Lowrance GlobalMap 7200C Operation Instructions Manual page 46

landmark features (such as summits, schools, radio towers, etc.); more
rivers, streams, smaller lakes and ponds and their names.
What's more important is the large-scale map detail that allows your
GPS unit to show a higher level of position accuracy. For example, the back-
ground map would show you the general outline and approximate shape of a
coastline or water body, but the higher detail in MapCreate shows the shore-
line completely and accurately (finer detail). Many smaller islands would not
be included in the background map, but are, of course, in MapCreate.
Minor
Streets
POI
Marker
School POI
When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as square
dots (left). As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons.
In the 0.6-mile zoom example (right), the cursor has selected the Cupps
Café POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name. This pop-up
Tip:
In some urban areas, businesses are so close to one another that their
POI icons crowd each other on the screen. You can reduce screen clut-
ter and make streets and other map features easier to see by simply
turning off the display of POIs you're not watching for (To see how,
check the text on Map Detail Category Selection, page 85. It shows
how to use the Map Categories Drawn menu to turn individual POI
displays off and on.).
The Map Page has its own menu, which is used for several functions
and for setting various options. To access the Map Page Menu, from the
Map Page, press
The Pages Menu also offers several map display options under the Map Page
category. To access them, press
Interstate
Major Street
box works on POIs at any zoom range.
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Zoom Range
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POI Pop-up,
with position,
distance and
bearing data
Restaurant
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