Garmin USB Connection & Delorme X-map software

[Flatrock]

I know about it, just haven't taken the time to figure out how to use it....yet. I'll check out your websites, Rich. Thanks.

[Rich Owings]

The 3D topo feature is one of the things I like about X-map. Guess my ignorance is obvious, but sometimes I have trouble determining whether the contour marks on topo maps are heading uphill or downhill. Seeing shaded topo maps in 3-D eliminates the guesswork and headscratching. And they look great.

I'm assuming you know about Ozi 3D.

Rich Owings
www.MakeYourOwnMaps.com
www.GPStracklog.com

"We were desert mystics, my friends and I, poring over our maps as others do their holy books." - Edward Abbey

[Flatrock]

Thanks for the link. I'll have to try it out.

The 3D topo feature is one of the things I like about X-map. Guess my ignorance is obvious, but sometimes I have trouble determining whether the contour marks on topo maps are heading uphill or downhill. Seeing shaded topo maps in 3-D eliminates the guesswork and headscratching. And they look great.

[Greymane]

You should try Memory-Map Navigator www.memory-map.com/home.htm. Another great program for the outdoor enthusiast. I love the 3D and the fact I can use it on my PC / laptop or on a Pocket PC without buying more software. You can get maps from the USGS Seamless site or from the NY State GIS Clearinghouse.

[Flatrock]

I couldn't make my Garmin GPSMAP 60CS work with my copy of DeLorme's X-Map 3.5, in that the software wouldn't recognize or communicate with the gps. An email exchange with DeLorme confirmed that the two are not compatible. Apparently the optional serial interface cable (which on the 60CS doubles as the cigarette lighter connector) will work, but I can't confirm that because I don't have the serial cable.

Presumably you could download the data to a compatible software program, process it and then export a data file that will work with X-map, but I haven't found a program that will produce a format that X-map can read.

That's too bad because the X-map series is a nice program. Hopefully somebody will write an upgrade or a driver that will allow the two to be used together. I should add that OziExplorer works great with the new Garmin. I love those user-calibrated maps and aerial photos.