GPS Maps

weiss

anybody know best place to download these for donegal areas?

babaloushka

weiss wrote: »

anybody know best place to download these for donegal areas?

Is this for a sat nav? The only place (AFAIK) to get these maps is from the manufacturer's website or from a supplier. They are expensive. Updated maps for my Garmin Nuvi will cost me about €80. I'm still managing with old ones - not much changes on Donegal roads

Senna

Depends on what you want to run the GPS maps on. If it was a laptop, smart phone or hand-held organiser you could get the google maps (earth) program for free. This can work with a gps receiver, giving good maps without the expense. But i dont know how well it works for navigation.

weiss

i would like them for a garmin etrex, to hike around donegal mountains.

there is a plugin from garmin which allows downloading maps from google to gps device, unfortunately these are only maps from certain countries, ireland excluded

babaloushka

weiss wrote: »

i would like them for a garmin etrex, to hike around donegal mountains.

there is a plugin from garmin which allows downloading maps from google to gps device, unfortunately these are only maps from certain countries, ireland excluded

Have you tried the GPS forum here on Boards http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=889 - Experts there might be able to help?

GoldenGreen

Your best bet is to check out this web site

http://mountainviews.ie/

Think its run by a Donegal man (I could be wrong) he also runs this site which is usefull, its got a FAQ section where he deals with GPS units and Maps.

http://www.simonstewart.ie/

ednwireland

buy a map, learn how to use a compass, quite useful up here unless you plan on ringing the mountain rescue when batteries run out

weiss

i'll try the GPS forum then.

ednwireland wrote:

buy a map, learn how to use a compass..

the GPS is only for recording a track log, so its possible to create a visual recording of the paths taken.

i have no plans to ring mountain rescue even when batteries run out, i'll just go home :P

ednwireland

i'll let you off then so

weiss

you work for mountain rescue, ednwireland?
or just assume everyone that uses a gps can't find their way around donegal?

ednwireland

no, used to be slightly involved and know a lot of people that are, nothing wrong with gps's but you have to be aware of their limitations - seen em 100m out as well which really bothers me - could be over the cliff tend to cross ref with a map, except last w/e when i was told i was backup leader no map ,gps nothing lucky it was a short walk !
mind not sure where you gonna find these paths though (see my sig) i never seem to be on one.