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#1
GPSr Units / Re: Nuvi SD card question
January 22, 2010, 05:21:45 PM
I have a Garmin Nuvi 255W that I got for Christmas  and it uses a standard (not micro) SD card.
#2
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 19, 2010, 04:40:30 PM
maps4gps: I used the desert only because I'm very familiar with the area around Lake Isabella and the Piute Mtns. near there. Specifically the area around N35 27.01 W118 20.59 where there's an old cabin and mine. I wanted the GPS to show the road(s) leading to it. If those roads showed up I figured others would as well. I also 4 wheel in the Northern Sierra around N40 11.42 W121 50.79
#3
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 18, 2010, 03:48:59 PM
maps4gps; It finally stopped raining so I could get outside and try out your idea - IT WORKS. I was able to use the "stream" topo and get roads and trails down in the desert where we go without the elevation lines getting in the way. Next I need to get my Jeep to the local off hiway vehicle park and see how things work in reality. Again much thanks for your invaluable help.
#4
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 17, 2010, 06:02:42 PM
maps4gps: Now that's a thought. As soon as the weather here in central CA. improves, I'll be able to go outside (so I can get satellites) and check if that will give me what I want. Thanks.
#5
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 16, 2010, 05:11:43 PM
Sorry to say, but after looking at the sites suggested by Boyd they are WAY WAY over my head. Therefore I'll ask these two questions of maps4gps: do the two mapsets you mention download etc. the same way as the regular CA. topo I got from this website and (2) can I make use of the CA. part only when I go to copy onto my SD card? Thanks guys. 
#6
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 16, 2010, 11:46:47 AM
maps4gps: That's exactly what I'm saying. The contour lines block out any road or trails that are behind them.

Boyd: I'll try working with some of the stuff you mentioned. How do I make the contour lines narrower? Are those modifications made in Mapsource?

Thanks to you both for the help!!!

#7
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 15, 2010, 05:23:22 PM
Oz, is that CA. topo map the best available on this site. I want to use the topo for 4 wheeling and have noticed that when the elevation lines are added the map becomes almost impossible to read at a "zoom factor" where I can see trails and dirt roads when using the GPS screen. On the computer I can see trails and dirt roads much more clearly even with the elevation lines. Any thoughts? Thanks.
#8
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 14, 2010, 01:50:18 PM
I followed all the instructions and got the CA. topo into the computer and onto a SD card. My question is: the computer version and the version on the GPS (thru the SD card) are different in as much as the one from the SD card has two separate topos, one with elevation lines only and one with streams only. Is this the way it should be? Also, I put the whole state on the SD card at the same time. Should I have divided the state into maybe three or four sections so I could get better detail on the smaller GPS screen? Thanks for any help and/or suggestions.
#9
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 08, 2010, 07:41:55 PM
Boyd, again thank you so much. I'll give it a shot over the weekend.
#10
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Re: Help
January 07, 2010, 05:10:07 PM
Boyd. What a quick response!!!! Thanks so very much. What I didn't do was down load a map first, so I'll remove Mapsource, download the topo I want, then reload Mapsource. Just one (?) more question: When I download the map do I run it, save it or what? Thanks again.
#11
Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Help
January 07, 2010, 03:20:51 PM
I received a Garmin 255W Nuvi for Christmas and need to know the step by step instructions for getting the CA topo map onto my computer then onto the GPS unit. (I think I can follow the instruction for installing into unit)  I have downloaded Mapsource but when I open it all I get is "no previous ... found, setup terminating". Can somebody PLEASE give me the step by step instructions from beginning to end. I have a 4 GB SD card I plan to use for the topo map(or the revelant parts I need for an off road trip) When I have the topo on the card do I slip that into the GPS, choose that map then go from there? Any help really appreciated.