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04-09-2004, 12:39 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Blainville, QC.
Primary Sled: A/C T660 Turbo Touring
Where I sled: Quebec
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Garmin has just announced it will be realeasing vector based topo maps for all of Canada. http://www.gpscentral.ca/accessories...topocanada.htm
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04-09-2004, 01:05 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Primary Sled: 1999 ZRT 600
Where I sled: New Brunswick
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Sounds good, I wonder if it gives as much detail on roads as the regular mapsource cd does. It would be nice but I dont have another $160 to spend just so I can see where the hills are  . I want something that shows me where the Hydro-Lines are.
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04-12-2004, 12:29 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newmarket, ON
Mileage: 15km
Primary Sled: 2007 Ski-Doo Renegade X 600HO SDI
Where I sled: Northern/Central Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,291
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I am looking forward to this one myself, but I am hoping they'll have a preview on Garmin's website (like they have with their other maps) before I fork over the $$$.
I haven't seen a 'real' topo map on the Garmin. Is it going to be cluttered on the screen with contour lines? Is this something you can turn on and off?
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04-12-2004, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Fredericton (freddy) New Brunswick Canada
Primary Sled: 2004 f6 efi
Where I sled: New Brunswick
Posts: 4,733
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hopefully u can turn the lines on anf off. i cant believe the mapsourse me and scott have doesnt have the hydrolines on it. I also find that some parts are detialed with every road and stream or water and then there are other parts of Nb that are not so mapped out as well.
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04-13-2004, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: S.E. MI, N42 39.74 W82 49.94
Mileage: 1609 Miles
Primary Sled: 2000 TCat
Where I sled: Michigan, Ontario
Posts: 886
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Originally posted by OntRider@Apr 12 2004, 12:37 PM
I am looking forward to this one myself, but I am hoping they'll have a preview on Garmin's website (like they have with their other maps) before I fork over the $$$.
I haven't seen a 'real' topo map on the Garmin. Is it going to be cluttered on the screen with contour lines? Is this something you can turn on and off?
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Yes you can increase and decrease the detail. But on my eTrex it still ends up being kind of cluttered with all the contour lines and wetland shading. I have the TOPO maps for the UP loaded in but find myself using the R&R maps almost exclusively since the sled trails typically aren't on the TOPO maps anyway. Maybe the Canada version will be better.
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04-13-2004, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newmarket, ON
Mileage: 15km
Primary Sled: 2007 Ski-Doo Renegade X 600HO SDI
Where I sled: Northern/Central Ontario, Canada
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Originally posted by Beerman@Apr 13 2004, 08:37 AM
Maybe the Canada version will be better.
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I highly doubt it 
I am pretty sure I will stick with the MetroGuide Canada and the enhanced basemap. The sled trails aren't on these either, but knowing there's a town or a road nearby is sometimes helpful.
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04-13-2004, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: S.E. MI, N42 39.74 W82 49.94
Mileage: 1609 Miles
Primary Sled: 2000 TCat
Where I sled: Michigan, Ontario
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Originally posted by OntRider@Apr 13 2004, 03:07 PM
I highly doubt it
I am pretty sure I will stick with the MetroGuide Canada and the enhanced basemap. The sled trails aren't on these either, but knowing there's a town or a road nearby is sometimes helpful.
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That's all I ever need/use.
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04-13-2004, 04:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Primary Sled: 1999 ZRT 600
Where I sled: New Brunswick
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Originally posted by dawg@Apr 12 2004, 10:01 PM
I also find that some parts are detialed with every road and stream or water and then there are other parts of Nb that are not so mapped out as well.
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Yeah thats really weird how that is. I was looking at it today and it seems like theres a line at where they stopped mapping all the brooks and streams. There seems to be great coverage around central NB but other places only show lakes and rivers.
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