However said basemap believes there are (for example) only three streets in New York City, and two in Paris. They technically do include what’s known as a ‘basemap’.
The challenge though with the higher end mapping units (Garmin Edge 705/ Edge 800/ Edge 810/ Edge 1000) is that as expensive as they are, they don’t actually include any maps. They’re more like an Etch-a-Sketch than a phone with useful maps. Whereas the cycling GPS units without mapping may be able to follow a breadcrumb trail, but can’t route you on actual streets or provide visual maps. Mapping in this case means that the units also have routable navigation – just like your car GPS does. The Garmin Edge series of cycling computers is roughly split into two categories: Those that have a mapping function, and those that don’t.
