Also, if Garmin can sell OSM maps for US/Canada for $50 there is a clear business opportunity there. -- 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!) 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 as the CPU in my Garmin GPS 60 CSx remains the same > (obviously), yet the density of OSM data from the SDHC card gets denser > (especially in urban areas at medium-zoom), it REALLY slows down screen- > drawing on the Garmin. This is problematic, but only during initial > draw or re-draw as I change zoom. Basically it means I shouldn't fiddle > Garmin zoom levels (In OR Out) while in dense urban areas unless I'm > prepared to wait maybe 30 seconds for a full screen refresh, possibly > missing upcoming navigation cues. Otherwise, navigation and "the map > moving along with me" (whether ped, bike or car) work just fine once the > screen draws at any particular zoom level, even in dense urban areas. > > 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 products, > too). > > I also appreciate learning about alternatives (I didn't know about the > Fenix link either, thanks, Martijn), and also didn't know that Garmin's > own map is OSM-based. Are we sure about that? Garmin's "built-in" maps > didn't used to be OSM-based (obviously), when did that change? (Yes, it > may be that different maps — some OSM, some not — are used for different > car/bike/hike/golf/fitness/whatever products by Garmin). If anybody > knows this Garmin map history, I'm eager to hear it. > > SteveA _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us