computer network. These facilities require a free download from Garmin's website.

Each set of map and data you use can be saved in its own file. Mapsource supports all the different datums and formats, so can be made compatible with your local sheet maps, and your GPS. With the zoom and pan functions and the ability to create waypoints, routes, and tracks, it is ideal for planning your next outdoor adventure, business trip, vacation, or recreational outing without ever leaving your house. Even for going overseas, points will be ready for use in your GPS when you arrive. Buy your Mapsource PC software, and the necessary interface cable from Johnny Appleseed GPS.

Professional users will find Mapsource a convenient method of saving Garmin GPS points and tracks from all models, except the early GPS100 series. Export points and tracks in a convenient GPX text or DXF file, complete with header information on datum and format. Then use GarmapPro software for translating Garmin GPS data in Arcview or Mapinfo formats.

Marine users will find Mapsource a convenient method of saving Garmin GPS points and tracks on a map background, ready to load to other GPS, or simply for archiving and safe keeping. For marine charting, please see the compatible Garmin "Blue Chart" marine mapping.



The MapSource™ WorldMap CD-ROM provides coverage worldwide, with basemap-level detail, including political boundaries, cities, towns, major motorways and/or interstates, and principal highways; lakes, major streams, and rivers; and urban areas and railroads. WorldMap displays some coastline detail, including many offshore islands, as well as worldwide nautical navaids such as daybeacons, radiobeacons, RACONs, fog signals, lights, buoys, and other navaids.

Waypoint and route management functions are compatible with all GARMIN GPS systems except the GPS 100 family of products (GPS 100AVD, GPS 100MRN, GPS 100MIL, SRVY II) and panel mount aviation units.