nandyca Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hello, Im new to GPS and Geocaching, and have been searching for the answer to this question without results, so here it is. Im currently Geocaching with a laptop hooked up with a rx(wich is not very good) and want to upgrade to a E-trex Legend. The question is can I can it route, for example from address 1 to address 2 or from address 1 to the cache inside the car? giving me exits roads etc. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 The Legend can't auto route on the unit. The Legend C and Legend CX can. The cheapest routing GPS (with mapping) is probably the Garmin GPS V. THe GPS itself is a bit over $200 and it comes with the mapping software, which is a $120 add on with most other units. Quote Link to comment
+Team Tired Boy Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 The feature you're looking for is called "autorouting," but the Legend can't do it. Quote Link to comment
nandyca Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 Thanks for the prompt reply. But then can I manualy route in the Legend? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 You can create a route in MapSource if you have purchased maps that are detailed enough to contain the roads you need. You can then transfer the maps and the route to the Legend (up to 8MB of map data). You just can't get the Legend to tell you "how do I get from where I am right now to where I want to be." Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Thanks for the prompt reply. But then can I manualy route in the Legend? Thanks again. Not sure what you mean by manually routing, but with the appropriate software (Mapsource City Select) you can autoroute on your PC and load the routes to your unit. Unfortunately City Select takes up a lot of memory and the Legend really doesn't have enough for City Select. Quote Link to comment
crb77 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Not sure what you mean by manually routing, but with the appropriate software (Mapsource City Select) you can autoroute on your PC and load the routes to your unit. Unfortunately City Select takes up a lot of memory and the Legend really doesn't have enough for City Select. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is it possible to load portions of CitySelect to the Legend without loading all of it and over-loading the 8mb memory? I didn't know you could even load CitySelect onto a Legend... only MetroGuide or Topo...? Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 You will fill up the 8 MB on a Legend very quickly if you are putting City Select on it. The 24 MB of memory on the Legend C is more practical for the really detailed mapping software. Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Is it possible to load portions of CitySelect to the Legend without loading all of it and over-loading the 8mb memory? I didn't know you could even load CitySelect onto a Legend... only MetroGuide or Topo...? Yes, it's possible. But the Legend cannot make use of City Select's routing data, so you'd want to deselect the "Include Route Calculation Data" when sending maps to the GPSr, or else part the memory will be used by data that the unit cannot use. Also, the Legend would use up one of City Select's unlock codes. So, if you already have City Select software for another unit and it still has an unused unlock code available, you could use ot on the Legend. But if you have no map software and need to go out and buy it for the Legend, buy the MetroGuide maps! MetroGuide doesn't require unlocking and it's cheaper than City Select. Quote Link to comment
+HotFix Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 The Legend can't auto route on the unit. The Legend C and Legend CX can. The cheapest routing GPS (with mapping) is probably the Garmin GPS V. THe GPS itself is a bit over $200 and it comes with the mapping software, which is a $120 add on with most other units. wait. Am I to understand that if I buy a Legend C , then I can autoroute if the maps are loaded? If this is true then I will finally dump my b/w Legend which has served me well. Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 wait. Am I to understand that if I buy a Legend C , then I can autoroute if the maps are loaded? If this is true then I will finally dump my b/w Legend which has served me well. If by the term "the maps" you mean City Select (or City Navigator), then the answer is yes. If you mean MetroGuide maps, then the answer is "sort of". By "sort of", I mean you have to use a program called img2gps, and then if you do, you will lose the ability to search for POIs. Quote Link to comment
+HotFix Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 by Maps I meant the current Mapsource v7 Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 If by Mapsource v7 you mean City Select v7, that will auto-route you if you have a Legend C, Vista C, or any of the other units capable of auto-routing (60 and 76 series). Quote Link to comment
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