[talk-au] Routable maps

[Matt White]

There are routable versions of garmin maps on the OSMAustralia site, but 
you've got to scroll down a bit to find them  - try this link 
http://www.osmaustralia.org/garminroute.php

It does look like the IMG2GPS setup kit (and site has gone walkabout). I 
think I've got the setup kit kicking around somewhere - I'll email it to 
you directly

Others programs can push the maps to the Garmin devices - MapSource, M3, 
cGPSMapper (which is what IMG2GPS actually uses), and some others. Have 
a look around www.gpsaustralia.net for other links (malsingmaps have 
some additional links but the site is a pig to navigate around)

Matt

Richard Colless wrote:
> I'm new to OSM, having recently replaced my 12 year old Magellan GPS 
> with a Garmin Etrex Legend CX.
>
> I've been following with some interest the discussion about 
> roundabouts and how they are mapped. I have downloaded the OSM maps 
> into my Etrex, but as far as I was aware, the OSM maps were not 
> routable. They certainly aren't on my Etrex. Any attempt to "GoTo" a 
> waypoint or a POI gives an error message "No roads near starting point".
>
> Now I know that this is not a fault of the Etrex. I have a card which 
> I bought for $45 on eBay, which is routable, and will give turn by 
> turn directions to a location. It's not much of a map, though. Streets 
> aren't accurate, and many streets appear twice. And the nearest ATM to 
> a SW Sydney suburb was the Westpac bank in Ballina. (What would you 
> expect for a $45 card?)
>
> But your discussion about roundabouts tells me that OSM maps can be 
> routable, so I must be doing something wrong when I load them. I am 
> downloading the individual .IMG files from the OSM Australia website 
> (http://www.osmaustralia.org/index.php), and I have used a utility 
> called MapsetToolkit to make the OSM maps appear in the Garmin 
> MapSource program. This lets me simply select the tiles that I want, 
> and transfer them to the Etrex via MapSource. It also lets me add 
> Contours Australia maps, so that my OSM maps have contour lines. Works 
> well, but the maps aren't routable.
>
> I thought of trying the IMG2GPS program that is recommended on the OSM 
> Australia website, but it doesn't seem to be available any more. All 
> the links go to an expired domain name.
>
> Does  anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Richard C.*_** <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mdipol/img2gps/>_*
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