Garmin US Waterways and Lights CD Rom for Street Pilot, eMap, Map 12, GPS III, GPS-48 – Customer Reviews
Not bad
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The detail in this product is not bad. The point of the product is for offshore navaids. It is of limited detail for inland regions. Other MapSource software are better for that. The trip and waypoint management functions are great. It is fun to transfer your tracks to the PC to see where you have been. If you are considering buying this, be sure to check out Garmin's online MapSource Map Viewer on the cartography page of their website. It shows the detail in the product. It can help you determine if the software is right for you. I would recommend their GPSMAP 76 unit without hesitation. It is great GPS unit!
8/25/2001 12:00 AM | Rating:
Kind of disappoinitng
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After using Garmin's US Roads and Recreation software, I expected more from this one than I got.Quite a bit of the information is already available in Roads and Rec., and U. S. waterways doesn't have that much more.It misses many boat launch sites in CT, doesn't show many other features as described in the earlier review, and doesn't show major marine features such as natural and artificial reefs.I think Garmin coud have done a much better job with the space on the CD.
8/21/2001 12:00 AM | Rating:
Improved Map detail, good route creation, and track review
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If you have an eTrex product (I have a Vista) the MapSouce tool adds a very nice PC based route and waypoint creation and editing, upload/download, tool.Perhaps the coolest MapSource feature is the ability to capture the track data from your GPS for review, saving, and even printing the actual track maps for your log book.
The shoreline, park, roadway maps, and waterway points of interest are much better than the default data in the Garmin GPS when purchased and make this software and data worth having.
Don't however, expect this database to replace an actual chart, a real chart is essential for any navigation because this data DOES NOT include ferry routes, cable crossings, marinas, depth soundings, or even all of the boat launch ramps.
A particular site to check is Garmin.com for a bulletin they have with a data upgrade for some east coast data that is was in error.
7/6/2001 12:00 AM | Rating:
