Maps
Thanks for the reply. Its off by about 1/2 mile based on the roads around my house. It shows me about 3 blocks away in the woods when it should be showing right on the road. Im gonna re-check some more when I get home to see what happens. Thats the reason I ask. Probably wouldn't be a huge deal if I was just tracking myself, but its a little more important when my GPS shows me where my dog is standing. Its not the end of the world, I was just curious since Ive never used free maps before....... When I was refering to "better" I was refering to the accuracy of topp maps. I want the most accurate topo maps I can get. It the free maps are as good as the Garmin maps, Im going to use them. But if the garmin maps are more accurate as far as topo and road locations, then it would be worth it to spend the money and buy them. However, from what Im learning the Garmin maps might not be any better. Im going to compare the free topo with the Garmin South East maps this weekend. I have a friend who has the Garmin maps and the exact same gps.
Jet
Thanks for the reply. Its off by about 1/2 mile based on the roads around my house. It shows me about 3 blocks away in the woods when it should be showing right on the road. Im gonna re-check some more when I get home to see what happens. Thats the reason I ask. Probably wouldn't be a huge deal if I was just tracking myself, but its a little more important when my GPS shows me where my dog is standing. Its not the end of the world, I was just curious since Ive never used free maps before....... When I was refering to "better" I was refering to the accuracy of topp maps. I want the most accurate topo maps I can get. It the free maps are as good as the Garmin maps, Im going to use them. But if the garmin maps are more accurate as far as topo and road locations, then it would be worth it to spend the money and buy them. However, from what Im learning the Garmin maps might not be any better. Im going to compare the free topo with the Garmin South East maps this weekend. I have a friend who has the Garmin maps and the exact same gps.
Jet