Topo Maps For Garmin Vista Hcx
2021年7月4日Download here: http://gg.gg/v8qsu
I have a new eTrex Vista HCx, and had no trouble updating the firmware to 3.10, installing a 4GB memory card, and loading OR & WA Topo 24 maps from the Topo 24 West DVD. But after I downloaded the Seattle CityXplorer from Garmin, the topos were gone. The Vista’s basemap contains lakes, rivers, cities, major routes, railways and coastlines. And, with Vista’s extra 24 MB of memory and USB port, you can download even more map detail with data from Garmin.
EasyGPS is the free, easy way to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks between your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS and your Windows computer or laptop. Backup your favorite Garmin POIs, create and send new waypoints and geocaches to your GPS, or print a map of your GPS tracklog. To get started, download your free copy of EasyGPS. EasyGPS runs on Windows computers.
New features were added to EasyGPS 7.30 on December 30, 2020
Here are some of our favorite tips to get the most out of your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS with EasyGPS and ExpertGPS, our full-featured mapping software:
If you’re a geocacher, EasyGPS lets you download geocaching GPX and LOC files directly to your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx.
EasyGPS calculates the area of any Garmin GPS track or route, making it a perfect tool for calculating acreage on your farm, ranch, or business. Read our tutorials on using EasyGPS and ExpertGPS to calculate area.
Geotag your photos so everyone can see exactly where you took them. EasyGPS automatically geotags photos from any digital camera, allowing you to map them on flickr.com and in Google Earth.
Convert any coordinate format and datum. EasyGPS converts between lat/lon, UTM, MGRS, and hundreds of national grid coordinate formats. Just one click converts all of your Garmin data between any format or datum (WGS84, NAD27, NAD83, and dozens more).
Free converter to pdf download. Backup your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS waypoints, routes, and tracks after each outing, so your GPS data is always safe on your computer. Many EasyGPS users clear the memory in their Garmin each time after backing up in EasyGPS. This gives them the maximum data storage for recording waypoints and tracklogs on their next adventure. Gta 3 download free windows 7 free download.
View your GPS waypoints and tracks in Google Earth. You can view all of your EasyGPS data in Google Earth. For the ultimate experience, including the ability to send Google Earth data and KML files to your Garmin GPS, check out the one-click Google Earth integration in ExpertGPS.
ExpertGPS also lets you view your GPS data over topo maps, aerial photos, and your own scanned trail maps. If you’re serious about getting the most out of your GPS, check out the free trial of ExpertGPS, the ultimate mapping software download for your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS.
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*EasyGPS is 100% FREE software! No ads or spyware
*Download geocaches to your GPS
*Backup and print out your waypoints and tracks
*ExpertGPS adds street maps, topos, and aerial photos!
*Convert and reproject your GPS, CAD, and GIS data
*View your GPS tracks and data in Google EarthHome›Garmin Support›Garmin Handheld GPS and Wearable GPS ForumThis site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Find out more about how to manage cookies, or dismiss this message and continue to use cookies.edited November -1 in Garmin Handheld GPS and Wearable GPS Forum I have a new eTrex Vista HCx, and had no trouble updating the firmware to 3.10, installing a 4GB memory card, and loading OR & WA Topo 24 maps from the Topo 24 West DVD. But after I downloaded the Seattle CityXplorer from Garmin, the topos were gone. Is it possible to install both? There should be plenty of room since the Seattle city map is only 15meg. CommentsFree Topo Maps For Garmin
* I found a recent thread (’File name already exists’ http://forums.gpsreview.net/discussion/13557/x/p1/) that appears to describe my problem. The suggested solution is to use MapSource to combine both maps and load them together. But I don’t see how to do that in my case. I loaded the topo with BaseCamp, and the CityXplorer was load directly from the Garmin website. Is there a way to get both of these onto my eTrex Vista HCx?
* I don’t think you can use that technique with City Xplorer maps (from what I’ve read, have not tried myself). As I understand it, these maps don’t work with mapsource, but can only install directly on the GPS or card. I believe you are just downloading a file image which can only be installed directly to an SD card. So I’m pretty sure you will need to buy a separate, smaller micro SD card and put the maps on it, then switch to that card when you want to use them.
Actually the thread you linked to is out of date now as well. Garmin has revised the Oregon firmware to allow multiple maps with any name you like (and evidently this change was made just to support downloaded products like CityXplorer). So you would be able to install this map along with others on the Oregon series. Unfortunately they are not supporting this on the older models like yours however.
You could call or write Garmin support to confirm this, but I suspect you’re out of luck here.. sorry.
* I was about to post my map problems but saw piecat’s post and thought it might be appropriate for me to post here. I have a Vista HCx with 4GB SDHC card. Yesterday I downloaded some free Texas Topo maps from GPSFileDepot and all went well. They showed up on my receiver. Today I downloaded the entire state of NM Topo maps from the same source. They all showed up on my receiver, but my TX Topo’s are gone; I only have the basemap when viewing Texas. I just went ahead and deleted the free maps, I figure it might be easier to start over after getting some advice from this forum. I would like to load maps into my receiver from different states and be able to use them all. How do I combine the FREE maps in MapSource, or is this just not going to happen? I figure my problem is different only because I am using free Topo maps. ADDED LATER: Maybe I am trying to load too many segments? Is a segment the same as a download?
* As you found out, when you load one map it automatically wipes out the old map on the Etrex, unless you change the file name of the original map. Of course the original map won’t be recognized if you change its file name. However, if I remember correctly, when you are selecting areas you can select areas from multiple Mapsource Maps. For istance I can select the New England area in the Ibycus map and then also select the New England, or other area in the Magellan Topo 100k maps and they will all get loaded onto the SD card in one map file as long as you have enough room and don’t violate the maximum segement rule. This also works for city navigator too, as long as the GPS is the one that city navigator is locked to. You then need to know how to turn on and off the various maps in the Etrex menu system.
* Marc’s right. You need to select all the segments from all the different maps, then send them all to the GPS at the same time. In mapsource, use the View > Switch to Product menu to choose the different maps, then pick the parts you want. They will be added to the list of map segments in the left-hand pane.
You will still be limited to 2025 segments, but that’s quite a lot.
* Is this possible with Topo 24K and City Navigator? My understanding is that sending 2 maps to the GPS at the same time must be done using MapSource, but my Topo 24K DVD came with BaseCamp. I have a copy of MapSource that came with the Vista HCx, but I cannot figure out how to load the Topo 24K maps into MapSource. They work fine with BaseCamp.
* I’m not familiar with basecamp, but I know one way to get maps into Mapsend is to download them from your GPS. Have you checked when you load the 24k maps onto your PC if Mapsend lists them?
* Mapsource.. :D
You could try that (if I’m understandiing what Marc says). Load the 24k map into your GPS with BaseCamp, then run mapsource, select Receive from Device and select maps. Maybe it will let you copy whatever maps are loaded. Then again, maybe not. I don’t think this will work with City Navigator, for example.
But have you checked to see if the 24k topo is already available in Mapsource (as a result of installing it in Basecamp)? I’m a little surprised that they don’t save the maps in a common location.
If none of this works, you may have to ask Garmin if it’s possible to do what you want. IMO, this is just another problem of these older Garmin models and another reason why it’s worth giving serious consideration to the Oregon and Dakota series. The software for the 60csx and eTrex models seems forever locked into a 1990’s mindset. Garmin could address this with a firmware update, but I doubt that they ever will.
* If I can’t manage to combine free topo maps of different states onto one SD card, I guess I could get a few micro SD cards and put a state on each card. Feasible?
* Should not be a problem combining the free topo maps using mapsource. Sure, you could also use separate cards, but swapping them might be a pain. Not familiar with your model, but on other handhelds you have to remove the batteries and fiddle with a little metal cover, etc.
* My problem is figuring out how to combine them in MapSource in layman’s terms. Remember, I am not computer literate. If someone says: change the file name to blah blah, and combine the maps, or something similar, I wonder ’How do I do that?’
* Install the maps by following the instructions. Most of them have installers. In mapsource use the View > Switch to Product menu to choose the map you want. Use the map tool (looks like a polygon) to select the area of the map desired. You will see a list of segments appear on the Map Tab on the left.
Now go back to View > Switch to Product and select the next map desired. Repeat this until you have selected all the segments of all the maps you want. You should see them all listed in the mapset on the left.
Connect the gps and use Transfer > Send to Device to put the maps on your gps.
* Thank you Boyd and Marc for all your help. I’m learning a lot about how to install maps on the Vista.
The CityXplorer map is small (single city) and downloads directly to the GPS. I couldn’t combine it into a single image with topos and convinced Garmin to accept a return for refund on the CityXplorer map.
But here are a few things I discovered that did work. These may be old news to most of you.
1. My Topo24 DVD came with BaseCamp and I used it to send all the segments for OR & WA to the Vista. This took about 3 hours.
2. I used the ’USB Mass Storage’ interface mode to copy gmapsupp.img from the Vista to my PC. This also took about 3 hours.
3. MapSource (which came with the Vista HCx) doesn’t show my Topo24 maps, but they do show up in MapInstall (which is in the MapSource programs folder), and I successfully used MapInstall to send the two Topo24 segments adjacent to my location to the Vista. This was very quick because there were only two segments, and as expected it overwrote the rest of OR & WA.
4. I transferred the microSDHC card to my MP3 player (Sanza Fuze) and used it to copy the saved gmapsupp.img of OR & WA from my PC to the card. This took only 6 minutes, and the maps showed up fine when I put the card back in the Vista. The MP3 added an empty Music folder on the card but this didn’t bother the Vista.
In the future I think I could probably use MapInstall to send a combined image of Topo24 & CityNavigator maps to the Vista, but I haven’t tried this. I don’t have a CityNavigator DVD and am not ready to buy one yet.
It would be nice if MapInstall could send the map image directly to a PC file. I haven’t discovered how to do that and don’t know if it’s possible.
* You can send the map from MapSource/MapInstall directly to the microSD card if you plug in the card in a card reader and connect the card reader to the computer. It is immensely faster to install the maps this way.
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I have a new eTrex Vista HCx, and had no trouble updating the firmware to 3.10, installing a 4GB memory card, and loading OR & WA Topo 24 maps from the Topo 24 West DVD. But after I downloaded the Seattle CityXplorer from Garmin, the topos were gone. The Vista’s basemap contains lakes, rivers, cities, major routes, railways and coastlines. And, with Vista’s extra 24 MB of memory and USB port, you can download even more map detail with data from Garmin.
EasyGPS is the free, easy way to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks between your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS and your Windows computer or laptop. Backup your favorite Garmin POIs, create and send new waypoints and geocaches to your GPS, or print a map of your GPS tracklog. To get started, download your free copy of EasyGPS. EasyGPS runs on Windows computers.
New features were added to EasyGPS 7.30 on December 30, 2020
Here are some of our favorite tips to get the most out of your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS with EasyGPS and ExpertGPS, our full-featured mapping software:
If you’re a geocacher, EasyGPS lets you download geocaching GPX and LOC files directly to your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx.
EasyGPS calculates the area of any Garmin GPS track or route, making it a perfect tool for calculating acreage on your farm, ranch, or business. Read our tutorials on using EasyGPS and ExpertGPS to calculate area.
Geotag your photos so everyone can see exactly where you took them. EasyGPS automatically geotags photos from any digital camera, allowing you to map them on flickr.com and in Google Earth.
Convert any coordinate format and datum. EasyGPS converts between lat/lon, UTM, MGRS, and hundreds of national grid coordinate formats. Just one click converts all of your Garmin data between any format or datum (WGS84, NAD27, NAD83, and dozens more).
Free converter to pdf download. Backup your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS waypoints, routes, and tracks after each outing, so your GPS data is always safe on your computer. Many EasyGPS users clear the memory in their Garmin each time after backing up in EasyGPS. This gives them the maximum data storage for recording waypoints and tracklogs on their next adventure. Gta 3 download free windows 7 free download.
View your GPS waypoints and tracks in Google Earth. You can view all of your EasyGPS data in Google Earth. For the ultimate experience, including the ability to send Google Earth data and KML files to your Garmin GPS, check out the one-click Google Earth integration in ExpertGPS.
ExpertGPS also lets you view your GPS data over topo maps, aerial photos, and your own scanned trail maps. If you’re serious about getting the most out of your GPS, check out the free trial of ExpertGPS, the ultimate mapping software download for your Garmin eTrex Legend HCx GPS.
There is no pledging at Alpha Gamma Rho. In 1992, AGR began a new brotherhood program. There is no hazing; what is expected of a new member is the same as a senior. Since AGR was chartered at UT in 1951, over 1400 men have been intiated as members. Alpha Gamma Rho is the fraternity sharing a common bond within a dynamic, global agriculture committed to fostering the highest values and providing each and every brother with superior lifelong personal development and professional success. Alpha gamma rho brotherhood programs.
*EasyGPS is 100% FREE software! No ads or spyware
*Download geocaches to your GPS
*Backup and print out your waypoints and tracks
*ExpertGPS adds street maps, topos, and aerial photos!
*Convert and reproject your GPS, CAD, and GIS data
*View your GPS tracks and data in Google EarthHome›Garmin Support›Garmin Handheld GPS and Wearable GPS ForumThis site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Find out more about how to manage cookies, or dismiss this message and continue to use cookies.edited November -1 in Garmin Handheld GPS and Wearable GPS Forum I have a new eTrex Vista HCx, and had no trouble updating the firmware to 3.10, installing a 4GB memory card, and loading OR & WA Topo 24 maps from the Topo 24 West DVD. But after I downloaded the Seattle CityXplorer from Garmin, the topos were gone. Is it possible to install both? There should be plenty of room since the Seattle city map is only 15meg. CommentsFree Topo Maps For Garmin
* I found a recent thread (’File name already exists’ http://forums.gpsreview.net/discussion/13557/x/p1/) that appears to describe my problem. The suggested solution is to use MapSource to combine both maps and load them together. But I don’t see how to do that in my case. I loaded the topo with BaseCamp, and the CityXplorer was load directly from the Garmin website. Is there a way to get both of these onto my eTrex Vista HCx?
* I don’t think you can use that technique with City Xplorer maps (from what I’ve read, have not tried myself). As I understand it, these maps don’t work with mapsource, but can only install directly on the GPS or card. I believe you are just downloading a file image which can only be installed directly to an SD card. So I’m pretty sure you will need to buy a separate, smaller micro SD card and put the maps on it, then switch to that card when you want to use them.
Actually the thread you linked to is out of date now as well. Garmin has revised the Oregon firmware to allow multiple maps with any name you like (and evidently this change was made just to support downloaded products like CityXplorer). So you would be able to install this map along with others on the Oregon series. Unfortunately they are not supporting this on the older models like yours however.
You could call or write Garmin support to confirm this, but I suspect you’re out of luck here.. sorry.
* I was about to post my map problems but saw piecat’s post and thought it might be appropriate for me to post here. I have a Vista HCx with 4GB SDHC card. Yesterday I downloaded some free Texas Topo maps from GPSFileDepot and all went well. They showed up on my receiver. Today I downloaded the entire state of NM Topo maps from the same source. They all showed up on my receiver, but my TX Topo’s are gone; I only have the basemap when viewing Texas. I just went ahead and deleted the free maps, I figure it might be easier to start over after getting some advice from this forum. I would like to load maps into my receiver from different states and be able to use them all. How do I combine the FREE maps in MapSource, or is this just not going to happen? I figure my problem is different only because I am using free Topo maps. ADDED LATER: Maybe I am trying to load too many segments? Is a segment the same as a download?
* As you found out, when you load one map it automatically wipes out the old map on the Etrex, unless you change the file name of the original map. Of course the original map won’t be recognized if you change its file name. However, if I remember correctly, when you are selecting areas you can select areas from multiple Mapsource Maps. For istance I can select the New England area in the Ibycus map and then also select the New England, or other area in the Magellan Topo 100k maps and they will all get loaded onto the SD card in one map file as long as you have enough room and don’t violate the maximum segement rule. This also works for city navigator too, as long as the GPS is the one that city navigator is locked to. You then need to know how to turn on and off the various maps in the Etrex menu system.
* Marc’s right. You need to select all the segments from all the different maps, then send them all to the GPS at the same time. In mapsource, use the View > Switch to Product menu to choose the different maps, then pick the parts you want. They will be added to the list of map segments in the left-hand pane.
You will still be limited to 2025 segments, but that’s quite a lot.
* Is this possible with Topo 24K and City Navigator? My understanding is that sending 2 maps to the GPS at the same time must be done using MapSource, but my Topo 24K DVD came with BaseCamp. I have a copy of MapSource that came with the Vista HCx, but I cannot figure out how to load the Topo 24K maps into MapSource. They work fine with BaseCamp.
* I’m not familiar with basecamp, but I know one way to get maps into Mapsend is to download them from your GPS. Have you checked when you load the 24k maps onto your PC if Mapsend lists them?
* Mapsource.. :D
You could try that (if I’m understandiing what Marc says). Load the 24k map into your GPS with BaseCamp, then run mapsource, select Receive from Device and select maps. Maybe it will let you copy whatever maps are loaded. Then again, maybe not. I don’t think this will work with City Navigator, for example.
But have you checked to see if the 24k topo is already available in Mapsource (as a result of installing it in Basecamp)? I’m a little surprised that they don’t save the maps in a common location.
If none of this works, you may have to ask Garmin if it’s possible to do what you want. IMO, this is just another problem of these older Garmin models and another reason why it’s worth giving serious consideration to the Oregon and Dakota series. The software for the 60csx and eTrex models seems forever locked into a 1990’s mindset. Garmin could address this with a firmware update, but I doubt that they ever will.
* If I can’t manage to combine free topo maps of different states onto one SD card, I guess I could get a few micro SD cards and put a state on each card. Feasible?
* Should not be a problem combining the free topo maps using mapsource. Sure, you could also use separate cards, but swapping them might be a pain. Not familiar with your model, but on other handhelds you have to remove the batteries and fiddle with a little metal cover, etc.
* My problem is figuring out how to combine them in MapSource in layman’s terms. Remember, I am not computer literate. If someone says: change the file name to blah blah, and combine the maps, or something similar, I wonder ’How do I do that?’
* Install the maps by following the instructions. Most of them have installers. In mapsource use the View > Switch to Product menu to choose the map you want. Use the map tool (looks like a polygon) to select the area of the map desired. You will see a list of segments appear on the Map Tab on the left.
Now go back to View > Switch to Product and select the next map desired. Repeat this until you have selected all the segments of all the maps you want. You should see them all listed in the mapset on the left.
Connect the gps and use Transfer > Send to Device to put the maps on your gps.
* Thank you Boyd and Marc for all your help. I’m learning a lot about how to install maps on the Vista.
The CityXplorer map is small (single city) and downloads directly to the GPS. I couldn’t combine it into a single image with topos and convinced Garmin to accept a return for refund on the CityXplorer map.
But here are a few things I discovered that did work. These may be old news to most of you.
1. My Topo24 DVD came with BaseCamp and I used it to send all the segments for OR & WA to the Vista. This took about 3 hours.
2. I used the ’USB Mass Storage’ interface mode to copy gmapsupp.img from the Vista to my PC. This also took about 3 hours.
3. MapSource (which came with the Vista HCx) doesn’t show my Topo24 maps, but they do show up in MapInstall (which is in the MapSource programs folder), and I successfully used MapInstall to send the two Topo24 segments adjacent to my location to the Vista. This was very quick because there were only two segments, and as expected it overwrote the rest of OR & WA.
4. I transferred the microSDHC card to my MP3 player (Sanza Fuze) and used it to copy the saved gmapsupp.img of OR & WA from my PC to the card. This took only 6 minutes, and the maps showed up fine when I put the card back in the Vista. The MP3 added an empty Music folder on the card but this didn’t bother the Vista.
In the future I think I could probably use MapInstall to send a combined image of Topo24 & CityNavigator maps to the Vista, but I haven’t tried this. I don’t have a CityNavigator DVD and am not ready to buy one yet.
It would be nice if MapInstall could send the map image directly to a PC file. I haven’t discovered how to do that and don’t know if it’s possible.
* You can send the map from MapSource/MapInstall directly to the microSD card if you plug in the card in a card reader and connect the card reader to the computer. It is immensely faster to install the maps this way.
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