snomchfun Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Just bought the new Backroad Mapbook BC/AB map sd card.....wow....expensive but magnitudes better than Garmin topo CDN or Ibycus..... Quote Link to comment
NordicMan Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Nice to see Canadians having more options What specifically do you mean by "magnitudes better than.."? Give us some more information. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I would be interested to see some screenshots and checking in real locations. There previous electronic maps were not very accurate. Quote Link to comment
snomchfun Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 here's a review.. http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/3545-review-...pbooks-gps-maps Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Yes, I have seen that. It does not really answer the question. There are a lot more dirt roads on there, but are they real and accurate? Quote Link to comment
+geojibby Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I emailed the company about this product concept a year ago. Good to see it's finally available!!! Quote Link to comment
Forkeye Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=252828 Just last week I posted a request for info on this topic,there is another review there at BC 4x4, http://www.bc4x4.com/pr/2010/backroad-gps-maps/ I am curious did you find or download the files that allow you to use that chip on your mapsource ( see the btm of the BC 4x4 post)? Ive been thinking on getting the B.C. chip I have always used their books and had good results,but as far as actual gps accuracy goes I cant comment. Edited June 27, 2010 by Forkeye Quote Link to comment
Ken in Regina Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 You can't use the custom POI file in Mapsource. Mapsource does not know how to open or use .GPI files. They have created a version of the custom POI file that works on units that do not support the Tour Guide POI format so the custom POIs are now usable on any Garmin unit that supports custom POIs. ...ken... Quote Link to comment
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