New Versions of Garmin Topo USA 100k and Topo Canada
Updated 4/20: GPSCity has provided more details on Garmin Topo Canada and the Garmin Oregon Canada 400t and are showing availability is today (4/20) — let us know if you get your hands on either product.
Updated 4/13: Buyers getting the first Oregon 400t Canada units are claiming they are coming preloaded with Topo V2 maps not the newer Topo V4 maps with DEM.
The GPSCity twitter account RoxieM has tweeted that updated versions of the Garmin Mapsource Topo products for the US and Canada are on their way. The new version of Topo Cananda is listed on GPSCity for $140 CAD with an availability date of 5/13.
Both new versions will include a copy of BaseCamp (which is also available as a free download from Garmin) and the Topo Canada maps provided on DVD will have DEM (digital elevation data) to support the 3D and shaded maps views available in BaseCamp and on the Oregon and Colorado. While users in the US have enjoyed DEM maps since the Topo US 2008 release, this will be the first time Canadian users will be able purchase DEM maps in DVD format.
Presumably these Canadian maps are also the same version appearing on the newly released Garmin Oregon 400t Canada . The tweet from GPSCity also mentioned expanded coverage areas in Canada but offered no details.
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April 3rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
Just an update – those of us that ordered this quickly (like me) are looking at May 13 for a ship date.
April 13th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I just got the Oregon 400T “C” model that has the Topo Canada on it. I am sorry to say, it has Topo Canada V2 on it, not V4 with the DEM data in it. Very sad….
April 13th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Jeff, Where did you buy it? If it was gpscity.ca have you talked to them? I’m pretty sure they’ve posted and made claims that it will contain a DEM version of Topo Canada — let us know what you find.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
GPSCity.ca shows availability for the new Canada Topos and the 400t Canada as today — anyone get either yet?
-Scott
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Talked to RoxieM on Twitter — she tells me the DVDs are en route from Garmin to GPSCity, and that we should start seeing them ship in the next few days to customers
April 24th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
…. and the ship date moves to April 29 on GPSCity.ca….
April 29th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Just got my notification here, as did a few friends.
GPS City has just shipped Topo Canada v4. I should get mine in a few days!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:42 am
I have a copy and have posted some reviews at http://forums.calgarycachers.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3234