+RevStabard Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Hi All! I'm new here, and to geocaching. I've looked a few things up regarding finding a better topo map than was included in my Garmin 64st. Seems like the higher resolution map you can buy (Garmin) is old and it sure is expensive if you look it up on Amazon. I watched a video where someone got one from another site and super-imposed it over a Google map product but it made no sense to me. I don't mind paying for a good map. I just want a good topo map for New Hampshire. I have difficulty walking but had about 6 months on the AT at one point in my life with nothing but paper topo maps. So, I think it would be helpful for me. I want to push myself a bit but I need to see trails and elevation at a better resolution than what came with my GPS. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Does it have to be on the Garmin? (I don't often see "Garmin" and "high resolution" in the same sentence.) This is OpenStreetmap on a phone, with contours and slope shading. (Locus Map on Android; it's a caching app too.) Sorry, I don't have New Hampshire samples handy, but OSM has become pretty high quality of late. Excellent for trail detail in most places, and some versions of it like this one (OpenAndroMaps) add topo contours. It's all available for your area, free. (OAM appreciates donations.) For Garmin, check out http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/. Quote Link to comment
+RevStabard Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Thank you for the suggestion. I'll check out the openstreetmap site and see what I can find. I'd prefer not to use my phone as my 9 year old tends to be a bit tough on them I can always get the Garmin higher resolution topo but it's a bit dated. I know the source of a lot of their data hasn't been updated in a while and that's where openstreemaps might help. I'll poke around and thanks again! Quote Link to comment
+Team Christiansen Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 14 hours ago, RevStabard said: Hi All! I'm new here, and to geocaching. I've looked a few things up regarding finding a better topo map than was included in my Garmin 64st. Seems like the higher resolution map you can buy (Garmin) is old and it sure is expensive if you look it up on Amazon. I watched a video where someone got one from another site and super-imposed it over a Google map product but it made no sense to me. I don't mind paying for a good map. I just want a good topo map for New Hampshire. I have difficulty walking but had about 6 months on the AT at one point in my life with nothing but paper topo maps. So, I think it would be helpful for me. I want to push myself a bit but I need to see trails and elevation at a better resolution than what came with my GPS. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks Have you tried GPSFileDepot.com? Quote Link to comment
+RevStabard Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Team Christiansen said: Have you tried GPSFileDepot.com? No, I'll check that as well. Thank you! Quote Link to comment
+p0cy Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Some good maps compiled for Garmin GPS and based on OSM can be found here : https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download#North_America Quote Link to comment
+RevStabard Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 8 hours ago, p0cy said: Some good maps compiled for Garmin GPS and based on OSM can be found here : https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download#North_America Awesome! I'm checking these sites out and finding some things. Learning more about how this works... Thanks all for the suggestions! Quote Link to comment
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