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Background map vs. MapCreate map content
The background map includes:
The
MapCreate custom maps include massive amounts of information not found in the background map. MapCreate contains: Points of Interest database, all the minor roads and streets, all the landmark features (such as summits, schools, radio towers, etc.); more rivers, streams, smaller lakes and ponds and their names.
What's more important is the large scale map detail that allows your GPS unit to show a higher level of position accuracy. For example, the background map would show you the general outline and approximate shape of a coastline or water body, but the higher detail in MapCreate shows the shoreline completely and accurately. Many smaller islands would not be included in the background map, but are in MapCreate.
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When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as square dots. As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons. In the
0.6mile zoom example (right), the cursor has selected the Cupps Café POI, which triggers a
works on POIs at any zoom range.
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