Just a quick post to say that I have finally received stock of the new Garmap Africa Series 2009 DVD’s. They came in this afternoon but so far I have not had a chance to even load them onto my PC yet (I have been far too busy getting the product pages up on the shop website and my stock into the system).

I will be playing around with the various maps a bit tomorrow and sometime over the next few days I will put together another another “How to load the new maps” video as well as a more detailed post on the maps themselves. In the meantime here is the link to purchase the Garmap Africa Series 2009 DVD and below are the official release details:

Garmap is pleased to announce the latest set of map updates – Garmap Africa Series 2009.  These map updates are supplied on a double sided DVD – one side being for PC users running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Vista; the other containing a data set for Mac users running OS X 10.4 or later.  The DVD contains data for seven mapping products, these being:

- Southern Africa Streetmaps 2009
- Southern Africa Topo & Rec 2009
- Southern Africa Streetmaps 2009, DEM
- South Africa Waterways 2008, Second Edition
- Garmap Nigeria Streetmaps, Topo & Rec V3
- Garmap Indian Ocean Islands Streetmaps V1
- Garmap East Africa Streetmaps V1

Product Highlights

The Garmap Africa Series 2009 DVD contains the following:

  • Coverage for 14 countries
  • More than 940 000 Km of road coverage
  • Six provinces in South Africa with full coverage
  • More than 193 000 Points of Interest (POI’s)
  • Additional 10 dams included with SA Waterways 2008, second edition
  • Routable roads & tracks for more than 60 game reserves & parks
  • Almost 300 Wi-Fi Hotspots in South Africa

GPS models & compatibility
The Garmap Africa series 2009 product set is compatible with all Garmin map-enabled GPS units with a memory capacity of at least 16MB. The functionality is dependant on the GPS device being used and users must note that not all the functions & features described are supported on all models. As an example, DEM (Digital Elevation Model) maps can only be displayed on devices that are DEM capable e.g. Oregon 300, nüvi 860 etc.

All Garmap products are licensed for use with a single Garmin GPS unit only.

Limitations
Auto-routing and Places of Interest (POI) search capability are only available on auto-routing and search-capable Garmin GPS units.

Installation Instructions
Users will require an Internet connection and the DVD to do map upgrades. The DVD has been supplied with an auto-run sequence that will open a web browser and provide step-by-step installation & registration instructions. There are also Installation Instructions printed on the DVD cover.

Free Upgrades
Users who purchased the previous map set, namely Garmap Africa Series 2008 - March edition, or who purchased their Garmin GPS unit on or after 1 April 2008, will be eligible for a free upgrade to the latest version of the equivalent map. If a user does not qualify for a free upgrade, they will have the option of purchasing the selected product unlock key online. The upgrade and online purchase processes are facilitated with the DVD and an Internet connection is required. Using the DVD during upgrade / purchase process will save the downloading of large amounts of data, as all relevant data is contained on the DVD.

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