I would like to know if this unit (right out of the box) has maps of New England inland lakes or is it required to purchase those maps afterward?
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Not sure as I'm in California. The unit comes with the bare minimum standard charts so if our area is a general area I would guess it does. The guys over at customer support will probably answer that questipn for you!Hope this helps.
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The maps in the Elite-5 DSI are basically outline maps of lakes, they are not top maps. The Elite-5 DSI has virtuall all US lakes. But again, outline of lake only, no depth contours. If you are looking for topo maps of the lakes you will need to purchase the Navionics Hotmaps Premium East http://www.navionics.com/en/hotmaps-premium. The Navionics Hotmaps Premium East will give you 1 foot contour lines of all eastern lakes. The Navionics Hotmaps Premium is designed for the Lowrncse Elite-5 units.
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I am unsure about New England but I live in Washington DC and it does have a built in map with depths and all that, Love it!
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it has all the maps for saltwater coastal areas.I suggest that you go to boaters world or West Marine
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Hi.My unit has got a very rough country-level coverage of entire Earth, plus 3-4 fragments which act as a demo of what a detailed map could be.
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It got me around the Finger Lakes and Adirondacks without any additional uploads...you're probably good to go straight from the box.
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it has all the maps for saltwater coastal areas.I suggest that you go to boaters world or West Marine for some technical advice and hands on experience
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Not sure what you mean my structure mapping. The model that I bought has down scan and structure scan. That little box (in the picture), beside HDS 10 unit is the down scan and structure scan. If you want to map your home lake you can but I'm not sure of all of the details.
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Maps for North America are already installed. They need to be updated periodically (~once a year) but the unit should come ready to use.
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I have a Venture HC and a Nuvi 780. I have Topo US 2008 DVD and Inland Lakes Continental United States DVD. I use the mapsource PC software to put either topo or lake maps on the Venture HC. I use the lake software when trolling crankbaits to see lake map and trolling speed. I can run my trolling motor, watch depth finder, and keep an eye on the Venture HC lake map and speed to keep on course. Also have all the state planted brush pile waypoints transferred for the lake I troll. Small screen but works ok. Can also put lake or topo maps on a garmin nuvi 780.
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Well, it is the updated model...with the features mentioned, plus speed limits for major roads and an indication if you are exceeding it. The maps aren't up to date (at least on mine ordered in Oct. 2012) If you have a memory card that fits the unit you can upload new maps. I had to buy one. I found that (once I had the memory card) the first download of maps took less than an hour when I used the 800 number--unlike the 4 to 5 hours mentioned on line. (I had registered the GPS online.)
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No!The map it comes with is utterly useless for hiking. Plan on ponying up at least $50 at the Garmin store to buy something usable, or $100 for something really useful.Buyer beware - the pretty color maps that appear in the pictures of the device are either (1) the useless map that comes with the unit or (2) something that was purchased separately.This is a great unit, but unfortunately I found out the hard way about its map deficiencies.In fairness to Garmin, when I registered the unit, they were nice enough to send me a 10% off coupon that I subsequently used to buy the New England map. No!The map it comes with is utterly useless for hiking. Plan on ponying up at least $50 at the Garmin store to buy something usable, or $100 for something really useful.Buyer beware - the pretty color maps that appear in the pictures of the device are either (1) the useless map that comes with the unit or (2) something that was purchased separately.This is a great unit, but unfortunately I found out the hard way about its map deficiencies.In fairness to Garmin, when I registered the unit, they were nice enough to send me a 10% off coupon that... » Read More No!The map it comes with is utterly useless for hiking. Plan on ponying up at least $50 at the Garmin store to buy something usable, or $100 for something really useful.Buyer beware - the pretty color maps that appear in the pictures of the device are either (1) the useless map that comes with the unit or (2) something that was purchased separately.This is a great unit, but unfortunately I found out the hard way about its map deficiencies.In fairness to Garmin, when I registered the unit, they were nice enough to send me a 10% off coupon that I subsequently used to buy the New England map. « Show Less
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No, it has it's own built in maps ... which are fairly good. Nice about this is the fact that good maps are included. I bought a different brand and returned it because you had to purchase for an additional cost more detailed maps
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It comes with base maps. I suggest nautical insight pro offshore charts. This has the coastal coverage. I fish the marshes of Louisiana, and was a huge improvement to the base maps.
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Chrisitine, This item does not come with any maps as far as we know. At least the ones we ordered needed the map card to be iserted to show it. Hope this help...
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No. That's a separate purchase. However the device can use the maps from OpenStreetMap. Plenty of instructions on the web on how to do it. I use OSM maps and they work fine.
200965
Hi I wish I had a answer for you I am not satified with the maps or the POI's. I live in New England and the maps are ok but the POI' stink I have a sked Simplesoft many times how to update the maps and POI's.. If you find out what other maps we can use please let me know. My garman is far better....
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If you have a Garmin 78sc, this chip is preloaded . If you want inland lakes, talk to Garmin to find the proper chip. Amazon doesn't tell you this. They just sell you the un needed chip. Howard
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no, this from garmin's web page. " It comes in 2 mapping versions and has preloaded maps for the lower 48 states plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico, or full coverage of the U.S. and Canada. : https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-road/automotive/previous%20models/nuvi-40lm/prod100852.html
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I use mine as a backup to the larger Garmin on my boat. For boating however, I purchased the Garmin Blue Chart (North America) on micro sd card format. The waterways and shoreline depicted on the provided topo basemap lacks any reasonable or useful detail for navigation. You can add your own waypoints (i.e. fishing spots, obstacles, etc.) with either mapping system. AA batteries alkaline or rechargeable (it comes with an external charger for rechargeables).
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Doesn't have detailed contour maps unless you get buy the lake insight map chip which I would strongly recommend. You just buy the chip and put it in the slot
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Sorry, I forgot if a map was preloaded or not as I bought a while ago.I think US and Canada maps are preloaded. I only remember that I can choose either eastern US or upper US or lower US, something like that. It is very good in direction. It shows the picture of your current road and the exit road you need to take. It also says like: take either on two left lane or right lane.
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No. The 546s loaded map does not support any of the great lakes. I believe the Garmin 536s built in map supports the inland lakes but you would be better off buying the chart pack SD card for about $140 more. I believe it is called "Bluechart g2 vision VUS017R Lake Huron - Lake St. Clair"