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Iowa Topo Map
Last Updated: February 24th, 2009 7:02am
Map Coverage:
State: Iowa
Price: free
Introduction
The purpose of this venture is to create a detailed topographic map of the entire state of Iowa at 24k+ detail. This map is created by maps4gps for Garmin GPS receivers and Mapsource.
Features
- Roads - Nov. 2008 Tiger Data
- Railroads
- Water data - lakes, rivers, streams (from the census bureau)
- POIs
- Borders
- Elevation contours - 10ft and 20ft intervals (equivalent to or greater than 24k) built from 10m NED data
Coverage
This map covers the entire state of Iowa.
Screenshots
This screenshot compares the Iowa Topo (left) to Garmin US Topo (middle) to Garmin Topo 2008 (rigth). With the exception of the DEM shading you can see that the Iowa Topo is significantly more detailed with more contours and better water data.
Installation
Two options exist; for windows download and run setup. The map will then appear in Garmin MapSource and can be added to your GPS by selecting it in MapSource and sending it to the GPSr. For Mac download the mac version, extract it and double click the .gmapi file. Map Manager will then install the map for you.
Version 1.0 Released 24 Feb 09
Download Windows Version [142MB] (707 Downloads)
Download Mac Version [142MB] (86 Downloads)
GPS Usage
This map can be installed with any other Garmin Maps (How-To Tutorial). Then you simply hide and show other maps until you see the Iowa Topo. For more detailed instructions visit here.