Hi,<br>In short, thats what im working on (as well as many others)<br><br>OSM is still in its infancy, we have all of the pieces of the puzzle available, but not yet to the point where you can do to the main <a href="http://openstreetmap.org">openstreetmap.org</a> page, zoom into an area & click on the 'download tab' (it doesn't exist yet) and you will get options for downloading nice pre-done pdf maps / MapSource Installers .<br>
<br>What is the exact area you are interested in? (zoom in & permalink)<br><br>I can make a routable -osm installer for that area (just like the <a href="http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php" target="_blank">http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php</a><br>
site.)<br><br>I can also produce a set of transparent contour IMG files, were you install those onto the device.<br><a href="http://www.img2gps.co.cc/">http://www.img2gps.co.cc/</a> is a simple windows program to load the IMG files to the device.<br>
<br>There are pre-made Garmin IMG files which are nice 1x1 degree tiles <br><a href="http://touren.mospace.de/kachel.html">http://touren.mospace.de/kachel.html</a> (zoom into an area & select the OSM icon on the bounding box & submit.<br>
<br>Cheers,<br>Sam<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Sami Dalouche <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:skoobi@free.fr">skoobi@free.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I just bought a garmin GPS device and thought it would be fun to load it<br>
with OSM maps. (I am especially interested in maps that provide me with<br>
some value while hiking in New Hampshire, Vermont and NY)<br>
<br>
However, after searching a little bit, I came to the conclusion that<br>
populating a GPS device with the right OSM map is definitely more suited<br>
for a hacker than an end-user.<br>
<br>
What I see is hundreds of small projects or individual people creating<br>
incredibly useful work, but good luck finding what is actually available<br>
and what you are looking for. Every google search leads me to forum or<br>
wiki pages that describe (complex) procedures to generate my own maps..<br>
<br>
So, I am currently thinking of starting a complementary project to OSM<br>
that would be aimed at Garmin (maybe others later?) GPS end-users. You<br>
know, some kind of website that gives you a direct download link to a<br>
file that is of the right type (Cycling, Hiking/Mountainbiking, Routing,<br>
Topographic) for the right place (Country, province/state).<br>
<br>
In other words, my use case is : Search "free garmin hiking maps new<br>
hampshire" on google, and the first result should bring you a<br>
simple-to-use download page that provides you with a file to copy on<br>
your SD card.<br>
<br>
So, my questions are :<br>
1/ Is there already an OSM subproject or OSM-linked project that tries<br>
to achieve the same goal, and that I might have missed ?<br>
2/ Is there anyone who thinks it is worth putting some effort into<br>
this ?<br>
3/ Is there anyone interested in helping me achieving this simple goal ?<br>
Any kind of help is welcome, including pointing me to the right<br>
information and spending an hour or so on skype with me to kickstart me<br>
into the OSM jungle.<br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
Sami<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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