[OSM-newbies] possible to get OSM maps with contours on Garmin GPS?

[Alexandros Papadopoulos]

On 21 July 2011 21:45, Craig Wallace <craigw84 at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> On 21/07/2011 20:46, Alexandros Papadopoulos wrote:
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I've been using the OSM maps compiled by
>> http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ on my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx and they
>> work great. It would be ideal to have a version with contours, as
>> we're gearing up for a cycling trip.
>>
>> I've looked at
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relief_maps#OSM_Maps_showing_relief
>> and the contours of (say) opencyclemap look great, but how is it
>> possible to get map extracts for Garmin units with the contour
>> information included&  displayed on the unit?
>
> Depends on where you want maps for. There are pre-made OSM Garmin maps that
> include contours for various parts of the world.
> eg for the UK and Ireland there is TalkyToaster or Andy Gates' Munky Map. Or
> Openmtbmap for much of Europe.
>
> Or you can get some contour maps in Garmin format, then combine them with
> OSM maps yourself. eg for UK and Ireland, see:
> http://www.smc.org.uk/ContourMaps.php
> Or for the USA: http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/
>
> If you can't find any ready made Garmin contour maps, you can generate some.
> SRTM data is probably the best worldwide option for this. You can use
> Srtm2osm and Mkgmap, see the guide here:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Topographic_maps_for_garmin_devices

Thank you for the replies gents.

I'm looking for digital maps of Chile with contour information.

As I'm a bit pushed for time (we're leaving next week and still lots
to organise) I was hoping to find pre-built maps, so I looked into
http://osm.blog.mantlik.cz/ with great expectations - unfortunately
distribution seems to be an issue and the torrent download speed it
won't be downloaded before next week...

Other providers of pre-compiled Garmin maps listed on
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download#Worldwide
provide contours only for European countries, so I'm a bit stuck.

Cheers

Alex