Garmin Emap & Topo maps?

mambojimbo · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: Garmin Emap & Topo maps?

Hi everybody,

I think GPS is great and own a few but I was just wondering if my Emap has any life left in it yet?

The Emap is still a great little GPS. It's good on battery power and is still one of the smallest dedicated GPS packages with graphic display.
It has a whooping 8Mb of memory so it can't hold much in the way of maps. I could look to getting a large memory card if it's worth it.

Software - I have only the old GB Roads & Recreation plus an early Map Source UK maps package.

So to find a new niche it would need to be as an off road system, Garmin Topo are the terrain detail maps I believe but I have no experience with these.

So,

How do the Garmin topo maps compare to Memory Map OS Maps?

Can an Emap run any version of Garmin Topo?
(If is can is it worth it as the screen is only black & White with about 8 grey shades)

finally, will any of the map segments fit on an 8meg card?

Thanks

Rich.

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wontolla · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 3

Sorry Rich, but the garmin topo will not work on the eMap! ( An expensive mistake I made earlier this year!) However I agree with all you say about the unit, I love mine and wouldn't swop it for anything! It does everything I want it to do & more & has been a potential life saver several times. I have two 128 meg cards & several smaller ones for walking etc & can fit most of Europe on the two 128s (handy for a recent trip to France/Belgium/Germany/Switzerland/Austria) I have never really needed topo mapping & was quite dissapointed with the Topo I did buy (run on desktop) The paths/tracks that were on it just dissapeared with no continuation and any tracks you were plotting had to be guessed at, using a paper map, not ideal. However, by using the waypoint system on the topo and downloading them to your eMap, it gives you very accurate way-finding on your GPS.
Baz.

philpugh · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: Garmin Emap & Topo maps?

mambojimbo · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

wontolla · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 3

Hi again Rich.
I could NOT install topo on my eMap! it would load OK but came up with'cannot unlock maps' I contacted Garmin over the matter & got a reply to the effect 'Topo is NOT COMPATABLE with the eMap' so how you got it on yours I have no idea!
I use Quo Pro & find it great apart from the GUI & lack of manual. I am more or less getting the hang of it now tho. It is MUCH cheaper than Memory Map tho!
I have a collection of over 100 OS maps and quite a few Harveys & I love my printed maps so I tend to use both GPS & map together, (& sometimes even a compass) sort of belt & braces approach! Guess 'once a Scout, always a Scout!
Heres to Muddy Boots!
Baz.

mambojimbo · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

That's very interesting!

I've just had a quick chat with this guy and it seems that I didn't get these unlock issues as his version is, how would you say, less than legitimate.. Embarassed

So no unlock necessary, however it did and still does work!

This is very strange, although not a legit install (not unlocked) it still works on the emap and shows contour line on the LCD screen. So why Garmin are saying it is not compatible is beyond me.

Maybe I should send them a photo of it working, although I probably should just delete the maps as they are clearly no legit. They aren't particularly useful either compared to OS maps so I won't miss them. The emap with standard GB maps is fine.
Rich.

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