[OSM-newbies] OSM -> Garmin

Tony Morris tmorris at tmorris.net
Thu Feb 26 10:25:02 GMT 2009


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Thanks Paul,
I now have a routable map on my garmin, woohoo! :)

Paul wrote:
> Use the --max-nodes=xxxxxxx option for splitter. I currently use a
> value of 1000000
>
> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/page/tile-splitter
>
> Paul
>
>> -----Original Message----- From:
>> newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org
>> [mailto:newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Tony
>> Morris Sent: 26 February 2009 08:23 To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>>  Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] OSM -> Garmin
>>
>> Thanks Paul for the tips.
>>
>> The problem when I try this method is that after splitting the
>> osm file, I have three osm files which I try to run through
>> mkgmap. Two of them succeed but one of them still claims I need
>> to split further:
>>
>> SEVERE (BlockManager): overflowed directory with max block 202,
>> current=203 There is not enough room in a single garmin map for
>> all the input data The .osm file should be split into smaller
>> pieces first.
>>
>> But even if I try to split this file again using splitter.jar I
>> only get one file as output -- apparently it's already small
>> enough according to splitter.jar but not mkgmap.
>>
>>
>> Paul wrote:
>>> Mkgmap can go direct from .osm to .img
>>>
>>> Presumably the .osm file you have is too large for a single
>>> tile so you
>> will
>>> also need the splitter tool they provide
>>>
>>> It's then a case of the following pseudo-code
>>>
>>> java -jar splitter.jar australia.osm java -jar mkgmap.jar
>>> --latin1 *.osm.gz
>>>
>>> If you get errors with heap space when running mkgmap try the
>>> following
>>>
>>> java -Xmx1024M -jar mkgmap.jar --latin1 *.osm.gz
>>>
>>> The value of -Xmx can go to 2048M on 32 bit or higher on 64
>>>
>>> If you want extra options (including experimental routable
>> maps) then
>>> a suitable command line might also be
>>>
>>> java -Xmx2048M -jar --latin1 --gmapsupp --route --net
>> --code-page=1252
>>> --country-name="Australia" -- country-abbr=AUS --tdbfile
>>> --tdb-v4 *.osm.gz
>>>
>>> Be careful with wrapping on the above
>>>
>>> It may also be quicker to gunzip the files manually before
>>> running them through mkgmap
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From:
>>>> newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org
>>>> [mailto:newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Tony
>>>> Morris Sent: 24 February 2009 09:29 To:
>>>> newbies at openstreetmap.org Subject: [OSM-newbies] OSM ->
>>>> Garmin
>>>>
>>> Hello everyone, I have tried in vain to generate Garmin maps
>>> from OSM data (specifically, the australia extract of
>>> planet.osm). I am using osm2mp to convert to Polish format,
>>> then I have tried cgpsmapper to go from .mp to .img and hit
>>> problems: error R011: NODID points cannot be closer than 5.4m
>>>
>>> I tried using mkgmap but ran into problems that way too (I
>> forget the
>>> details).
>>>
>>> 1) Am I doing it right? 2) Can a Garmin map be built from OSM
>>> easily some other way (preferably Linux, but Windows if I
>>> must)? 3) Is there a free (as in speech) program equivalent to
>>> cgpsmapper (specifically to go from Polish to Garmin)?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any tips.
>>>
>>>>
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>> -- Tony Morris http://tmorris.net/
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Tony Morris
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