# Data volume of a map of the US

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 3, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-volume-of-a-map-of-the-us/820665 "2018-09-03T01:20:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-volume-of-a-map-of-the-us/820665/1 "2018-09-03T01:20:06Z")

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For a Garmin GPS-like device, how much memory is required to store a map of the streets of the continental United States?

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-volume-of-a-map-of-the-us/820665/2 "2018-09-03T04:57:54Z")

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You can look at the Garmin Online Store. It looks like 1.75 GB for the lower 49 states  
[http://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/28765#requirements](http://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/28765#requirements)

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-volume-of-a-map-of-the-us/820665/3 "2018-09-03T04:58:21Z")

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It’s around 2.5GB. From [this](https://forums.garmin.com/forum/garmin-express/garmin-express-pc/114500-) discussion.

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-volume-of-a-map-of-the-us/820665/4 "2018-09-03T13:28:49Z")

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Thanks. Question answered.