[talk-au] Australian maps for Garmin devices

[Warin]

On 23/4/21 1:19 pm, Bob Cameron wrote:
>
> 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.
>

OSMand can be set to show surface. It can also display access.  I have 
it set up that way for my walking.

> 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.
You can still get a map from them .. but it has to be the entire country.
>>
>> 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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