This data at the moment does not have road names or address information, but the positional accuracy is very good (as compared to the StatsCan data set, which has road names and addresses, but poor accuracy) The road data comes from the GeoBase? website. This is essentially the data you get on the government issue 1:50,000 topo maps. The underlying topo data comes from the Geogratis Website ( The BNDT dataset ) (? Department of Natural Resources Canada.

Also, these maps are not endorsed in any way by Garmin, and hence Garmin will obviously offer you no support should you have trouble with them. No guarantee is made as to the accuracy of these maps, or their suitability for any particular purpose (in some cases, there are *known* inaccuracies. Click on 'Ibycus Topo 4.0' (You can have multiple maps installed on both your computer AND your GPS, and can quickly switch between them to view different aspects of the same terrain).ĥ) As you can see, the detail available in the Ibycus maps is much better than the MetroGuide maps that come with most Garmin GPS units.No one likes the legal stuff, but its necessary. You are usually presented the option to run the SETUP.EXE file when you insert the disc into your computer).ģ) Open Garmin MapSource software (You will be presented with the default map that came with MapSource, usually 'MetroGuide Canada') in the upper left hand corner of the program window (just underneath the FILE menu) you can find the drop-down box indicating the map that's displayed.Ĥ) Click on the drop-down menu to see the other maps you have available. *If you still can't get either working, just ask me to make you a copy.Ģ) Install Ibycus Topo 4.0 (Just run the SETUP.EXE file on the CD and the program will copy all maps onto your computer. > You can also download the file here: 4843544/Garmin_Map_Source_2010 If you're missing the disc, you can get the latest version by following the instructions on the following page: The MapSource software is located on the CD that comes with the GPS unit. Unfortunately, Ibycus Topo only works on computers that run Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, or 7)ġ) Ensure you have Garmin MapSource installed FIRST. You can get the latest version of Ibycus here:Īlthough the maps aren't small in size, they work very well.

To download the file, you will need a Torrent-based Peer-to-Peer application (ex: uTorrent, BitTorrent, Azureus). If you have a Garmin GPS unit and would like to get detailed topographical maps of Canada (1:50,000 scale), I would recommend looking into this free software solution:

Torrent ibycus topo