1. Mapsource Trip and Waypoint Manager is a Mapsource
brand product. It is an economic tool for transferring data
between a Garmin GPS and a computer. It has similar detail to Worldmap
(without navigation aids), but does not load maps to the GPS. Price.
MapSource Worldmap- Map Viewer, Moving Map, Waypoint and Route Manager.
GPS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. 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.)
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.
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 software, and the necessary interface
cable from Johnny Appleseed GPS. Always in stock. Price?
Flow chart
for Mapsource compatibility with Garmin 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 map of Melbourne shown here, is an example
of the level of detail available on Worldmap. Clicking on the map
creates a waypoint, or route, or measures single, trip or route distance.
MapSource includes the trip and waypoint manager functions for transferring
waypoints, routes and tracks between your PC and nearly all GARMIN
GPS units.
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.
Sample maps from Mapsource Worldmap-
Jakarta
Sample maps from Mapsource Worldmap-
Cairns
Sample maps from Mapsource Worldmap-
Central Australia 1
Sample
maps from Mapsource Worldmap- Central Australia 2
Sample maps from Mapsource Worldmap-
Central Australia 3
More Software for Macintosh and PC. 
Garmin City Navigator, Roads
and Recreation, and Topographic are CDROMs featuring detail highways
and exits, fuel stops, roads, and campgrounds, and street by street
detail for Australia, UK, European and US markets.
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.
Be prepared, save time and frustration, if you are travelling overseas. Please
call 1800 666477 or email.
With a map download-compatible GARMIN GPS, WorldMap will also allow
you to load the map detail listed above into the GPS unit. Trip and
waypoint planning is possible for all other Garmin units.
The map loading feature of Mapsource allows users
to also select individual maps in areas of interest and download
the selected maps
to a compatible GARMIN GPS. This map transfer feature is only compatible
with the following GARMIN GPS units: eTrex Legend series, eTrex Vista
series, GPSMAP 60 and 76 series, GPS III+, 12Map, NavTalk, GPSMAP
162/168/182 series, GPSMAP 172, 176, 276 and 296 series,
StreetPilot series, iQue seires, GPSMAP 295,
and eMap. Some of these GPS require a blank
32, 64, 128, or 256MB or larger Garmin cartridge, or CF, or SD
card (depending on model) to upload map data to these compatible
units.
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