Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin maps no larger than 24MB
Hi Russ I have a little Perl script that will create GPSMAPSUPP.IMG files (suitable for a Garmin GPS) from arbitrary combinations of OSM tiles and contours. It pulls OSM tiles from http://openstreetmap.teddynetz.de:81/latest/img/ and contour tiles from the SMC site. If you look at http://ulrichkuester.de/OSM/CoordinateToOSMTile.html and note the list of tile numbers you want (e.g. 63271825.img 63272005.img for the Lake District), and then at http://www.smc.org.uk/ContourMaps.php for the contour tile numbers (e.g. 14203054.img for the Lakes) and send them to me I can run the script for you and send you the .IMG files. Alternatively (and for anyone else who's interested) the script itself is at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23033/OSM/OSM2Garmin.pl - I've only tested it on Linux but it should work anywhere you have Perl installed. It uses sendmap (free version from http://www.cgpsmapper.com/buy.htm) to do the actual map compilation so you'll need that as well. Regards Glenn. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Russ Phillips r...@phillipsuk.org wrote: My father-in-law has a Garmin eTrex Legend C, and we'd like to put some OSM maps on it for use when walking up hills in Scotland and the Lake District. As he's a hillwalker, contours are important, but it only has 24MB of storage. All the UK maps with contours are far too big to fit. Does anyone know of anywhere that I can get maps of regions, that would be small enough to fit? Russ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin maps no larger than 24MB
On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 14:44 +, Glenn Proctor wrote: On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Brad Rogers b...@fineby.me.uk wrote: All the UK maps with contours are far too big to fit. Does anyone know of anywhere that I can get maps of regions, that would be small enough to fit? What's the problem with using a memory card? Something suitable can be bought for less than a fiver, these days. I don't think the Etrex Legend C has a memory card slot. It doesn't, which is exactly the problem with using a memory card, and why I'm looking for files that are small enough to fit in internal memory. Russ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin maps no larger than 24MB
On Wed, 2009-12-30 at 14:42 +, Glenn Proctor wrote: Hi Russ I have a little Perl script that will create GPSMAPSUPP.IMG files (suitable for a Garmin GPS) from arbitrary combinations of OSM tiles and contours. Hi Glenn, That sounds perfect. I'll talk to my father-in-law about exactly which areas he needs, and then I'll e-mail you off-list. Many thanks for your help. Russ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Garmin maps no larger than 24MB
I have an etrex Summit HC (i.e., with no external card, and (in practice 22Mb internal storage). I load relevant tiles from the set of .IMG tiles hosted by the SMC (http://www.smc.org.uk/ContourMaps.php). I use MapSource for selecting and loading relevant tiles. There are several pre-built sets of tiles small enough for the 24 Mb limit, although the compressed MapSource distribution of Computerteddy seems to be stuck at April 2009. See the wiki page on http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download. for what is available. Tiles in the range of 1-3 Mb offer the best flexibility, larger tile sizes always seem to leave one on the edge of the map! At any one time I usually have 4 SMC contour tiles, a reasonable area of OSM mapping around where I'm located, and several transparent overlays of OSM features which I am surveying (e.g., NaPTAN bus stops, noname streets) loaded on the Garmin. HTH, Jerry Clough SK53 . From: Russ Phillips r...@phillipsuk.org To: OSM Talk-GB Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org Sent: Wed, 30 December, 2009 13:51:04 Subject: [Talk-GB] Garmin maps no larger than 24MB My father-in-law has a Garmin eTrex Legend C, and we'd like to put some OSM maps on it for use when walking up hills in Scotland and the Lake District. As he's a hillwalker, contours are important, but it only has 24MB of storage. All the UK maps with contours are far too big to fit. Does anyone know of anywhere that I can get maps of regions, that would be small enough to fit? Russ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
