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
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