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And by the way, your PC had better be running XP or Vista. If you have a PC and a MAC, you can convert the maps to be readable on the MAC but you need a PC with internet access to do this. Windows 2000 may work but 98, 98SE do not. It seems that if you need maps for Peru and Ecuador, this is your only choice, The coverage is only so-so and there is little city detail. These maps are locked to the PC and MAC users beware.
well, duh). WorldMap does not really add much to a GPS load above the detail level of the base map.
My two Garmin GPS units are pretty good as the hardware goes. some, yes.
After a few years of use with WorldMap I would have to agree with some of the other reviewers about the dubious accuracy. It does not take much experience to know that this is simply not the case.
As far as the WorldMap program, it's a major disappointment and could get you into trouble. Errors I have found include place names not spelled correctly, locations shown a considerable distance from where they really are, and even wrong road numbers given (using the wrong country road numbering system.
In that last case, the folks who assembled the WorldMap (at least the version that I have) somehow concluded that when you travel from Argentina into Chile (where I live), the Argentine national road number would remain the same in Chile.
Often in Latin America, the roads are incorrectly placed, making marked road tracking difficult. I have not seen additional roadways and would not have purchased if I knew there would be no more road detail. Standard Garmin Quality, which I have come to appreciate. This adds very little detail over the Trip and Waypoint manager basemap. Added are some city names, topo lines, railroad tracks, small waterways, and obscure airports.
I have the US Street map and that works fine and is very accurate, but the World database still needs some tweaking. It can put you on the wrong side of a river or when riding on a train, the depicted track can be 3/4 mile away or more. I use it with the Etrex Vista. I travel internationally and was looking for something that would give me an idea what cities I was over from the air, when riding on commercial transportation. This product does that well from the air, but as I read on several other reviews, on the ground, it can be another story.
I will stick, now, with Google Maps. With high hopes I bought this, and the world package, only to find it complex and incomplete.
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