MapSource question, how to add maps?

Blue Flame · MapSource question, how to add maps? Sat May 09, 2009 2:12 am

Hi,

I have a MapSource question. How do you add maps?
I have the DVD upgrade 2009 map.
I have a TOPO map.

tomj03 · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1603

Usually when you install 2 maps from 2 Mapsource DVD's the maps will co-exist. The newer Mapsource will take precedence, but the map that come with the old Mapsource still stays.
If Garmin changes the game recently then I don't know.
If you have a map that comes in an IMG format (SD card) then it takes lot of hacking. I didn't even bookmark the site because I wasn't interested.

Blue Flame · Mon May 11, 2009 10:53 pm

I thought you could use TOPO with it...

GadgetGuy2008 · Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 358

You may want to check out this site for free topo maps. I downloaded three topo maps and all installed easily to Mapsource and my 750.

http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/

Boyd · + Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 11596 Location: New Jersey

Each time you install a new map (from DVD or download), the installer should add it to Mapsource. You should be able to choose the map you want in Mapsource using the dropdown list. I have City Navigator, US Topo 2008 and Ibycus US all available myself.

Blue Flame · Tue May 12, 2009 8:28 pm

Each time I start mapsorce up, I seem to have a different map, often a very basic one. Some times when I have it connect to the Nuvi, I get its map, then some times not??? Today it said, no maps available? I put the TOPO map (that's on a card) in the Nuvi, and retried, still get no maps available?

Boyd · + Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 11596 Location: New Jersey

Preloaded maps on a storage card cannot be using in Mapsource. Maps installed on the Nuvi should not make any difference either. So I'm not really sure what is going on. Weird...

lordgrinz · Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Posts: 126 Location: Western, MA

Can I use the installed maps on the Nuvi inside Mapsource? Or do I have to have a DVD or download from Garmin to do so? I used the method on GPSFiledepot to get Mapsource, but it used a basemap, and I cant seem to download the map off the Device.

xxkilo · Joined: 26 Dec 2009 Posts: 1

I'm having the same problem... I want to load the map of my nuvi205 into mapsource. From there i want to try to load it into my handheld GPS(Garmin Legend hcx).. Anyone know if this can be done?

ifse · Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 393 Location: Texas

Boyd · + Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 11596 Location: New Jersey

Actually there's a bigger issue as well. Even if you could extract the map from your Nuvi 205, it couldn't be used on your Legend. The City Navigator maps are copy protected and are permanently locked to a single GPS. You need to buy a separate copy of the map for each device it is used on.