Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 6 of 6
  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Seattle. Washington / San Carlos, Sonora
    Age
    71
    Posts
    13
    Rep Power
    0

    Default Which Mexico Map is Best?

    Garmin's CN North America map of Mexico used to be poor. BiciMapas was much better.

    However Garmin's has been improving - especially with the 2012 editions. To me in west central Sonora they appear equally good (or bad depending on your perspective).

    Which do you think is better? And where have you used it?
    Last edited by Ballebar; 16th November 2011 at 07:54 PM. Reason: Moved the new thread from Garmin Maps section since it's not a new map in this post/thread.

  2.    Advertissements


  3. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Poland
    Age
    57
    Posts
    12
    Rep Power
    0

    Default

    City Navigator® Mexico NT

  4. #3
    Member + Which Mexico Map is Best?
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    upper left coast
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    27

    Default

    If you drive offroad at all CARToGRAFíA E32 has the most detail by far. If you are just driving the highways Garmin works well. Garmin just does not show the detail, contours, dirt roads, small town details, etc.
    CARTOGRAFIA GPS - MAP E32: Testimonies
    Code:
    Please Login or Register to see the links
    Very nice map, but does not autoroute.

  5. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Seattle. Washington / San Carlos, Sonora
    Age
    71
    Posts
    13
    Rep Power
    0

    Default

    floydo - how does Cartografia E32 compare to the 1:50,000 paper topo maps published by INEGI?

  6. #5
    Member + Which Mexico Map is Best?
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    upper left coast
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    27

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by asjogren View Post
    floydo - how does Cartografia E32 compare to the 1:50,000 paper topo maps published by INEGI?
    Perhaps since you are familiar with the paper maps, go to their web and look at the video presentation and samples. Their topo appears more detailed than USGS 1:100k, closer to 1:25k. The GPS tells you the arroyos you might be in and trails or canyons out....paper doesn't quite do that for you without cross referencing coordinates from a GPS....so that is no comparison. Also E32 has businesses, tiendas, gas stations, etc...I use this with a backup of the National Geographic baja N & S paper maps. E32 is much more detailed than Natl Geographic.
    If you are offroad in baja at least, paper maps don't have the detail or you have a pile of paper. Many different trails often lead out, so GPS is the easiest way to go. Otherwise you are going back and forth coordinates to paper.

    BICI has good topos, and I believe they autoroute. Not as good as Garmin in the big cities...

    Depends on your use. What's yours, and what is important for your use?

  7. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Seattle. Washington / San Carlos, Sonora
    Age
    71
    Posts
    13
    Rep Power
    0

    Default

    Thanks Floydo. It is good to know that E32 is better than 1:50,000.

    I use topo maps for slow travel - bicycle and foot. My paper INEGI topo maps are quite out of date with respect to human created features.

 

 

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •