Garmin MapSource City Select Products

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Garmin MapSource City Select Products

City Select is a Garmin MapSource product.
Available for - Europe, North America, South Africa. City Select can be used 3 ways:-

Digital Map loader allows users to select individual maps in areas of interest, and download them from a PC to a compatible GARMIN GPS, Garmin memory card, or Micro SD, SD, or CF card.

Computer Map Viewer, and real-time Moving Map when connected to GPS

Planning and exchange of Waypoints, Trips and Routes with GPS.

Ideal for loading accurate city/country maps to mapping compatible Garmin GPS.

Many mapping GPS, including portable car navigators, have an SD card, or Micro SD card slot. Older units may use a CF card slot, a proprietry Garmin memory card slot, or internal memory. If you purchase the Mapsource map data, you will be able to load the mapping from computer to the allocated memory on the GPS.

Some units may be supplied with, or require as an option, a pre-loaded memory card. Mapping on pre-loaded cards cannot be used on a PC or computer.

Flow chart for Mapsource compatibility with Garmin GPS

Mapsource City Select North America

Automatic routing on a PC, in the GPSV, GPSMAP60 series, LegendC, VistaC, MAP76C series, and GPSMAP196 for USA, and parts of Canada. Voice guidance for StreetPilot series, Quest and iQue series, 276C and 296.

Latest version features include:

* Trip and waypoint management functions.*
* Full coverage for metro and rural areas throughout the contiguous U.S. and expanded coverage for Canada.
* Updated coverage for many metro and rural areas.
* Updated information for highways, interstates, and business and residential streets, with turn restrictions, speed categories, and other navigation features.
* The ability to create automatic point-to-point routes in MapSource and on the GPS mentioned above.
* Updated points of interest, including over 5 million business listings, such as:
* food and drink * lodging * attractions * entertainment * shopping * emergency services * post offices * campgrounds * movie theaters

Coverage for the United States and Canada is divided into seven regions. Purchase of North America City Select v5, includes access to all regions. The regions are unlocked on line on the Garmin website, or Johnny Appleseed GPS can unlock it for you.

List and Prices

City Select South Africa is also available.

In- Car Navigation Tutorial

Explanation of digital mapping forms and functions

Mapsource City Select Europe

As of May 2006, supply of this product is limited. Automatic routing on a PC, and in the GPSV, GPSMAP60 series, and GPSMAP196. Voice guidance for StreetPilot series, Nuvi, Quest and iQue series, 276C and 296.

Land map detail for Europe on latest version. All 6 regions are included in the purchase price.

The regions are unlocked on line on the Garmin website, or Johnny Appleseed GPS can unlock it for you. Then you can load maps in to the Garmin GPS listed at top of this page.

City Select mapping shows all streets in larger towns and cities. A "find" function allows you to search for any point, such as a shopping centre or sports venue, or a street and number. From the resultant information, City Select will calculate a route from any point, to any destination on your PC, and on auto-routing GPS. City Select shows Highway Exits Information, such as service stations, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, campsites, hospitals, banks, and more.

City Select supports street by street routing on the PC, on the Garmin GPSV, MAP60 series, and GPSMAP196. It supports voice guidance on Nuvi, StreetPilot series, and the iQue series in-car navigators.

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City Select South Africa is also available.

In- Car Navigation Tutorial

Mapsource City Select South Africa

Automatic routing on a PC, and in the GPSV, GPSMAP60 series, and GPSMAP196. Voice guidance for StreetPilot series, Quest and iQue series, 276C and 296.

Land map detail for major cities is included in the purchase price.

The detail is unlocked on line on the Garmin website, or Johnny Appleseed GPS can unlock it for you. Then you can load maps in to the Garmin GPS listed at top of this page.

City Select supports street by street routing on the PC, on the Garmin GPSV, MAP60 series, and GPSMAP196. It supports voice guidance on StreetPilot3 and 2610, and the iQue 3600 units.

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MAP Viewer - MapSource digital map products allow you to view a color map of an area, down to a resolution of a few metres. All features stay in focus no matter what zoom scale. You can easily zoom by rectangular window, or scale, or pan to a particular town or point of interest. Depending on the product, roads, streets, rivers, towns and highways, points of interest and other landmarks will be shown in perfect scale.

REAL TIME MOVING MAP. All Garmin Mapsource products allow you to connect a Garmin GPS by cable, and track the GPS position on the map, in real-time (would normally require a laptop computer). City Select only operates in real time with the appropriate licence coded GPS. Details on real time connection with voice guidance.

GPS Waypoint, Tracks and Route MANAGEMENT.
City Select can manually create waypoints and routes, or can calculate a route based on shortest or quickest method, from anywhere to anywhere. This information can be loaded to any 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. You can analyse downloaded GPS information such as speeds, distances, bearings. Way point information can be annotated and edited. Waypoints can be stored in different categories (similar to CAD layerss).

FILE FUNCTIONS. 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 digital mapping, and the necessary interface cable from Johnny Appleseed GPS. Always in stock. Price?

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 GPX ASCII delimited text or DXF file, complete with header information on datum and format.

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.
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Johnny Appleseed GPS stocks some of the Garmin mapping from overseas (see list), ready to load to your Garmin GPS with roads and street data. Please call 1800 666477 or email.

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