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Torkham TOPO Map
Map Information
Last Updated: December 21st, 2008 1:12am
Map Boundary:
North: 35°
South: 34°
West: 71°
East: 72°
Country: Afghanistan
Price: Free!
Map Features:
Topographic Data
Street Data
Mac Version Available
Introduction
The purpose of this map is to provide map coverage of Torkham and the surrounding area.
Features
- Roads, settlements and water data including springs, wells and water tanks.
- Points of Interest, such as Med centers, passes, summits...
- 20 foot topographic contours
- English Transliteration, not: ننګرهار
Coverage & Detail
The following MapSource screenshot shows the transliteration effect on a POI near Torkham: 
GPS screen shots showing detail:
Screen shot from RoadTrip:
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 OS X, download the Mac .dmg version, double click it to mount the file. Instructions are in the Read First file.
Download Windows Version [10MB] (39 Downloads)
Download Mac Version [11MB] (29 Downloads)
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GPS Usage
This map can be installed with any other Garmin Maps via Garmin MapSource or MapInstall (MapSource How-To Tutorial).
References
Map data source:
QGIS project, Image details: Landsat/3-Band ETM Natural Color 14.25m
Pixel Size: 0.00030870564085, -0.00025693394782 shown @ 72K scale
Changelog
Version 1.03 (21 Dec 08)
- Set levels to match new mapsets.
- Removed diacritics that didn't display properly on some Garmin units.
- Complete rebuild of NGA set.
- New Macintosh installer.
Version 1.02 (27 Nov 08)
- Highway labels display
- Road TYPE and labels
Version 1.01 (15 Nov 08)
- Adjusted levels for better display.
Version 1.00 (15 Nov 08)
- Initial release
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.