GARMIN MAPSOURCE

MapSource products provide geographic data in a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM format that can be viewed on your computer. Map detail contained on most of these disks can be viewed with Garmin's MapSource Map Viewer.

The biggest advantages of MapSource products, over an SD card format, are:

• you are able to update the maps (when new updates are released)
• there is more data included for the price, e.g. Europe versus Alps region on SD

Additionally, some GARMIN units can accept map downloads from various MapSource products to augment the detail already on your GARMIN GPS basemap. The GPS can connected directly to the computer with the PC interface cable and user-selected map sections can be downloaded. Some units require a data card for download. Data card download can also be performed very rapidly using the USB Data Card Programmer.

SEE *MAPSOURCE CATALOGUE* HERE!

All MapSource products include the trip and waypoint manager functions for transferring waypoints, routes, and tracks. Maps with routes marked can be printed out for reference if you wish and you can also permanently store your unit's waypoints on your PC, and/or edit them on your PC and then reload them back into your GPS receiver.

COMPATIBILITY: MapSource is compatible with all the GARMIN GPS systems we sell. Trip and waypoint planning is possible for all models; however, the map transfer feature is compatible only with models containing an internal basemap. Additional "Map features" can be created for download to both mapping and non-mapping models to supplement MapSouce detail.
Check a Garmin GPS model's MapSource compatibility here: Which mapping works with which GPS units?

Q: How do I select maps from a MapSource product to load to my GPS?
A: Use the MapSource Map Tool to create a map set. Click here for details.
Q: Can I download maps from more than one MapSource product at a time to my GPS?
A: Yes!! Click here for details.
Q: What is the difference between a 7 digit unlock registration code and an 8 digit coupon code?
A: These two codes serve the same basic purpose. Which one you receive depends on the product you purchase. If you buy a stand alone MapSource product, it comes with an eight digit "original" (o) coupon code. You then redeem this for a 25 digit unlock code. However, if you buy, for example, a StreetPilot 2610, it will come prepackaged with City Navigator software. Inside this package, a 7 digit registration code along with your 25 digit unlock code will be provided on a yellow unlock sheet. In either case, after you use the Garmin unlock system once, your 7 digit registration code, or your 8 digit coupon code becomes your "Garmin Customer Code".