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WorldMap vs BaseMap?

Former Member over 14 years ago

Hey all, setting off to travel the world in a couple months, got an Oregon 450 that comes preloaded with worldwide basemap which I know is extremely basic. So as for my question, is worldmap any better than basemap? Or should I just save my money?

Thanks,

Tariq

0 Nezgar over 14 years ago

I believe the WorldMap you are referring to is the old one from 1999 - it is probably outdated and much worse than what they now include in the DEM Basemaps with the Oregons....
I recommend getting free worldwide streetmaps from OpenStreetMap.org - you can download the entire world in 6GB (2 3gb map files) on a MicroSD card :) Its not perfect, as it's volunteer contributed content, but it's light years beyond the basemap! :)

OpenStreetmap: http://www.openstreetmap.org/
Garmin Maps made from OSM data: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download