Thread: Garmin Topo Australia & New Zealand up to V3.01

So what does the 0.01 actually give you?

Anyone seen Oztopo v4 yet?

Originally Posted by superduperau

.... so totally bogus...

That may be a bit harsh? There are subtle differences in my copies.
Just checking one tile near home (the one with 10 year+ errors).

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v3.00 - 08288590.img, length 4268032 - date 28.07.2010 12:20:52
v3.01 - 08300575.img, length 4268032 - date 15.10.2010 17:47:54

PS. I hope your v4 link is just a mock-up by Garmin. It still has road errors on the above tile that are probably 15 years old.
Even City Navigator dated 2010 has it correct.

PPS.
v3.00 - 702 tiles - 2,677,749,246 bytes
v3.01 - 408 tiles - 2,673,087,488 bytes

I had the chance to take a proper look at this nice new map

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Originally Posted by Downunder35m

The good thing is that even very remote tracks are now included.
The bad thing is that even on the latest Garmin devices you want get info about gates, locked tracks or private tracks/permits!
Another big downer is the simple fact that on low end devices these topo maps are almost useless as you either have a totally clutter map view or only the most basic track view without any height lines.
Dedicated Garmin devices as well as the high end models will clearly benefit from this new map, but low end models and the multi-pupose-devices, like the Nüvi500/550 are no match for that map.
These models are far better off with a proper track/road map plus an additional topo-only map for re fence to switch over if you feel the need for it.

Again, for those that only fly over the text:
Pro: very good track coverage, good level of detail
Con: only for "good" Garmin devices, no real track info's, no info about permanently closed or private tracks and permits. No track ratings either, meaning you won't have any info if you and your car are suited for a track that appears to be easy going on the map.