Garmin: garmin mapsource

Saturday, December 25, 2010

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If you own one of the Garmin GPS devices you know pretty well that all of them come with a pre-installed software called MapSource. This software is the heart of Garmin products, since it provides to its users uploads and downloads of lots of files such as: maps, POI, tracks, routes, waypoints etc. Without the program your nice gadget is completely useless. The fact is this: if you screw-up the device or something goes wrong, the only way for you to install MapSource is to use the CD. Luckily for us there is a wonderful hack that avoids a lot of pain and sleepless nights, and that let us download MapSource through the software updater without use the CD (just in case you lost it). Here is the full step-by-step procedure.

Download the software updater from Garmin
Open this file: MapSource_6136.exe
Click MAIN.msi
Click Setup.exe
Finish. MapSource is installed!
Some users report that after installing the MapSource they still need to download and install another product to make it fully usable. Download and install Training Center Software.

download garmin mapsource 2011

Sunday, October 17, 2010

garmin mapsource free maps

garmin mapsource free maps

Article two in this series dealt with the prominent, manufacturer recommended way to get your GPS maps using the Garmin MapSource software that comes bundled with the package. This article will provide you with some links to free downloadable maps for your portable Garmin GPS.

garmin mapsource free maps
If you’re searching for free maps to download onto your Garmin GPS in lieu of using Garmin MapSource which is designed specifically for Garmin handheld, portable GPS devices, this article will give you a few links to do just that. I’m just the messenger here and can’t say that I’ve personally tried them but many Garmin GPS users report that these maps work well for them.

garmin mapsource free maps
Some of them might be shareware so something like the Points of Interest (POIs) and other data might be things uploaded by the original user which are of no interest to you. Perhaps, as a combat veteran, I lean to heavily on expecting the worst to happen; so hopefully you won’t end up thinking “you get what you pay for” when using these maps. Actually, some folks put a great deal of effort into creating a place to share free maps that were of great use to them, so they’re worth checking out at least. Personally, I like to search a site or subject using words like “problems”, “glitches”, “scams”, and the like with anything I’m considering downloading just to be sure.

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