Garmin Birdseye

[hsargent21]

Anyone using the Garmin Birdseye program in their GPS? Thinking about signing up for it and looking for feedback.

[RFtinkerer]

Originally Posted by hsargent21

Anyone using the Garmin Birdseye program in their GPS? Thinking about signing up for it and looking for feedback.

I use it. Eats memory like nobody's business, careful about your area selections. Also, they have a download limit per block of I think 250 MBs, so it's not like you can select all of Colorado and go away while it downloads all day. But, it's great fun to hike and see where you are, overlaid with the topos...I've got my tree stands labeled and hiking areas set. I set the Birdseye to "brighter" on my Montana; washes out the image a little but the topo lines show up better against it. The resolution is not as high as Google maps, and I think they're 2005 images, but it is what it is. I think also you can find satellite maps on the net. I just did this cause it was easy through Basecamp.

[Doublegun]

I tried Google terrain/satelite maps. Looks the same as Birdseye only free. Downside; you can only have limited maps at any one time. You can save them to your PC and add or remove as needed. Here is How to. Give it as try. If you don't like it "Delete it" all it cost you was a little time. It has served my needs.

[HuntingHiker]

>Garmin have a limit of 100 tiles for custom maps.

But it is posible to bypass this restriction and create any size .jnx gmap for garmin and fill up all space on 16Gb micro sd card. If you do not know how, I can do it for you.

[Doublegun]

Originally Posted by HuntingHiker

>Garmin have a limit of 100 tiles for custom maps.

But it is posible to bypass this restriction and create any size .jnx gmap for garmin and fill up all space on 16Gb micro sd card. If you do not know how, I can do it for you.

HuntingHiker that would be great if you could give directions on how to bypass . I'm using the Astro 320.

[HuntingHiker]

Originally Posted by Doublegun

HuntingHiker that would be great if you could give directions on how to bypass . I'm using the Astro 320.

It works for Astro 320.
Read more here (not my website):
First technique and Another option.
JNX Raster Maps

p.s
You can test this map on your device.
Hotfile.com: Hospedagem de ficheiros com um clique: 11 StanleyPark Downtown Vancouver.jnx