MapNotes and LeadDog Consulting have partnered to offer a software package that includes detailed maps of Afghanistan that can be downloaded to your Garmin GPS!
MapNotes and LeadDog Consulting introduce a new dimension to knowing where you are in Afghanistan. Afghanistan Map CD offers soldiers, military personnel, journalists, and workers stationed in Afghanistan cities a better means of navigation.
Featuring:
• Divided in 5 major regions.
• Automatic street and intersection finding
• "Lock on road" features. This features increases accuracy, and tells you the name of the street you are driving on plus the names of the next intersection street.
• Download all 5 regions to your GPS to have full map coverage in your hands.
• MGRS compatible
Content:
• Updated Major roads, freeways, highways, etc.
• Detailed Kabul streets with Points of Interest (New)
• Secondary roads
• Political division and borders
• Contour Lines (Terrain elevation) (New)
• Rivers and Lakes
• Airports
• Thousands of towns and cities
How the Maps were created:
LeadDog Consulting is a leading supplier of street and road GIS data for Mexico, Latin America and Afghanistan. Commenting on how the Afghanistan Map CD - Garmin format was created, Jim Anderson from LeadDog points out that, "Numerous sources of data was used to compile, cross-reference and verify street, road and other geographic information in and Afghanistan. Sources included military maps, satellite imagery and commercial sources. The result is the most comprehensive and only commercial maps available for and Afghanistan. These maps are currently being used by postwar companies, organizations and the military."
Minimum requirements:
Windows 98 or later version
Windows PC with Internet connection
Garmin MapSource software (to view maps on a PC)
Garmin GPS with Mapsource City Select data transfer
PC-GPS connection cable
You can also upload your GPS tracks and Waypoints to your PC using MapSource, view them in a totally detailed map. Analyze your information in a better way.
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