[talk-au] Routable maps

[Matt White]

Sorry I've got the email dribbles....

Anyway, it looks like the old site is still operational - ish. The 
direct download link from the old site is still active. Try this link 
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mdipol/img2gps/img2gps_281_setup.exe

Matt

Matt White wrote:
> 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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