dmreese1 Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Hello Everyone, I am newbie here and have only been following the posts for a week or two. I am interested in some specific feedback regarding Topo mapping for hiking / backpacking on the Meridian series vs the Garmin eTrex / eMap series. Opinions on the two Topo maps and any details on plus / minus of features would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. dmr Quote Link to comment
jfitzpat Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Well, I would have to say that, for serious hiking and backpacking, BOTH Garmin and Magellan are pretty much worthless. Their resolution is about 1:100000, which is just too small for serious on-foot navigation. IE, you can't decide which ravine to take if they don't even show up on the maps. Both take their points-of-interest from the USGS GNIS database. So, they are often off the mark by as much as a 'second' (some even more). The maps are nice for a basic 'orientation' of your position, but really, you are much better off with a printed map to use in conjunction with your GPS. -jjf Quote Link to comment
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