[talk-au] Routable maps

[Matt White]

Nope, can't find the IMG2GPS setup kit - could be on my machine at work 
- will look tomorrow.

In the mean time,  I think SendMap will work - 
http://www.cgpsmapper.com/download/sendmap20.zip

It's written by the same guy that wrote cGPSMapper. I think I might have 
used it previously on an old machine, but the forgettory isn't what it 
used to be....

Bit of a bugger - I reckon that IMG2GPS site only went AWOL in the last 
week or so - I was there no more than two weeks ago grabbing IMG2GPS, 
but it looks like I've nuked the setup kit

Matt White wrote:
> 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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