[Az-Geocaching] Garmin Mapource US TOPO question

AZcachemeister azcachemeister at getnet.com
Thu Jul 13 18:09:38 MST 2006


Looks like you'd better keep the contour interval in mind when using the 
Garmin software in the field...what looks like a gentle slope could be a 
cliff!

George Harris wrote:
> *Garmin contour interval = 164 feet (50m)*
> ** 
> *(http://gpsinformation.net/main/topo-comp.htm)*
> ** 
> *google garmin+contour+intervals  :) *
> ** 
> ** 
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* ShadowAce <mailto:shadowace.az at gmail.com>
>     *To:* listserv at azgeocaching.com <mailto:listserv at azgeocaching.com>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, July 13, 2006 5:00 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Az-Geocaching] Garmin Mapource US TOPO question
>
>     Yep
>
>      1:100,000 as I said, but the elevation profiles are not standard
>     for 1:100,000 maps.. Meaning the contour lines could be 40', 80',
>     100', 30 meter, 90 meters etc...
>
>      Looking at the online tool it looks like 163 feet per contour
>     line in the demo version but I am trying to find out if this is
>     the same for the purchased applicaion..
>
>      1:100,000 is what I said, now can ya tell me the elevation contours?
>
>      *** injury *** %% insult %%
>
>     On 7/13/06, *Brian Casteel* < bcasteel at uccinc.net
>     <mailto:bcasteel at uccinc.net>> wrote:
>
>         Insult àInjury
>
>          
>
>         Results *1* - *10* of about *86,900* for *garmin us topo
>         <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/topo-%26r%3D67>
>         map
>         <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/map%26r%3D67>
>         scale
>         <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&oi=dict&q=http://www.answers.com/scale%26r%3D67>*.
>         (*0.42* seconds)
>
>          
>
>         Brian
>
>         Team A.I.
>
>          
>
>          
>
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>         <mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com>] *On
>         Behalf Of *ShadowAce
>         *Sent:* Thursday, July 13, 2006 5:11 PM
>         *To:* listserv at azgeocaching.com <mailto:listserv at azgeocaching.com>
>         *Subject:* [Az-Geocaching] Garmin Mapource US TOPO question
>
>          
>
>          Does anyone have this product?
>
>          If so, could you let me know what the contour intervals are? 
>         I was looking online to possibly buy this for my new GPS and I
>         see they are 1:100,000 maps, but I cannot find anything
>         mentioning what the contour intervals are.
>
>          The online map viewer seems to be set at something like 163
>         foot elevations and I wondered if the maps were the same.
>
>          Thanks in advance.
>
>         (yes, I tried to call, but they are closed for the day :))
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