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Alabama Topo Map
Last Updated: March 18th, 2009 1:03pm
Map Coverage:
State: Alabama
Price: free
Introduction
The purpose of this venture is to create a detailed topographic map of the entire state of Alabama at 24k+ detail. This map is created by maps4gps for Garmin GPS receivers and Mapsource.
Features
- Roads - Nov. 2008 Tiger Data
- Railroads
- Census bureau water data - lakes, rivers, streams, and washes
- 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 Alabama.
Screenshots
This screenshot compares the Alabama Topo (left) to Garmin US Topo (middle) to Garmin Topo 2008 (rigth). With the exception of the DEM shading you can see that the Alabama Topo is significantly more detailed with more contours.
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 13 Mar 09
Download Windows Version [145MB] (1234 Downloads)
Download Mac Version [144MB] (108 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 Alabama Topo. For more detailed instructions visit here.