The GPS Times

So, what is the difference between an electronic map and a GPS map? And why such a big price difference?

How to Update the Southern Africa maps on your Garmin GPS unit - If you want to update your present Southern Africa maps…

A common question asked by all Garmin owners is “How do I update my GPS unit?”
Well, first of all we need to remember that there are two parts to any GPS. The GPS unit itself and the operating system of that unit, also called the firmware (in the USA this is also called the ‘unit [...]

Here’s another video, this time showing some of the differences between the Garmin City Navigator SA v6 maps and our own, locally produced, Garmap Southern Africa Streetmaps v1.5
I get asked at least once a day why we (South Africans), don’t sell the Garmin City Navigator SA maps in our own country (‘detailed’ maps of South [...]

OK, Here’s the first in a new series of training videos that I am going to be doing. This one is a step-by-step tutorial on “How to load Garmap maps to your PC… and to your Garmin GPS unit“. I hope you find it useful. This is my first attempt at making videos so please [...]

OK, so you’ve decided that you want to buy a GPS. You’ve also been able to figure that you need a “city navigator” autorouting type of unit (mainly for city/urban use and local or international traveling). Now you look at the available options and find 10 different units to choose from… What now?
The easiest way [...]

Base Maps vs. Detailed Maps:
The first thing to understand is what people are talking about when they talk about ‘Base Maps’ and ‘Detailed Maps’. A ‘Base Map’ is the mapset that is loaded to the GPS units’ internal memory at factory level and as such cannot be altered or even deleted. Basemaps come in three [...]