Garmin intros HomePort marine planning app
Garmin has announced a new marine planning software desktop application dubbed HomePort. After the introduction of this and BaseCamp, perhaps we’ll see a new auto trip planner in the near future. Full news release after the jump…
Transferring features from a PDF map to your GPS
I learned the other day about a new 10,000 acre tract of public lands near me. There are no trail maps of the area and I am dying to explore it (once all this rain stops). I’ll probably do another post on prepping my GPS for exploring there, but this one aspect warrants its [...]
Garmin, trails and missed opportunities
When planning a new outdoor adventure, I usually search online for tracks that I can download to my GPS. There are two places I typically look:
Google, using the trail name, park name, etc. + gpx
MotionBased, soon to be completely transformed to Garmin Connect
The latter is actually my first choice, since it is (IMHO) [...]
Magellan rolls out new firmware for Triton series
Magellan announced new firmware today for their Triton series, and a new version of VantagePoint as well. It looks like their acquisition by MiTAC has infused the company with some much needed energy. I’ve been very impressed with the improvements made to their latest auto units and have been hoping they would ramp things [...]
Garmin backcountry notes
The folks at Garmin have been quite busy lately, hitting us with software and firmware releases, and even new Oregon models. Let’s start with software…
Garmin BaseCamp
This new mapping software, which we first mentioned when it was announced back in January, is now available for download (there is also a Beta version for Macs). Note [...]
DeLorme TOPO USA 8.0 imminent?
UPDATE: DeLorme is saying that this "time frame is not correct." No indication from them of a ship date though.
I thought this might interest you DeLorme PN-40 users out there. While it hasn’t been announced yet, Cabela’s is showing DeLorme Topo USA 8.0 as backordered but shipping within one week. Perhaps we’ll hear an [...]
Garmin ecoRoute
UPDATE: TWICE is reporting that ecoRoute works with 2xx and 7xx series nuvis.
Another Garmin announcement today is ecoRoute, a software update for some nuvi units that adds a "less fuel" route option. Additionally, ecoRoute includes a Fuel Report that tracks fuel usage over time, and a Mileage Report that monitors mileage and fuel usage on [...]
More free topo maps for Garmin receivers
UPDATE: I’ve posted a more comprehensive set of resources for free topo maps for Garmin GPS receivers.
The list of states for which there are free high-resolution, Garmin-compatible topo maps continues to expand. The following are currently available:
Arizona
Colorado (sample image above left)
Hawaii
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming (sample image above right)
Magellan Triton custom maps
There’s been a lot of progress recently on making custom maps for the Magellan Triton series. For any of you with these handhelds, here are some resources to check out…
National Geographic TOPO! adds support for new Garmin units
National Geographic has released TOPO! version 4.5, adding support for Garmin Oregon, Colorado, Edge and nuvi models. A Mac OS X version is also available. This is a welcome improvement, as too few mapping software programs support these models.
