mikenewell Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hi all, I have a Garmin Etrex Legend HCx with a micro sd card installed. Previously I have been using Topo Canada V2 maps on the GPSr which I like when I'm out in the woods. I've just acquired North America City Navigator 2009 NT which I can load to the GPSr and it works fine. However, I can't seem to be able to load both maps? It's not that I'm out of space on the micro sd card, or anywhere near the map segment limits as I'm not installing the complete set of maps. It's just that everytime I install a mapset it seems to wipe away the other mapset. Lets say I have Topo Canada installed to my GPSr, then I decide to install City Navigator for my area, when I go into the main menu, setup, map setup, I only see the basemap and City Navigator. If I then reinstall Topo Canada and go into the menu, setup, map setup, I can only see the basemap and Topo Canada? Is it possible to have both maps installed so I can switch between maps as needed? If so, can someone please let me know how? Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 You must load them both at the same time. Choose all the tiles from one and then the other, then send to the unit. BTW, Ibycus makes better topo maps and they are free.... http://www.ibycus.com/ibycustopo/ Quote Link to comment
mikenewell Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hi Red90, thanks so much for your reply. So let me get this straight. If I open Mapsource, select City Navigator from the dropdown menu, select the tiles/segments I want, then select Topo from the dropdown, again select the tiles/segments I want, I can send it all to the gps at once? If so, will the map setup on my GPSr show both maps? Topo Canada & City Navigator as well as the basemap? That would be soooo cool. Oh ya, I've seen the Ibycus maps here on Groundspeak and I'm sure they're great, it's just that I'm still on dialup sooooo .. I'd be months getting it downloaded. . Thanks for the help though. I'll be trying your suggestion tonight when I get home to see if I can load both maps at once. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Yes, that is it. They both go to the GPS, but you only see one at a time. It would get messy with two maps at once!! From the map setup, you can switch between the two. Quote Link to comment
mikenewell Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 That's exactly the info I was looking for. I only need to view one map at a time, but having the ability to switch between City Navigator & Topo will be great. Good karma coming your way Red90. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Quote Link to comment
mikenewell Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Worked like a charm. I now have NA City Navigator & Topo Canada loaded on the gps and can switch between maps as needed. Thanks again for the help. Quote Link to comment
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