January 25, 2008

Free hi-res topo maps of CO and WY (and Utah soon)

Wyoming_40_foot_topos One of the great things about Garmin units is the wide range of free maps that are out there for them. I recently became aware of another source, this one offering 40-foot contour interval maps of Colorado and Wyoming. The not quite accurately named site, Miscjunk, will soon add Utah to the mix too.

The screen shot at right shows a sample map loaded onto the new Garmin Colorado series. If you load a custom (U.S.) map onto the unit and have Topo U.S. 2008 (which has DEM data) loaded too, you'll get the nice shading effects seen here.

The site also features Minnesota ORV trails and Colorado 4WD trails. Many thanks to the mysterious "dfg" for the great maps! Oh, and while the maps are free, there is a donate button on the website's map pages, giving you an opportunity to say thank you and support the effort to produce more maps.

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Jan 25, 2008 2:23:17 PM | Garmin, Maps, Software

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NicoSt

They are free maps for garmin gps receivers of Argentina and Uruguay (Chile will also be aivalable soon)at proyectomapear.com.ar
They are very complete with lots of pois and turn by turn directions.

Posted by: NicoSt | January 25, 2008 at 02:38 PM

Me

Does any one know where to find free garmin topo maps of Canada ?

Posted by: Me | March 02, 2008 at 04:42 PM

juan jesus

weare can find map abaut argentina full for garmin maosource

Posted by: juan jesus | December 09, 2008 at 08:56 AM

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