Lowrance electronic GlobalMap Baja 840C - Manual (Page 42)

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MapCreate custom maps include massive amounts of information not
found in the background map. MapCreate contains: the searchable
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 back-
ground map would show you the general outline and approximate shape of a
coastline or water body, but the higher detail in MapCreate shows the shore-
line completely and accurately (finer detail). Many smaller islands would not
be included in the background map, but are, of course, in MapCreate.
When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as square
dots (left). As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons.
In the 0.6-mile zoom example (right), the cursor has selected the Cupps
Café POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name. This pop-up
box works on POIs at any zoom range.
Tip:
In some urban areas, businesses are so close to one another that their
POI icons crowd each other on the screen. You can reduce screen clut-
ter and make streets and other map features easier to see by simply
turning off the display of POIs you're not watching for (To see how,
check the text on Map Detail Category Selection, page 81. It shows
how to use the Map Categories Drawn menu to turn individual POI
displays off and on.).
The Map Page has its own menu, which is used for several functions
and for setting various options. To access the Map Page Menu, from the
Map Page, press
MENU
.
School POI
Restaurant
POI
POI
Marker
Cursor line
Interstate
Major Street
Minor
Streets
Zoom Range
POI Pop-up,
with position,
distance and
bearing data