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Originally Posted by RedZed
Has anyone used Tracks4Africa GPS maps?
I have European maps on my BMW Navigator Gps (Garmin product) and I am told that the Tracks4Africa runs independently of the Garmin maps which will work for me and save me having to buy Garmin Africa mapping. I am going to try the one-year subscription. I will also be using a TomTom 550 which has worldwide maps, so I will be able to compare the two.

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I have a lot. I like them, some think OSM is as good/better and free. I keep both on my GPS, but primarily use T4A.
They really excel in Southern Africa, and have a reputation for being less good further north. This is less and less true for East Africa, they have been adding a lot of info for E. Africa recently. I imagine they are not up to par in West and North Africa.
They'll have much more realistic travel times than OSM or Google, but may lack detail in areas that are not actively explored by the Southern African Overlanding crowd.
I have found they have good customer support if you have any issues. A one year subscription will get you a year of updates, and you'll still be able to use the maps afterwards, you don't lose access like some map subscriptions.
For free I use these: Africa OSM Topo Routable | GMapTool, but I highly recommend T4A.
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