Hook
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New GPS topo maps for Baja
Another Nomad tipped me off to an apparently new set of topo maps for Baja that are compatible with most all Garmin mapping GPS units. It is from
CustomGPSmaps LLC. It is being sold on ebay by the company itself for 49.00. Anyone have an information on these maps and a comparison to the Baja
Expeditioner maps by LB?
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bajalou
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The screen shots they show look almost identical to Expeditioner. The only difference I could see in the Ensenada one was they have a few more
elevation lines that show the elevation (I think) Kind of small for these old eyes to read. The streets etc and topo lines all look the same - same
coloring of streets etc.
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Al G
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Wow 40 bucks less....Hummmm 40 bucks less quality????
If not Larry Buck better have an upgrade coming out.
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Bruce R Leech
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I would be careful it could be a cheep copy with no support. check it out first ask the seller lots of questions.
Bruce R Leech
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Bruce R Leech
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could you please post a link to the item on Ebay?
Bruce R Leech
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bajalou
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http://tinyurl.com/2x94bz
[Edited on 12-5-2006 by bajalou]
[Edited on 4-25-2007 by BajaNomad]
No Bad Days
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\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Al G
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"3 available"......Does that tell you something.....I will email Larry Buck, because I smell a pirate
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Bruce R Leech
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it looks pretty interesting. I sent the seller a list of questions and will wait for reply.
Bruce R Leech
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jack
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I just compared those 3 sample maps on e-bay to the same areas of my Baja Expeditioner, they seem to be identical. I bet that they are copies of Baja
Expeditioner.
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ItsBetterInBaja
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The eBay listing says this new software was designed by CustomGPSmaps LLC and that he is the sole distributor for this program. So I googled
CustomGPSmaps LLC and guess what...google only found his eBay listing..hmm...so I tried Yahoo and Ask search engines....with the same result.
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Riom
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CustomGPSmaps llc does not exist as an llc (or dba) in Nevada, his home state. (according to official Nevada Secy of State Business Entity Search
site).
Vehiclediagrams.com is registered to ManualsOne.com. ManualsOne.com mentions their new GPS Baja map. So Vehiclediagrams on ebay is almost certainly
the same person as the admin contact of vehiclediagrams.com:
Libuszowski, David (manualsone@yahoo.com)
5445 W. Reno Ave. #1915 (Renaissance Villa II Apartments)
Las Vegas, NV 89009
US
702-523-8179
[Edited on 12-5-2006 by Riom]
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Riom
CustomGPSmaps llc does not exist as an llc (or dba) in Nevada, his home state. (according to official Nevada Secy of State Business Entity Search
site).
Vehiclediagrams.com is registered to ManualsOne.com. ManualsOne.com mentions their new GPS Baja map. So Vehiclediagrams on ebay is almost certainly
the same person as the admin contact of vehiclediagrams.com:
Libuszowski, David (manualsone@yahoo.com)
5445 W. Reno Ave. #1915 (Renaissance Villa II Apartments)
Las Vegas, NV 89009
US
702-523-8179
[Edited on 12-5-2006 by Riom] |
WOW, you can be my e-gumshoe anytime!
Isn't it possible that the reason for the identical look of the LBmaps and this new one is because it is based on the same Mexican topo maps? Aren't
those using the same color schemes, too?
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bajalou
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I too could find nothing about CustomGPSmaps llc. But I know from experience that GPS mapping is not done only in the US. Some of the forums I
follow regarding this kind of stuff have way more custom maps produced in other countries. So it might be a real company somewhere - or it too might
be copying LB's stuff
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Bruce R Leech
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I think I will buy LB's what kind of support are you going to get from this person even if he is on the up and up. with this kind of software you
need to be able to get updates and upgrades and if you try to save 40 bucks it could cost you dearly later.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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