apalachicola forest map

[jsansom]

Hi I dog hunt with the Garmin Astro 320 system I downloaded the Florida topo map off this great site but it doesn't name the forest roads of the forest I hunt in. The forest rangers offer a map but it is in paper or you can download it in a pdf format is there any way I can take the paper map and turn it in to something I can put on my garmin astro.

[Boyd]

Your Astro should be compatible with Garmin's "Custom Map" format. You will need to scan the map (can be done at kinkos, staples and other places if you don't have scanner). Then see these instructions for making the map. http://www.garmin.com/us/products/onthetrail/custommaps

Unfortunately, it may not always be so easy because there are a lot of technical limitations to this map format that could cause problems. There is software to help you make this kind of map though. It can help avoid some of the problems, but you still need sort of a technical mindset if you want to make maps. 

http://moagu.com/?page_id=155

http://www.the-thorns.org.uk/mapping/