Thread: Garmin Friluftskartan Prime 8C, 8F, 14J, 30N, 29O MapSource

it´s people who say they have almost all prime maps on one card (seen it on Blocket) Where did they get it from?

I think they are not telling you the truth. There are alot of maps and just a few are out on the net. T

This thread got me interested in prime maps. And I found out some stuff. They are sold separately per 50 * 50 km or they are sold by a bundle for a specific region. This last possibility is most interesting to get our hands on. I identified the following Prime regions:

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Mellansverige (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> Mid Sweden

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Sydsverige (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> South Sweden

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Norra Norrland (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> North Norrland

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Södra Norrland (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> South Norrland

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Mellersta Norrland (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> Middle Norrland

So a total of about 5 CD/DVD's. If you want to buy one part it will cost you about 110 euro's or 1000 swedish crowns or 90 US dollars. If you want to but a single 50 by 50 map you pay slightly less per map but still in the region of the amount of a whole region. Just thought you wanted to know....

Second important remark is that only area's with buildings and towns are on the scale of 1:10.000. The fjell area's or mountains as you also can name it are still on the scale of 1:100.000. In other words fjell area is not better available than in the PRO version

Here an official translation by such a DVD/CD:

TOPO Prime CD Southern Norrland

Detailed recreation map for areas of 50x50 km in the southern Norrland.

The southern Norrland are 55 different TOPO Prime to choose from. Each map covers an area of 50x50 km. Note that the map you buy contains only one area that you choose the area in the menu at the bottom. See zoning for the right kartkod. TOPO Prime is the most exclusive topographic cartography you can download to your Garmin GPS. With the map data at a scale of 1:10 000 delivered, the NLS will give you all possible assistance you wish to hunt, hike or measurement. You get access to information about the contours of elevation data, vegetation in several classes, borders, settlements, roads, trails, mountain information and much more. Everything is presented in your navigator with a detail of the highest caliber.


TOPO Prime sold in mapping areas of 50x50 km and is available for all of Sweden.

Cartography:
TOPO Prime is produced by the maps in scales 1:10 000 and 1:100 000. Basic data are taken from two different compatible maps in vector format supplied by the National Land Survey, Property Map (1:10 000) and Mountain Map (1:100 000) in which cartography at a scale of 1:10 000 is used in full where there is coverage, which is practically the whole of Sweden . The combination of these maps gives a total coverage of Sweden and the best possible presentation of your GPS.

MapSource ®:
TOPO Prime is a Garmin MapSource software, the complete help tool for your Garmin navigator. With MapSource you can except to load the map data to your Garmin GPS, also save and edit waypoints, routes and tracks. You can also easily plan and create new waypoints and routes on your PC, then download them over to your GPS. When purchasing multiple areas can all be loaded into the GPS internal memory or memory card. One area takes up approximately 60MB of memory.

TOPO Prime can be purchased on CD or on preprogrammed SD and microSD memory cards. With SD or Micro SD card is that it is just to plug in the preprogrammed card into the compatible navigation system and you're done! Perfect for anyone who wants it as easy as possible. ATTENTION! Purchased Frilufskartan Prime preprogrammed memory maps can only be used in the Navigator and can not be transferred to your computer. If you choose the CD does this map work both in PC and in the Navigator. Each map covers the area of 50 x 50 km. For zoning see Garmin's website . Click first on the part of Sweden you want to watch, then you can see what each area covers.

Looks like a lot of misunderstandings. Not so easy to clarify but here's an attempt anyway.

Originally Posted by zuma_nl

This thread got me interested in prime maps. And I found out some stuff. They are sold separately per 50 * 50 km or they are sold by a bundle for a specific region. This last possibility is most interesting to get our hands on. I identified the following Prime regions:

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Mellansverige (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> Mid Sweden

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Sydsverige (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> South Sweden

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Norra Norrland (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> North Norrland

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Södra Norrland (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> South Norrland

Garmin Friluftskartan Prime CD-skiva Mellersta Norrland (MAPSOURCE VERSION) -> Middle Norrland

So a total of about 5 CD/DVD's. If you want to buy one part it will cost you about 110 euro's or 1000 swedish crowns or 90 US dollars. If you want to but a single 50 by 50 map you pay slightly less per map but still in the region of the amount of a whole region. Just thought you wanted to know....

This map series is ONLY sold as a single 50 km * 50 km region pieces. Either as CD with MapSource or as pre-programmed SD/microSD cards.
The selling process starts with a larger region and then narrowing to the final small region that you actually can buy.

Originally Posted by zuma_nl

Second important remark is that only area's with buildings and towns are on the scale of 1:10.000. The fjell area's or mountains as you also can name it are still on the scale of 1:100.000. In other words fjell area is not better available than in the PRO version

The "Moutain Area" is rather small percentage of the map series and the major part of that specific area is in Norrland (northern Sweden).
Translation from Garmin Sweden official product site:

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Cartography
TOPO Prime is produced by the maps in scales 1:10 000 and 1:100 000. Basic data are taken from two different compatible maps in vector format supplied by the National Land Survey, Property Map (1:10 000) and Mountain Map (1:100 000) in which cartography at a scale of 1:10 000 is used in full where there is coverage, which is practically the whole of Sweden. The combination of these maps gives a total coverage of Sweden and the best possible presentation of your GPS.

Friluftskartan Pro v2 and part of translation:

TOPO v2 is designed to map data supplied by the National Land Survey in scales 1:50 000 and 1:100 000. Topographic map (1:50 000), Mountain Map (1:100 000) and Road Map (1:100 000).

Originally Posted by zuma_nl

Here an official translation by such a DVD/CD:

TOPO Prime CD Southern Norrland

Detailed recreation map for areas of 50x50 km in the southern Norrland.

The southern Norrland are 55 different TOPO Prime to choose from. Each map covers an area of 50x50 km. Note that the map you buy contains only one area that you choose the area in the menu at the bottom. See zoning for the right kartkod. TOPO Prime is the most exclusive topographic cartography you can download to your Garmin GPS. With the map data at a scale of 1:10 000 delivered, the NLS will give you all possible assistance you wish to hunt, hike or measurement. You get access to information about the contours of elevation data, vegetation in several classes, borders, settlements, roads, trails, mountain information and much more. Everything is presented in your navigator with a detail of the highest caliber.


TOPO Prime sold in mapping areas of 50x50 km and is available for all of Sweden.

Cartography:
TOPO Prime is produced by the maps in scales 1:10 000 and 1:100 000. Basic data are taken from two different compatible maps in vector format supplied by the National Land Survey, Property Map (1:10 000) and Mountain Map (1:100 000) in which cartography at a scale of 1:10 000 is used in full where there is coverage, which is practically the whole of Sweden . The combination of these maps gives a total coverage of Sweden and the best possible presentation of your GPS.

MapSource ®:
TOPO Prime is a Garmin MapSource software, the complete help tool for your Garmin navigator. With MapSource you can except to load the map data to your Garmin GPS, also save and edit waypoints, routes and tracks. You can also easily plan and create new waypoints and routes on your PC, then download them over to your GPS. When purchasing multiple areas can all be loaded into the GPS internal memory or memory card. One area takes up approximately 60MB of memory.

TOPO Prime can be purchased on CD or on preprogrammed SD and microSD memory cards. With SD or Micro SD card is that it is just to plug in the preprogrammed card into the compatible navigation system and you're done! Perfect for anyone who wants it as easy as possible. ATTENTION! Purchased Frilufskartan Prime preprogrammed memory maps can only be used in the Navigator and can not be transferred to your computer. If you choose the CD does this map work both in PC and in the Navigator. Each map covers the area of 50 x 50 km. For zoning see Garmin's website . Click first on the part of Sweden you want to watch, then you can see what each area covers.

There is no such DVD/CD for the whole region of Southern Norrland or any other large region. The map selection starts with a larger region and then you can choose the final smaller region as CD (or SD/microSD).
This can actually be read and understood by reading zuma_nl's own text.

• TOPO Prime sold in mapping areas of 50x50 km and is available for all of Sweden.
• The southern Norrland are 55 different TOPO Prime to choose from. Each map covers an area of 50x50 km. Note that the map you buy contains only one area that you choose the area in the menu at the bottom.