Hello Volker, old friend:
Thank you for the Garmin history, thank you for the additional links! (I knew
one, didn't know two).
SteveA
> On July 7, 2018 at 6:23:52 AM, Volker Schmidt wrote:
> In fact Garmin started using OSM maps aleady in summer 2013 on the edge
> Touring. This map goes by
> As an aside, if Garmin (a well-respected GPS developer/manufacturer) has
> "switched" to using OSM (even if only ONE of its products!), that says a
> great deal of "wonderful" for the quality of and confidence in our data.
> (Which have for some time found their way into Telenav's Scout
Yes, indeed! If Garmin wanted to make its loyal hardware customers a bit
happier, it could firmware-update how it draws various zoom levels and how much
detail it those include. On an "old-school" device like my GPS 60 CSx, it may
be prudent to trim and prune here and there when using OSM
Also, if Garmin can sell OSM maps for US/Canada for $50 there is a clear
business opportunity there.
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Martijn van Exel
m...@rtijn.org
On Thu, Jul 5, 2018, at 12:13, OSM Volunteer stevea wrote:
> I frequently download Dave's Garmin images for my (fairly ancient, yet
> still trusty!)
I frequently download Dave's Garmin images for my (fairly ancient, yet still
trusty!) Garmin GPS 60 CSx. (The fact that it runs on two AA NiMH rechargeable
cells I can rotate into a pocket-sized solar charger while I'm in the
wilderness has something to do with this). Yes, I have noticed that
I stumbled on another data extract tool that allows extract to many other
formats and handles custom areas. Very cool: https://extract.bbbike.org/
On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:45 PM Elliott Plack
wrote:
> Thanks for sending the alternatives and blog! The Edge is a small-ish
> screen bike computer.
Thanks for sending the alternatives and blog! The Edge is a small-ish
screen bike computer. the 820 was until a few days ago in the newest
generation so I was surprised at how sluggish it was with the OSM maps.
Here's a link to the default cycle routing map it uses, clearly OSM Based.
They don't
There is a lightweight alternative at
http://www.gmaptool.eu/en/content/maps-garmin-fenix but that is really
more geared towards Fenix watches.. Still may be usable / nice for other
low-memory / small screen contexts. Actually I just blogged about
putting OSM maps on my 10 year old etrex..It can
Question about these extracts: I’ve tried loading some on these on my Edge
820 but the maps are too detailed to render. This is most often a problem
in city areas where mapping detail is dense. I usually run off the edge of
the rendered map before it has a chance to reload. The Garmin default map
These are based off of Lambertus's work here:
http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl
If you have questions or comments about these maps, please feel
free to ask. However, please do not send me private mail. The
odds are, someone else will have the same questions, and by
asking on the talk-us@
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