Pedestrian Navigation

5619790 over 2 years ago

Hello,

I would like to use the Montana 700i as a pedestrian GPS to visit big cities: does this device allow such use? If yes, is it accurate and detailed? Does it really propose pedestrian routes (so shortened routes, pedestrian zone, etc...)? With the City Navigator map or another one better adapted to pedestrians?

Remark: I know that one could use a smartphone but the autonomy is too short and it forces to have a connection often too expensive abroad.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Ivan

0 twolpert over 2 years ago

The GPS fix is plenty accurate. The ability to navigate on foot with detailed mapping is going to depend on the maps you have installed. At one time, I would have recommended OSM maps. But I have lost track of whether those remain routable on the Montana. Not to mention the fact that it getting harder and harder to find easy ways to build them for Garmin devices.

I don't know about City Navigator. Have never used it except for vehicle routing.

0 atlas_cached over 2 years ago in reply to twolpert

This is what Garmins long ago canceled CityExplorer maps were intended for.

The Montana 7x0 will do pedestrian navigation just fine, as well as the loaded map data allows.