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Editorial Review:
MapSource City Select Europe now includes data for Greece and expanded coverage for the Czech Republic, Finland, France and Spain. It also includes updated detailed maps of major metropolitan areas in Western Europe. This software is included with the purchase of an Atlantic GPS V Deluxe, NavTalk GSM Phone, iQue 3200 Atlantic, iQue 3600 Atlantic, GPS 18, cf Que, or Quest and is also available for purchase as a stand-alone product. See the product compatibility table (right) for a list of products that Garmin recommends with this software.Garmin's MapSource City Select Europe v6 cartography software contains updated detailed maps of major metropolitan areas throughout Western Europe, making it the perfect vacation planner or orientation tool. The software also offers trip and waypoint management functions that work with nearly all Garmin GPS units, excluding the GPS 100 family and panel-mount aviation units. Its detailed maps describe motorways, national and regional thoroughfares, and local roads, all with attributes such as turn restrictions, speed categories, and other features. The software displays points of interest such as locations for food and drink, lodging, border crossings, gas stations, hospitals, and more. When using a locked MapSource product, the real-time track plotting function will only work with GPS products that have valid unlock codes that work with City Select. When using your GPS V, GPSMAP 196, NavTalk GSM Phone, iQue, GPSMAP 60C, or GPSMAP 60CS with the City Select Europe v6 MapSource CD, you'll be able to view and download maps from all of the regions shown outlined in the product's technical data section. The CD also contains attributes to automatically calculate routes on your compatible GPS. A certificate included with this software explains how to obtain a code to "unlock" the entire CD-ROM free of charge. Note: MapSource City Select Europe is also included with the purchase of an Atlantic GPS V Deluxe, NavTalk GSM Phone, iQue 3200 Atlantic, iQue 3600 Atlantic, or Quest device. Prior to use, this CD must be unlocked via Garmin's unlock pages at www.garmin.com or by telephone.
Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0  Out of date: 
This product Was very good. It is now way out of date. Version 9 is the current version. This is two versions behind and does not have eastern Europe as the new versions have. Great product but of little use now.
Certainly has gotten us out of some binds...(V7): 
I'm going to start this review by saying I certainly think the software could be better. It's missing big hotel chain locations, don't even consider it for restaurant locations, and no landmarks/monuments/touristy type stuff is translated into English...which I certainly don't get, however to get you from one point to another known point, it works brilliantly.
The very cool thing about the software is that it allows you to do street searches, and will allow you create your own route to the location. So... more info Get the newer version:
As of 30 Nov Garmin released a version 7. Make sure you get version 7 if you're interested in this product. Check the Garmin.com site for the latest versions of their products. Works great, some idiosyncracies:
You might be asking yourself, should I get the City Select Europe or the City Navigator Europe for about twice the price? I can't answer the question for you but I can say that I just returned from a 3 week trip where we drove all over Switzerland and France (including Paris) using City Select Europe and I'm glad I made the purchase.I loaded my 2610 (North America basemap) with a good portion of eastern Europe before I departed. Once there, I was surprised how quickly the GPS acquired satelites and... more info
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