[talk-au] Australian maps for Garmin devices

[Benjamin Ceravolo]

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From: Bob Cameron <bob3bob3 at skymesh.com.au>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 1:19:51 PM
To: talk-au at openstreetmap.org <talk-au at openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [talk-au] Australian maps for Garmin devices


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

Cheers,
..Brendan



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