Background
The Albania Geopolitical Mapset is a set of basemaps for Garmin GPS units. The map was designed for the GPSmap 60CSx series. It is distributed as a Windows installer and requires Garmin Mapsource. The authors are compiling a compatibility list. If you have tested this map on another unit, please email the model number to webmaster@bunkertrails.org.
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Current Map Elements
- GPS Feature Display Prioritization by Zoom Level
- Metric Based
- Full coverage of Albania
- Standard GPS datum and ellipsoid (WGS84)
Political Features
- Settlements (Cities and Villages, sorted by population)
- Commune and Municipality Names and Boundaries
- Administrative District Boundaries
Geographic Features
- Topographical Data (contours delineated in 10 meter increments using elevation model created from Albanian military maps)
- Hydrology Data (major and minor bodies of water)
Infrastructure
- Transportation Network (Roads and Railroads, Non-Routable)
Planned Features
- National Park, Protected Area, and Wildlife Preserve Boundaries (Currently developing shapefile from raster maps obtained from the Ministry of the Environment)
- Routing Data for Road Networks (Commercial Version of cGPSMapper Required)
- Road Network Updates (Orthographic Aerial Photography Required)
- Digital Elevation Model Updates (Evaluating quality of recently released ASTER DEM product.)
- Land cover (evaluating various sources)
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