Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 17:19
Hi DingoBlue
I have both and they are both very different.........do not ever get rid of your HN7.
First of all, you are basicly using OziExplorer on the HN7 for your off-road map usage, so what ever maps you use on PC running OziExplorer, you can run the same maps on the HN7. OziExplorer, is not a map system, but only a program that reads the data on the maps you have entered into the system.
Yes you are basicly locked into Hema’s maps on the HX1. The HX1 does have some great features, but there are still a few things that I do on the HN7 that I can not do on the HX1.
As for remote area travel, where are you talking? Both Hema units have the standard maps, plus the good Great Desert Tracks series, which are also very good for the selected remote areas...there are 6 in that series, plus the countless other areas around Australia, from the
Simpson Desert,
Cape York,
Flinders Ranges, the
Kimberley and the list goes on.
I do run the latest
EOTOPO on my HN7, but my only bug bear with that is the over large
places of interest, camping spots etc icons that are overload on the map, which when travelling, are basically useless, as if you have not planned your trip beforehand, you will have no idea at all what the icons on the map refer to. An example of this will be the camera icon, yes it is a
point of interest, but if you have not done your homework, it could be an old house
ruins, mountain
lookout, something of historical value and you will not know it stands for or is, so to me, these icons ruin the map.
So at the end of the day, keep the HN7 and either use the full maps that are already loaded, or get more detailed Topo maps for the areas that you intend to travel, that are usually offered for sale from the various state Government department and some state forestry department.
The more maps that you load, the only upgrade for the HN7 is a larger micro SD card, for which I use a 32gb card. To do this, all you have to do is remove the standard card, which from memory is only 8gb, copy the data from the small card, and then transfer the copied data to your new card, plus what ever new maps you want to use.
These are my
views only, but hope this may help you out.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Peter_n_Margaret - Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 17:51
Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 17:51
"So at the end of the day, keep the HN7 and either use the full maps that are already loaded, or get more detailed Topo maps for the areas that you intend to travel, that are usually offered for sale from the various state Government department and some state forestry department."
Years ago, I purchased 1:50,000
Kimberley. More recently I had them stitched together as a mosaic.
The whole of Oz at 1:250,000 is commonly available and included with the HEMA packages as a mosaic.
I also acquired 1:100,000 for southern SA many years ago.
Recently I found the whole of Victoria available free at 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 and had them stitched together as mosaics. They are larger files.
All of the above are on my HN7 and on my laptop.
Keep your eyes out and many are available free. In any case, all previously published Toppos will be free to download soon.
Cheers,
Peter
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 18:17
Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 18:17
Hi Peter,
Do you know where the free topo’s are downloadable from?
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Member - DingoBlue(WA) - Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 20:06
Friday, Nov 01, 2019 at 20:06
Thanks Stephen,
Generally I've found the Hema maps to be quite satisfactory however, of late, I've found quite a few tracks are not shown, whereas they do show on other maps. (mainly doing recce's for the Toyota Landcruiser Club
well off the beaten tracks)
I'll upgrade the SD card as you suggest and keep the HN7 (might have to replace the battery). Hema want $199.00 to "service" which includes a battery change. Can purchase off the internet for around $20-$30.00.
My EO topo is
well out of date so will probably purchase the latest version and will bear in mind your comments.
Thanks again for your input, valuable as always.
Ralph
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