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Garmin MapSource Topo U.S. 100K |  | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $115.95
Buy New: $72.55
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Seller: Electronica Direct
Rating:  156 reviews
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Color: One Color
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 0.9 x 8.5 x 12.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-11001-00
Model: 010-11001-00
UPC: 753759073855
EAN: 0753759073855
ASIN: B000RAASFK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| » | Usgs Topographical Data At 1:100.000 Scale | | » | Terrain contours, topographic elevations | | » | Summit locations with elevation | | » | Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads | | » | Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Explore every nook and cranny of the U.S. with the help of Garmin's Topo U.S. 2008 topographical mapping software. The DVD features digital topographical maps for the entire U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, with a host of valuable details. It's also easy and convenient to load data to your compatible Garmin device. Just pop the DVD in your PC, then connect your Garmin GPS receiver via its USB port. Once connected, you'll have access to topographical mapping detail no matter where your adventures take you. Details include: - Digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:100,000 scale USGS maps
- Terrain contours and topo elevations
- Summit locations with elevations
- Trails and rural roads; city neighborhood roads
- Interstates and major highways
- National, state, and local parks, forests, and wilderness areas
- Coastline, lake and river shoreline; wetlands; perennial and seasonal streams
- Searchable database of cities, geographic names, summits, lakes, and more
- Elevation profile on PC and compatible units; estimate terrain difficulty
- Allows you to plan your next outdoor adventure on your PC and download routes, waypoints, and map detail to your compatible Garmin GPS
- Lakes, reservoirs, waterways, rivers, and streams with icons to represent boat ramps, dams, campgrounds, and trails
Product Description
Garmin DVD maps are easier to plot routes compared to preprogrammed MicroSD cards. Features: DVD maps require PC (unless specified as Mac version)DVD maps are easier to plot routes compared to preprogrammedMicroSD cardsRequires separate purchase of blank MicroSD/SD card for most devices (notsold thru QBP)
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Unable to get Nuvi 350 to see the installed topo map August 2, 2010
Linda T (Florida, USA)
Do not buy this from Garmin. Garmin does not issue refunds even when the map does not work at all. I should have bought through Amazon.
I foolishly bought the $99.99 downloadable version of this map from the Garmin web site because I wanted to download it and use it the next day. The Garmin web site listed my Nuvi 350 as a supported device and I followed the link to the download purchase page [...]. I downloaded the maps to an SD card in my GPS, but the GPS still only lists street maps and not the TOPO.
I followed the instructions at the Garmin knowledge base to go to Settings > Map > Map Info. The only map listed is "CN North America NT 2011.10 [1] US & Canada". When I uncheck this street map as directed, the resulting map displays show only interstates and large bodies of water - no topo, no city streets, no nothing.
Each time I call the Gamin help line I am on hold for 30 minutes. There is no way to get faster service even when you are calling back to say their advice did not work. The person at the other end seemed to have no idea why my TOPO map did not show on the Garmin's MAP INFO maps list. His only suggestion was to delete the files from the SD card and download again, which takes a LONG time. I did this. Same problem.
Garmin refuses to refund the charges.
I am glad that I will never need to buy another product from Garmin. Google maps is catching up fast, and providing much better service via smart phones.
 OK, But Problems July 5, 2010
BruceH (USA)
I bought the 100K Garmin maps primarily for traveling two track forest back roads. I compared it to the DeLorme Topo and for my area, the Garmin seems to do a better job of identifying land marks. I am basically satisfied, but Garmin has a lot of room for improvement.
1. There are two generations of the 2008 100K Garmin US Topo maps. This Amazon listing shows the blue and white jewel case and has a product number of 010-11001-00. The title says Topo U.S. 2008. This is the first generation. Somewhere along the line (I am guessing the fall of 2009), Garmin replaced this version with the second generation. The new jewel case photo has a black top and bottom border with a scenery picture in the center. The title says Topo U.S. 100K, but no year is mentioned. The part number has a 1 at the end, 010-11001-01.
The topo maps themselves are identical, but there are two product differences. The first generation is only for Windows, whereas the second generation works with both Windows and Apple. The second difference is the included map management software. The first generation comes with the Garmin program called MapSource. The second generation replaced MapSource with the new Garmin program called Base Camp. It is intended primarily for trail handheld units.
It is a crap shoot as to which you will get. I ordered from this listing showing the first generation, but I actually received the second generation. I had an exchange of e-mails with Amazon before and after the sale, but they have not done anything to fix the listing. The odds are you will get the new generation since high volume sellers should have sold all the old stock.
The only issue would be if you wanted the second generation for an Apple, and they sent you the first generation. The good news is that both MapSource and Base Camp can be downloaded from the Garmin web site. Seeing as the version on the DVD will be outdated anyway, you will want to download the current version.
2. The Base Camp software is a work in progress. I do not think it is even up to beta quality. In summary, it is not intuitive, it's slow and it is buggy. The primary reason to use it is to download and manage the new Birds-Eye aerials from Garmin. However, the software can only handle a limited number before it basically quits working. I can not help but wonder how Base Camp ever got approved for production status. Many of the issues had to be obvious during the most basic testing. I hope that the product will improve over time. It seems like Garmin comes out with an update every few weeks.
The good news is that you can have both MapSource and Base Camp on your machine at the same time. I use MapSource for most of my map management functions (loading maps, waypoints, routes, etc.) and just use Base Camp for Birdseye (till it died!).
3. These maps are not the best choice for hikers. They best serve folks driving the back roads in a truck, ATV, snowmobile, etc. The contour lines at 100K give you a good idea of the terrain without cluttering the screen like a 24K map would do. This is important since you will be zoomed out more when traveling in a vehicle vs hiking. The other thing I like is it does a good job in my area of travel of providing landmark names, such as springs, mountain peaks, streams, and stock tanks.
The biggest downside as mentioned in almost all the other reviews is the lack of accuracy in placing of the roads. I suspect it is because the roads were obtained from USGS topo maps that have not been updated in over 50 or more years. Sometimes the location is right on, then farther down the road, it is not even close because the road has been changed over the years. Garmin needs to get with it. The Garmin Streets map series displays the back roads correctly in most cases on the Nuvi, but the roads on the Topo map series are way off in many cases. Also be aware that the topo maps do not have routable roads like a street GPS map.
4. The maps require a lot of space, so depending on your GPS model, you may be limited on how much you can load. I have an Oregon 450 which handles a large SD card, so I do have the space. However, I have read there is a programming limitation on how many mapsets can be loaded at one time. So even if you have the space, you still may not be able to load the complete country due to this limitation. I was going to test it, but my four year old computer displayed a message that it would take over twenty hours to load all of the sets that comprise the country! I will have to test it some other time. The U.S. Topos that Garmin sells on the SD card gets away with this by dividing the country into much larger chucks, thus requiring less mapsets. I believe they made the mapsets small on the DVD so the maps would load on old units with only a small amount of memory.
Conclusion: Overall it is a good product to get the general lay of the land and to identify land marks. However, it is far from perfect. If you are a hiker, the 24K maps from Garmin or the free 24K topos from the GPS File Depot would probably be a better choice.
 A great product April 2, 2010
Andrew Hansen
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product was easy to install and has been easy to use on my GPS.
 Accurate? I don't think so. February 16, 2010
ToolBear (Newport Beach, CA or San Juan Islands, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Amazon reviews. If a product works, I can praise it. If it doesn't, I can dis it. I am dissin' Topo US 2008 by Garmin.
It is not accurate.
I know it is 1:100,000 (o.k.a. One over the World scale) but still, it would be nice if it had some passing resemblance to the stuff on the ground.
I survey rail-trails (bike) for fun, so I get a lot of GPS time on the trail. My Garmin 60CSx GPS is a superb machine. Five stars, no question. The Topo US 2008 that came with it sucks.
Case in point ... Irvine, CA. In the Woodbridge Community there are two lakes, North and South. Only North Lake is shown on Topo 2008. One lake missing.
Case in point ... Irvine, CA. The street grid overlays Sand Canyon Reservoir. No, they have not developed a tract down in the water. The street grid overlay seems to be displaced.
Case in point ... Irvine, CA. I am surveying the Freeway Trail, which runs close along the north side of the San Diego Freeway. The map is showing me well south of the freeway. Duh!
The waypoints from the CSx, when uploaded to Google Earth are spot-on. No issues with the data; big issues with the maps.
Garmin would love to sell me a suite of electronic marine charts. Not buying. If the accuracy of those is anywhere near that of Topo US 2008, I would be on the rocks in a flash.
Realistic Expectations November 24, 2009
Tom Ponte (Bend Oregon)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am going through the reviews here and one thing that I can see is that a lot of folks have totally unrealistic expectations for this product. A typical "quad" map that you would use for hiking is at a scale of 1:24,000. The maps used in this product are 1:100,000 which are suitable for hiking in some cases. Mostly they are going to let you know general proximity to features such as mountains, rivers major roads and so on which might possibly save your bacon if you are lost. You are dreaming folks if you think you are going to get 1:24,000 scale quad maps for the entire US for $75 that all fits on to your little GPS unit. For instance 1:24,000 maps that cover all of the state of Oregon from the National Geographic State series is over 3GB of data and costs about $100. The amount of data that you can fit on SD cards now is amazing but not that amazing that you could fit the entire US 24k maps on a micro SD card. By the way the paper version of those maps used to cost about $10 just for one map that covered approximately 7 miles in a north south direction and was two and half feet tall. Digital versions of these that are easy to use for the general public have only been around for about 15 years. How quickly we expect miracles in the digital age!
Garmin does make a 24k product divided up into regions like the west coast states for $94 (Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k West Topographic Coverage for Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada (DVD)) which is availble on Amazon. Even this is pretty amazing to fit on to a micro sd card assuming that you can in fact load it all on.
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