With a map-download-compatible Garmin GPS, MetroGuide U.S.A. allows you to load map detail, addresses, business listings, and points of interest from any region in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. You can transfer MetroGuide U.S.A. data from a personal computer to your GPS unit or to a blank or preprogrammed data cartridge (compatible with StreetPilot III).

You'll see details such as the locations of restaurants, banks, gas stations, and tourist attractions, plus much more. In addition, you can use your GPS to look up street addresses and points of interest, then navigate to them with the help of onscreen arrows and street-level detail. You'll be able to drive to any city address in the large database using an electronic map that shows street-level detail.

Note on compatibility: The trip and waypoint management functions of this product work with nearly all Garmin GPS units, excluding the GPS 100 family and panel-mount aviation units. Specifically, the map download features of this product work with the eTrex Legend, eTrex Vista, eMap, GPS V, StreetPilot, StreetPilot ColorMap, StreetPilot III, and GPSMAP 76, 176, 182, 188, 232, 238, 295, 2006, and 2010.

Maps in this CD are about 2 or 3 years old so some new roads will probably be missing. Each city map takes about 7Mb and with the eTrex's serial connection to the PC, it takes ages to upload.

Once you finally get over the uploading time, its a bliss. Like you're in control of everything.


Garmin USA Metroguide CSD-ROM   October 21, 2000
 29 out of 33 found this review helpful

This product appears to improve the accuracy of the GPS by putting the pointer almost on the centerline of the road. The mapping is generallly good, however the maps are about 3 to 5 years behind. The locations of some of the restaurants ect. are off by up to 1 to 3 miles. It will show the address on streets but they are sumetimes off. We use this product both in the auto and aircraft.


get more memory!   July 29, 2001
 28 out of 30 found this review helpful

It has great detail, but the maps are memory hogs and rarely does a single one coincide with the area in which I'm traveling. The coverage of each map is not logical. For instance, the Knoxville [TN] map reaches nearly to Atlanta, but not to Morristown [TN] less than 45 miles away. I have yet to find a single map that covers the area in which I'm traveling; therefore, I need a 16 meg memory chip so I can download at least two maps to get complete coverage.


Stop! Get the new version five!   April 17, 2003
 27 out of 35 found this review helpful

Version five is out, just ordered and got version four -- ouch!


Don't Waste Your Money   January 30, 2002
 25 out of 30 found this review helpful

While Garmin makes some of the worlds best GPS hardware, I can't say the same for their software. I read a number of reviews cautioning that their maps were out of date before purchasing this product. I then called Garmin directly and was told that all of the maps had been updated in 8/2001. I don't know what they updated, but it wasn't their maps. I have never seen maps so out of date or a search engine that was so worthless. The only advantage that Garmin's software has over MS Streets and Trips or DeLorme's Street Atlas Deluxe is the ability to upload maps into the GPS, but what good is that if the maps aren't current? If you need to get to an address, don't expect Garmin's software to get you there. Ask a cop first. It's cheaper and more reliable.