+Kasakato Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Which software would be best for my GPS(Legend C)? As I understand the MG has more details than the Topo, making it a large map. Would it be wise to have just the area I frequently travel in with a MG map and keep the way to the cottage, beach, etc a Topo map? Quote Link to comment
+welsmj64 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 MapSource MetroGuide Canada v4 Garmin Provides detailed maps that show interstates, highways, roads, and streets for major metropolitan areas. Includes address lookup capability, points of interest and select products provide automatic route calculation on the PC only. MapSource TOPO Canada Garmin This CD features digital topo maps for Canadathat are comparable to the NTS 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale paper maps. Detail includes terrain contours, elevations, POI information, summits, trails and some roads. Well it depends what you are looking for because they are designed for two different operations. As you can see above if your looking for road maps then MG would probably be the best, but if your looking to topo quality maps for your Garmin for back country navigation then Topo Canada. But don't just rely on your GPS get a good topo map do your backcountry navigation by. Use the GPS as a backup and an aid. Just my advise. If your looking to purchase this software send me an email I bet I can save you some money. I have my own mapping company. I also have the Legend C. Let me know if I can help. Quote Link to comment
vertigojunky Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Which software would be best for my GPS(Legend C)? As I understand the MG has more details than the Topo, making it a large map. Would it be wise to have just the area I frequently travel in with a MG map and keep the way to the cottage, beach, etc a Topo map? As previously stated, your choice is really between the Mapsource City Navigator v8 or mapsource metroguide v4. Navigator will require much more memory thus a smaller map on your unit. I would leave the topo maps for anything that really specifically requires you knowing elevation etc etc. Quote Link to comment
jay11 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 (edited) Both TOPO Canada and MetroGuide Canada will autoroute on both the PC and the GPS receiver. Here's a helpful link: http://www.gpscentral.ca/accessories/mapso...differences.htm MapSource MetroGuide Canada v4 Garmin Provides detailed maps that show interstates, highways, roads, and streets for major metropolitan areas. Includes address lookup capability, points of interest and select products provide automatic route calculation on the PC only. MapSource TOPO Canada Garmin This CD features digital topo maps for Canadathat are comparable to the NTS 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale paper maps. Detail includes terrain contours, elevations, POI information, summits, trails and some roads. Well it depends what you are looking for because they are designed for two different operations. As you can see above if your looking for road maps then MG would probably be the best, but if your looking to topo quality maps for your Garmin for back country navigation then Topo Canada. But don't just rely on your GPS get a good topo map do your backcountry navigation by. Use the GPS as a backup and an aid. Just my advise. If your looking to purchase this software send me an email I bet I can save you some money. I have my own mapping company. I also have the Legend C. Let me know if I can help. Edited August 7, 2006 by jay11 Quote Link to comment
rwsmith123 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Some more info: # of POI's Miles of roads Canada Metroguide v4 748,913 878,607 Canada Topo v2 296,782 878,166 City Navigator North America v8 420,575 788,937 The numbers for City Navigator North America are just for the 25 maps that cover Canada. The POI's for Canada Topo v2 aren't restaurants, services, etc. as in the Metroguide and City Navigator maps, but are land features, water features, manmade features, camping and picnic areas, etc. Quote Link to comment
+ergomaniac Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I agree that it depends what you want to do... I use topo when hiking or backpacking and metroguide for auto-routing. An important difference between the two is that the topo will not do auto-routing to a street "address", you need MG or CN for that. Metroguide also seems to show regional parks better than the topo (shows them with a colour fill) which is often helpful if you are geocaching. Quote Link to comment
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