GBOpen :Great Britain Map for Garmin Mapping devices
Map Comparisons
Here is the same area of Somerset as depicted by four different maps:
GBOpen (in Basecamp) :Map compiled from Open Street Map with added contours (in Basecamp)
crook 1
crook2
Ordnance Survey 'Landranger' paper map 1:50000Ordnance Survey 'Explorer' paper map 1:25,000
crook3
crook4
Crook Peak on the Mendips is quite popular with walkers and, therefore, with Open Street Mappers. Go to somewhere less popular such as this area on the England/Wales border near Knighton and the advantages of the comprehensive OS mapping are clear:
GBOpenStow hillStow Hill GBOpenStow Hill OSMStow Hill OSM


A peak in North Wales as displayed on an Etrex.
       On the left is GBOpen, on the right is Garmin UK Topo Lite


Yr Elen GBOpen               Yr Elen Garmin

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