Above The Timber

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Garmin created an incredible mapping GPS receiver and left off the key ingredient, high resolution maps. Garmin's sophisticated Operating System and mapping language allows for very useful and detailed topographic maps. Above the Timber is now filling that mapping void. Unlike so many "GPS enabled" map products on the market, these are maps inside your GPS, not maps at home on your PC. You can easily hold an entire states 24K Topos inside your GPS, try that with paper. Will 24K Topos really work on such a small screen? As the screenshots above demonstrate, a definite yes. While you will use a GPS Topo differently than a paper map, their are a number of distinct advantages to offset the obvious size difference. After one trip with one of these maps and you'll consign your large paper maps to their rightful place: hanging on a wall in your den. Advantages of GPS Topos verses Paper Maps: The most significant advantage is the GPS Position Marker, see link . It places you on the map at your exact location . . . no more transposing via coordinates to a paper map, no more guessing. -Garmin Levels, the OS within the receiver and the multi-level structure of the maps intelligently adds/removes map detail as you zoom in and out, so that the screen is not overwhelmed with too much detail. You can customize this feature on the fly with Map Setup > General > Detail. -Seamless borders, adjacent maps seamlessly join one to another, unlike paper maps. -Vast scale, on a fingernail sized memory card you can hold several states 24K topo maps, try that with paper quads. Now you can go to that next basin that's off your paper map and know where you're at, freedom. -Over zoom, unlike paper maps at a fixed scale and font size, these topo maps allow the individual users to zoom as needed for their eyesight, no need for a magnifier. -Adjustable Text Sizes, Font sizes can also be adjusted over a broad range to suit each individual's eyesight. -Map Pointer Info, everything you see can be selected with the GPS cursor for its name, type or elevation. Want to find the elevation of a contour? Simply position the pointer on the contour, viola instant elevation. No more finding an elevation and following the line back to your area of interest and then counting lines. -Backlight, view the maps in any light condition from full sun to totally dark, no need to drag out a flashlight. -Waterproof, need to check the map in the rain, no problem, GPS receivers are waterproof, are your paper maps waterproof? -Windproof, ever try to read a paper map in a strong wind, acts like a sail doesn't it. -No folding and unfolding with the inevitable loss of detail at the folds. -No need to dig the giant map out of your pack, a GPS "rides" up front. -No need to print a paper map from your map software, you always have your maps inside your GPS. -A GPS provides odometer functions, can your paper map and compass do that?

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