Free GPS Mapping Software: How to Make Your Own Maps
Free GPS Maps, Free GPS Software, GPS Downloads | GPS Software Hub | October 4, 2007 at 12:28 pm
There are a number of free GPS mapping software available on the internet. You can download and use these GPS software to make your own maps for your GPS unit.
There are websites that list various free GPS mapping software and describe how to use the programs after you download them. Often individuals who have used the programs themselves develop the sites. These are great because they give you an unbiased interpretation of the benefits and disadvantages of the programs before you use them.
Using free GPS mapping software you can download programs that allow you to retrieve and display aerial photos, topographical maps, USGS landmarks. There are programs available that allow you import scanned images and add latitude and longitude points and other data.
Learn how you can make your own maps for GPS:
Want to make your own maps that can be downloaded to your GPS?
Here is a free step by step tutorial that tells you how you can make your own maps for using with GPS device. You create your own MapSource compatible maps that can be downloaded to your GPS using the 24k quads available from the USGS (Free Source).
The data and all the tools are available for free.
The tutorial gives step by step instructions on how to create the above map of Crater Lake in Oregon.
Get the Free Tutorial here>> Download
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