( 9 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 16 2009
I am checking if Garmin 010-10469-00 describes various versions like version 2 as well as version 4, but I was sold 010-10469-00 and the disk were version 2. The software sold to me does not reference 010-10469-00 anywhere. It shows 007-00564-00 Rev.B (southwest), 007-00565-00 Rev.B (South Central), 007-00566-00 Rev.A (Southeast), and 007-00567-00 Rev.A (North). I'll probably be surprised that the 010-10469-00 is for the collection regardless of revision. I meant to purchase an open copy of revision 4 that was discounted because it was opened. Buyer beware I guess and I hope I don't get lost in during my 25 year anniversary to the Rockies in a couple of weeks. The seller offered a "partial refund", but an unopened 2-cd version 1 sells in eBay for $39. I searched and searched for a description of revision history but came up with nothing.
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Posted: Sep 11 2008
I received the topo map just before leaving for Algonquin Park. Loaded into my Garmin 60CSx with no problems (have a 2 gig card installed). I was able to plan out the entire trip and mark the beginning and end of each portage. It was amazing to be paddling down a 15 mile lake and look down at the canoe floor to see an arial view of where we were in the lake, our speed, time to the next portage and a red arrow pointing the direction to paddle. The topo maps covered the park very well, but detail not there once you leave the park areas and travel on the roads... but enough information to allow us to navigate our way back without any problems. I used a carabiner clip to attach the unit to the thwart of the canoe and that worked well.
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Posted: Jul 5 2008
I recently bought the Garmin Topo Canada software for my eTrex Venture HC, even though a search on Garmin's site did not list it as compatible software. I found it worked exactly like the Garmin US Topo (more on this) and loaded on the eTrex without any problems. The Canada Topo does a nice job listing all major and minor roads, streams, mountains, and hiking paths in SW Canada (my favorite area). I was also pleased with the high road detail in Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary, etc. Oddly, it did not list the famous "tea houses" above Lake Louise, though it did list the paths leading to them. It also omitted the famous Prince of Wales hotel at Waterton and the paint pots above Johnston Canyon. Garmin still resists updating their incredibly clunky software. Instead of a single DVD, Garmin still ships four CD's requiring switching out disks to load maps, a real chore when your path leads between map sections. Plus the software still operates like it did under Windows 95! Slow, awkward, expensive and clunky, but it does work.
