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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: mikebsr on February 21, 2012, 10:31:51 AM

Title: Incorrect Map Name
Post by: mikebsr on February 21, 2012, 10:31:51 AM
I transfered the free Pennsylvania Topo Map to my garmin 62S and when I went to activate it on my gps I looked and the name that came up on my 62S was,   ( Trenton NJ (ws) Tre )    The map seems to be correct but the name wrong??????
Title: Re: Incorrect Map Name
Post by: Boyd on February 21, 2012, 11:00:29 AM
That's just the way it works. The whole map consists of a bunch of smaller "tiles" that each have their own names. The GPS is showing you a portion of the names of those tiles. On my Montana it will show that as well as any name I give to the actual map file, but I don't think the 62 series does that.
Title: Re: Incorrect Map Name
Post by: babj615 on February 21, 2012, 01:01:56 PM
So, if you use MapSource instead of BaseCamp to send your maps to your GPSr, you have the option of changing the "Displayed Name" of the map on the GPSr.

Like This:

http://imageshack.us/f/823/loadmapsfrommapsourcead.png/
Title: Re: Incorrect Map Name
Post by: mikebsr on February 22, 2012, 08:07:24 AM
The name of the map shown on MapSource screen was correct before and after the copy but the name that was shown on the GPS was incorrect after the copy.    :o   Go Figure??
Title: Re: Incorrect Map Name
Post by: maps4gps on February 22, 2012, 09:18:43 AM
MS adds some of the quadrangle names to the mapset name.
Some of PA is covered on the USGS 100k Trenton, NJ quad.  I used the USGS 250k and 100k names to help users know which quads (of parts thereof) they have selected.
Which one(s) MS picks, I do not know.