MapSend Topo (US) and regions

[justincredible76]

OK, I just got it so I apologize if I should know this. I'd like to upload just one state, CA. Can I do this or do I have to use the rectangular tool to select regions? This sucks because to get California loaded, I have to get most of Nevada and a lot of the Pacific Ocean. I'd like 'just' the state of CA. So I guess what I'm asking is, can I download regions state-by-state?

(Or, maybe, I should make smaller regions. . .)

 

thanks.

[robertlipe]

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Originally posted by justincredible76:

OK, I just got it so I apologize if I should know this. I'd like to upload just one state, CA. Can I do this or do I have to use the rectangular tool to select regions? ...

(Or, maybe, I should make smaller regions. . .)

 

thanks.

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The only way to select a region in Mapsend is with rectangles. You can have up to four in a shot, so you may have to shape things sort of funny.

 

If you have a Meridian with SD card and additional memory, the rules are different and you can flip extra regions out with new menu options. But I think even that requires some jiggling - look for details on the magellan_meridan yahoogroup.

[+embra]

That's an interesting problem. Four rectangles should cut down the amount of Nevada in your file. I wouldn't worry about the ocean; it should not take up much memory.

 

Don't get even - get odd

[+Jamie Z]

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Originally posted by embra:

I wouldn't worry about the ocean;

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I agree. When you make your region, watch the (memory) size as you expand it into the water. It hardly increases at all. You could probably do the entire Pacific ocean without trouble.

 

Jamie

[justincredible76]

Thanks. Yes, I guess the Ocean would not have much detail. I realized I could probably create many small regions, join them into 1 giant region and load to the SD card, assuming < 32M.

Thanks,

jc76