[talk-au] Australian maps for Garmin devices

[Bob Cameron]

Hi Brendan

More just a remark.

I was also interested in rolling my own mkgmap at one stage, but I also 
use the DEM/topo (SRTM) information and refreshing the OSM data is kind 
of expensive over a mobile network!

My biggest pet peeve was that the Garmin device doesn't show road 
surface (like as a dashed line), but will happily exclude unsealed from 
routing decisions. I have been using it to make route/OSM/imagery update 
decisions as I wander around.

Cheers

On 23/4/21 10:36 am, Brendan Barnes wrote:
> Prompted by Bob's post about alternativaslibres.org 
> <http://alternativaslibres.org> error file this morning (jogged my 
> memory, thanks Bob).
>
> I use the alternativaslibres.org <http://alternativaslibres.org> 
> Australian maps for my Garmin GPS and Basecamp, so it is good to see 
> other Aussies using that site.
>
> We used to have garmin.openstreetmap.nl 
> <http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl>, and in my opinion that was the best 
> OSM Garmin map data for AU. Frequently updated, good clear carto on 
> Basecamp, and clear map on GPS unit with decent file size. Sadly that 
> site broke in June last year and looks unlikely to return.
>
> I'm currently using the alternativaslibres.org 
> <http://alternativaslibres.org> Australian maps for now, but my 
> Basecamp really chugs when using it (probably the DEM), and I'm 
> missing the simplicity of the cartography from garmin.openstreetmap.nl 
> <http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl>.
>
> Are there any other good and current (and possibly free) Garmin 
> Australian maps out there?
>
> Is anyone interested in producing Garmin data (Mkgmap) for Australia 
> or Oceania, but need help with processing/hosting? Please DM me.
>
> I'll update the list on 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download#Oceania 
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download#Oceania>
>
> Cheers,
> ..Brendan
>
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