Thanks to Miroslav Fa, a local GPS enthusiast, Garmin users have access to a full, free set of topo maps of Serbia and Montenegro, which can be installed in Garmin MapSource as an additional map pack.
With his permission I have hosted them here as a free download:
DOWNLOAD Setup-Srbija-Topo-20-ver-0-99.exe- 70Mb) - please go easy with my bandwidth, don’t download this unless you really think you need it - it’s a big file. Hotlinking is not permitted.
Notes:
To install, simply run the .exe file and install in the folder of your existing MapSource installation. No unlocking required. Topo data may only be visible at a zoom of 10km and below, so don’t be surprised if the map seems blank when you first install it! This data can be uploaded to a Garmin GPS device via MapSource, again, no unlock codes required. However, the files are quite big, so if you have a small memory on your device like me, you will only be able to install a few sections.
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This set of topographical maps is just that - ONLY topo information is included, presumably taken from the freely available NASA Shuttle Radar TopoGraphy Mission data. This means you have JUST the topographic features of Serbia and Montenegro - no roads, trails, just contour data (isohypses) and elevation tags.
But it’s a start, and it’s great for mountain climbers and hikers who want to get out there and explore, and who are comfortable as long as they have a feel for the terrain.
So thanks to Miroslav once again for his hard work, and we hope you’ll find this useful.
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Hi,
I run a project called Cross Carpatia - it’s aim is to bike all Carpathain ridge from Bratislava to ? - we thought Carpats end on Danube in Porta Fero, when we finished this epic after 9 years, only to find out they now Carpats extend into Serbia. So this is where we go on Aug. 22.
I would appreciate any useful info, if any of you want to join us, you are welcome.
Robert
Thanks a lot for the map of Serbia!!!
Great job! I’ve bought in Serbia the maps for Garmin but isoipses are only each 100 m elevation.
I’m interested to get in touch with the guy who did this job in order to develop some new cartography jobs, could you give me a contact email?
Thank you very much!
Guy
Hi Guy.
Yeah, the guy that made these is called MIroslav, but I don’t really know him personally, the only contact I had with him was via the GPS Srbija forum - his profile is http://www.gps-srbija.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=249 so I guess you would have to register for the forum to send him a PP (private message). Let me know if you have any trouble, and also I would be interested to hear what you did. I know Garmin’s maps only have basic topographic data, but I guess they would get very bulky if they had the kind of detail these maps do. Still, we all yearn for some REAL topo maps of Serbia, but I think they will be a long time coming, since the Army still has the monopoly on those!
I’m considering buying a Garmin GPS sometime in the future (BTW, never buy Magellan). Are these maps loadable into any Garmin model, or just certain ones? I’ve hiked Suva Planina and Stara Planina and hope to be back in a few years to hit some more trails. These maps would be a great blessing and I want to make sure I spend the money on the right GPS to be able to use them.
Chris, sorry, I missed your comment. These maps are loadable into any Garmin model that links to MapSource on the PC, I’m guessing that’s all of them. If you can test somehow though, that would settle the matter! I’ve loaded these into a Legend and a Vista, no problem. I don’t know much about Magellans, I am a Garmin man too, even though some things annoy me about Garmin.
Wow, you don’t meet too many foreigners hiking around Stara/Suva Planina! How did that come about?
My wife is from Nis, and every few years we go to visit her family there. We have two kids and they also get to know their relatives, cousins, etc. We live Arizona and I love hiking here all the time. I have topo maps of Suva Planina and Stara Planina, but it would be nice to have that in a GPS so I can plot out some of the trails for when we’re out there. Some of the trails in the Suva Planina area aren’t marked very well, and are old roads, so it’s easy to get off trail and be on an old road out in the middle of nowhere.
I think I’m going to buy a Garmin Oregon, but not right away. I need to save up some money first, as they’re a more expensive model. Once I get it, I’ll download the topo here and let you know how it turns out. Looking forward very much to getting back to Serbia now to try this all out.