Gps

[deanhudd]

I have been reading the past posts on GPS in CR. Are there any current recommendations for brand, type, or downloads that work best? There seemed to be a difference of opinion on whether one could rely on them.

[DavidCMurray]

I’ve seen a bunch of folks using Garmin Nuvis. And I’ve heard good reports about the NavSat downloadable maps of Costa Rica. They come with Points of Interest.

[speedo5]

[quote=”DavidCMurray”]I’ve seen a bunch of folks using Garmin Nuvis. And I’ve heard good reports about the NavSat downloadable maps of Costa Rica. They come with Points of Interest.[/quote]I have a Garmin Nuvi 205 with the Navsat software and am very happy with it.

[lavemder]

I used my Garmin Nuvis (three yr old) in January 2010. I have bought “Costa rica and Panama” maps from e-bay, i have inserted this little card in my Garmin and we used it with a great success.
We drove from Liberia to Guacanacuste beaches ( 3 hotels), back to Central Valley, back to Liberia. It works great! Much better then without GPS.

[Plastina]

[quote=”speedo5″][quote=”DavidCMurray”]I’ve seen a bunch of folks using Garmin Nuvis. And I’ve heard good reports about the NavSat downloadable maps of Costa Rica. They come with Points of Interest.[/quote]I have a Garmin Nuvi 205 with the Navsat software and am very happy with it.[/quote]

I second that emotion. 😀

[soldier]

I am considering purchasing a Garmin handheld GPS, with topigraphical display. Can anyone provide any positives or negatives, regarding handhelds in Costa Rica? I have also read that NavSat has excellent maps, however, I am not sure how current the data is for Costa Rica.

[speedo5]

[quote=”soldier”]I am considering purchasing a Garmin handheld GPS, with topigraphical display. Can anyone provide any positives or negatives, regarding handhelds in Costa Rica? I have also read that NavSat has excellent maps, however, I am not sure how current the data is for Costa Rica.[/quote]I just downloaded the latest update for navsat 2 days ago.I haven’t used it since last spring, but my friend borrowed it in december and was very impressed.

[Plastina]

[quote=”soldier”]I am considering purchasing a Garmin handheld GPS, with topigraphical display. Can anyone provide any positives or negatives, regarding handhelds in Costa Rica? I have also read that NavSat has excellent maps, however, I am not sure how current the data is for Costa Rica.[/quote]

I am by no means a GPS expert, but I believe you will need topo software specific to Costa Rica for any Garmin handheld. I don’t know of anything available at this time. The Navsat program is excellent for street navigation, but will not give you topo info.

At a minimum, a GPS will give you the coordinates of a specific location. Without a program, basically that is all it will do for you. You can always get a good paper map and look up the coordinates on the paper map. Primitive but workable.

[costaricabeachliving]

Anybody have any feedback from the Google maps system…I have that on my Droid cell phone along with Skype and was hoping I could use it on the next trip down….

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