Garmin MapSource US TOPO 24K National Parks, Central v3 CD-ROM (010-10450-00)

US TOPO 24K National Parks, Central :

• Includes topographic coverage of national parks, some national forests and some major state parks in the central United States, including Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
• Provides detailed digital topographic maps, comparable to 1:24,000 scale USGS maps.
• Contains park amenities, including park boundaries, visitors centers, camping and picnic areas, wilderness campsites, ranger stations and more
• Allows you to search by points of interest.
• Provides elevation profile and DEM shading on compatible Garmin devices so you can estimate terrain difficulty.
• Contains many routable roads and some trails.
• Displays USGS quad name overlay.
• Includes MapSource, computer software that lets you plan trips on your computer and transfer waypoints, routes and tracks between your computer and your Garmin device.
• Allows you to load data to MotionBased.com, where you get in-depth analysis of your activities, view tracks on a variety of online maps and share routes with others.

This product is based on United States Geological Survey topographic maps. USGS topographic maps are primarily intended to show topography which rarely changes. The government does not update them very often to show man made changes such as buildings, streets, roads and trails - many USGS map sheets are over 20 years old.

Area covered

Central Region Breakdown includes the following states: AR, IL, MN, MO, ND, NM, OK, SD, TX, WI, WY
Arkansas • Buffalo National River • Hot Springs National Park • Ouachita National Forest Illinois • Shawnee National Forest Minnesota • Chippewa National Forest • Voyageurs National Park • Superior National Forest / Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Missouri • Mark Twain National Forest • Ozark National Scenic Riverway	North Dakota • Theodore Roosevelt National Park Oklahoma • Ouachita National Forest South Dakota • Badlands National Park • Black Hills National Forest, SD/WY • Custer State Park • Wind Cave National Park	Texas • Angelina National Forest • Big Bend National Park • Davy Crockett National Forest • Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX/NM • Padre Island National Seashore • Sabine National Forest • Sam Houston National Forest Wisconsin • Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Screen shots

The topographic data is based on the 1:24,000 scale paper charts produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which is the most detailed topographical data available. This example shows topographic data displayed on the PC using MapSource.   This example shows topographic data displayed on the Rino 520.   This vertical profiling feature provides a 3-D representation of an area that accounts for craters, etc., so you get a more accurate measurement of distance. This example shows vertical profiling displayed on the PC using MapSource.   This example shows terrain contours and elevation information displayed on the GPSMAP 60CSx.

Downloading Map Data Screen Examples

Using your PC, you can select detailed maps tailored to your next trip and download map data directly to your compatible Garmin GPS. This screen shows what detailed map data from the Topo 24K National Parks, Central CD looks like on a PC using MapSource. This screen shows what map detail looks like on an eTrex Legend Cx after downloading the map data from your PC.

Windows PC System Requirements: Windows 2000 or newer operating system; 512 MB RAM minimum; 2 GB free hard disk space; CD-ROM drive; available USB or serial port, at least 1024 x 768 display, 24- bit color monitor; PC Interface cable

CD-ROM contains 908 maps, "average*" map size 0.37 MB, 335 MB total
*Individual map sizes can vary greatly from "average" map size.