Gajm (VIC) replied:

The only other software you can upload I know of is updates from Garmin

http://www.garmin.com/

Member - Michael replied:

I wish there was, Garmin's Mapsource leave a lot to be desired, the only one I know of is OziExplorer
Download the trial version first then if it works get the registered version
Cheers
Mike

Member - Captain (WA) replied:

Hi GQMAV,

I use EasyGPS on my garminV. As it says, its easy but best of all its free!

EasyGPS

Its a basic but good program that allows you to upload and download all your waypoints and routes. It is nowhere near as complete with the likes of maps as say oziexplorer, but its very easy if all you want to do is load waypoints and routes.

Cheers

Captain

Noosa Bushtrackers replied:

We have a Garmin StreetPilot III and that has both City Navigator and Metroguide loaded into it, which are programs that can go into several of the Garim GPS units that have mapping data capabilities. I find that with City Navigator that we no longer require street directories for all major cities in Australia.
They have very little detail for country - and almost none for remote areas.

Patrol22 (Queanbeyan replied:

My GPS (Garmin GPS76) is pretty basic but when coupled up with oziexplorer it is equal to anything on the market. I opted for this approach as the screens on most GPS are too small for my eyesight and the proprietry maps are generally crap. With oziexplorer use the 1:250000 series and find that meet my needs best. I post this comment with the caveat "different strokes for different folks".

Member - Clive G (WA) replied:

I recently upgraded to a megallen meridian gold from a garmin etrex lengend, the only software you can use to upload mapping is mapsource for the garmin, oziexplorer is great but you cant upload mapping , The etrex is a great little toy, but you will never get the detailed mapping as you would with a magellan meriadian.

I always used oziexplorer, laptop hooked up to gps, using moving maps, with my legend, I found that to be more detailed then gps on its own,

Clive

David Au replied:

G7toWin
is excellent freeware and available for desktop and WinCE
Suitable for all brands of GPS
Also converts many different formats as well as full support for OziExplorer

Pluto replied:

gqmav,

When you refer to "software", what do you realy mean? Are you talking about:

GPS firmware. ie. upgrades Only available from Garmin

digital maps. Only downloadable from MapSource.

GPS navigation data? ie. waypoints routes tracks etc. There are heaps of programs that can be used to manage and download this stuff. Your other replies have already detailed the common ones.

BurnieM replied:

There are a number of third party utilities that will let you up and download waypoints, routes and tracklogs to Garmin GPS receivers.

However, if you want to load maps to a Garmin GPS then Garmins Mapsource is recommended.

There is a third party utility that will let you create maps to be loaded to Garmin GPS receivers - 'GPSmapper'.
It comes with a load utility called 'Sendmap'.
Somebody else has written a graphical front end for it called 'Mapedit'.
Expect to spend hundreds of hours to create a usable map.