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Welcome to SledGPS!
December 2008 brings the launch of SledGPS - the first detailed, nationwide, commercially-supported series of snowmobiles trail maps for Garmin GPS.
Although the maps are new, the companies behind them are not. U.S. TrailMaps, Inc. has addressed the complex issues surrounding creation and management of GPS grade trail information by forming a team of industry professionals highly skilled in Geographic Information System (GIS), to create a massive geo database populated with trail data from various sources. This team rectifies the raw information with proprietary analysis techniques developed by U.S. Trailmaps to obtain the high degree of accuracy demanded by location based navigation systems such as GPS. Essentially they are using the same type of technologies employed by civil engineers and municipalities used years to document underground utilities and mechanicals, applied to recreational trails.
Mountain Dynamics Inc. was founded in 2005 to publish and support recreational GPS maps. Although there's a thriving "cottage industry" of GPS mapmakers and hobbyists--to whom we all owe a debt of thanks--Mountain Dynamics saw the opportunity for professional quality map products with the level of support, ease of purchase and ease of use that technical and non-technical consumers alike expect. SnowRanger ski resort maps were launched for the 2005-06 ski season, initially as North American maps for Garmin, and were followed by Magellan versions, and by an enormously successful series of European ski resort GPS piste maps.
The two companies have joined forces to create SledGPS. By taking US TrailMaps' snowmobile trail and points-of-interest data, and publishing it through the proven Mountain Dynamics platform we can bring an unusually high level of maturity to what would otherwise be a raw new product.
If you're a snowmobiler, you need SledGPS on your sled now! The maps start at just $49.99 and work on a wide variety of Garmin GPSes. If you are looking for a new GPS for your snowmobile we particularly recommend the motorcycle-oriented zūmo series, followed by the ruggedized 500/550 nüvi models, the large touchscreen Oregon series, or the inexpensive eTrex Legend HCx.
Contact us if you have any questions--we're here to help, and we know our stuff!
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