MapSource is 'compatible' with nearly all Garmin devices. But it won't add any new features to your device that don't already exist. For example because the 260 doesn't support saved routes, you can't create a route in MapSource and transfer it to your 260 like you can other Garmin. Garmin® is happy to provide a downloadable tutorial for our MapSource products. While our MapSource products don't support Macs at this time, we have provided the tutorial in both Mac and PC formats. Please choose the appropraite file below for your computer platform.
Ever had the itch to make your own maps? Wished that you had access to the same cartography tools used by Garmin? Well, your dreams may be coming true. A new MapSource Product Creator page on Garmin’s developer site offers you the opportunity to…
Create custom maps that can be easily loaded into Garmin devices with the MapSource Product Creator (MPC). The MPC can create everything from full country topographic maps to maps for specific industry, military or research applications.
MPC supports digital elevation model data (a DEM-derived image of Zion National Park is used above), routing and restrictions, FM traffic support, speed limit display and more. Of course the devil is in the details…
Contact us to see if you qualify* for a free 90-day trial of MapSource Product Creator. You’ll receive a fully functional version of the MPC software and a three-month license. After your trial period, simply pay the first $5,000 of license fees to continue using the program.
Garmin Mapsource Product Creator V.8.3
*Evaluation and licensing of Garmin’s MapSource Creator Product is subject to approval.
Garmin Gps Mapsource
Could this be a way for Garmin to reclaim the commercial development territory siphoned off by cGPSmapper? Will high licensing fees eliminate the possibility of trail maps? Okay digital cartographers, spill the beans; what do you think about all this?