Customer Reviews
Important if traveling to Canada. 
2007-03-15
This is an important piece of software if you travel to Canada and use a GPS to navigate. It shows most roads and has a lot of information. The only drawback is that you need to insert the disk everytime you want to open the program. Which means you need to carry it with you. And you can't make a copy and leave the original at home because the copy will not open the program. But if you don't mind taking the disk with you, it is very complete and a big help when traveling to Canada. It is also good for trip planning.
Must-Have software for your GPS 
2006-03-19
Without the topographical background maps, your GPS is nothing more than a point plotter on a blank canvas. The detail of these maps is phenomenal, with every small creek and lake showing up on the map, as well as manmade structures such as powerlines and gas pipelines. The topography is very accurate, and the maps are small in filesize considering the large amount of detail they contain, therefore they are easy to load and refresh quickly on the GPS. This software also includes pretty detailed streetmaps too, including not just major thoroughfares, but also small sidestreets and subdivisions.
User unfriendly product from customer unfriendly company 
2006-03-18
Maps used in this software are very old and inacurate. Rivers, ponds, parks and other details are not where they are in reality. Locations of these (on the map) are sometimes off by as much as 600 feet (200 meters). How the heck can you ever find anything when it's off by that much?!?!
User cannot edit maps to reflect actual locations.
User cannot edit obsolete POIs such as doctors offices that are no longer where the map tells you, etc.
If you're using Explorist GPS you should be prepared for a big headache: you need 2 software packages to transfer maps to your unit, the mapsend + another software that converts mapsend to explorist.
Any questions you may have for thales or magellan customer service remain unanswered - no replies.
obsolete maps 2005-09-14
I am very dissappointed that a product copyrighted 2004 and sold as "NEW" contains data that is over 10 years old.
I've owned it just over a week and used it in my neighborhood only to discover that my street is not on it!!!! OK, I moved in ten years ago to this new home, and figured 2004 release would have the street of some 60+ homes. Not so.
Another thing, a pond in a park nearby shows in the wrong place on the map - should be some 250 meters to the east, but instead they placed it in the middle of a whole neighborhood, and spanning 2 streets!!!
As mentioned, I only used this in my own neighborhood, and only for a week. Two huge mistakes make me think how many more mistakes await me along the trails?
Another complaint - user should be able to correct map inaccuracies, alas one is only able to add waypoints.
Folks, there is a reason why you must agree to a waiver upon powering on your gps unit: you can't blame the manufacturer if you get lost due to inaccurate maps!
Considering that the map is an absolute must for a gps receiver that otherwise shows only a blank screen with an arrow signifying your position, this is criminal!!!
Great maps - Lousy software 
2005-08-03
The maps are good. They even show foot trails and two tracks very accurately. At least those more than a few years old.
The problem is that they start with great base map data and then do very little beyond that. The PC software is lame. The Topo Canada data is not compatible with the Topo USA data. You can only load one or the other onto your GPS at a time. And forget trying to combine the data from the two programs on your PC, that doesn't work either. I have had the Topo USA software for several years now and there have been ZERO updates.
THe bottom line is that I love the Magellan units, I have had 3 over the years. The Thales maps are good detailed data. The Thales software for the PC is as lame as it gets.
If somebody else comes out with maps compatible with the Magellan GPS unit I will definitely give it a try before buying a Thales product again.
