| Not often you find free maps but a very smart | | | | many people have realised the benefits of these |
| guy nicknamed Shonky Logic decided to create | | | | little devices in such circumstances where there is |
| maps that Garmin haven't considered for | | | | often no tracks or roads, maybe a river, an odd |
| Australia. Australia is renowned worldwide for it's | | | | rock or tree, and maybe even a Kangaroo! |
| vast tracks and ancient landscape, something that | | | | Garmin is probably the largest manufacturer of |
| many Australian's find they need to be part of by | | | | recreational GPS worldwide but they are still |
| getting in a 4WD, Bike, walking or Caravaning and | | | | developing maps for the world. However, |
| visiting. Australia's outback though is not a place | | | | Australian's couldn't wait any longer and so, the |
| you want to get lost, something many visitors | | | | development of Shonky Maps. The term or name |
| and tourists find they don't take heed of ensuring | | | | of the maps is not accurate because there is |
| they have enough of the essentials such as plenty | | | | nothing shonky about it at all. The map is based |
| of water, food and communication. Like anywhere | | | | on the Geoscience Australia (GA) Natmap Raster |
| you go remote, it is always good to let people | | | | Maps, and GA is the Federal Australian Mapping |
| know your itinery so that if they don't hear from | | | | Agency. The original maps are designed to work |
| you at a specific time it makes it so much easier | | | | with products such as OziExplorer, TrackRanger |
| to find you in the thousands of square kilometres | | | | and many more similar products. However, the |
| of land that no one visits. | | | | Natmaps would not work on Garmin GPS until |
| GPS has exploded onto the recreational market, it | | | | now. |
| is the fastest growing technology worldwide. You | | | | If you are looking for free maps of Australia for |
| find it in your watch, shoe, mobile phone | | | | your Garmin, containing lots of detail including |
| (Cellphone), Emergency Beacon (EPIRB), planes, | | | | highways, major roads, river, tracks and much |
| trains and automobiles. Everyday, without realising | | | | more then you must acquire a copy of this map. |
| it, you will have come across GPS and thankfully | | | | |