[OSM-talk-be] Garmin Etrex Hcx info

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 10:55:06PM +0200, Nicolas Pettiaux wrote:
> 2008/6/1 Dirk Vervoort <postvak at telenet.be>:
> > En de prijs van een Garmin Etrex is zeer sterk gedaald....
> > Legend Hcx: 185 Euro met flashcard van 1Gb inbegrepen !
> > Ik heb in september 100 Euro meer betaald
> 
> Dear Dirk,
> 
> I see that it is possible to have a map on the Garmin Etrex Hcx (that
> can also be used as a data logger) and I wonder if the maps and track
> from openstreetmap can be uploaded to this GPS.

You can generate map files for a Garmin.  See:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Mkgmap

I think there are various tools that can atleast download tracks.  I
think it can also upload tracks, but I've never seen a need for that.


Kurt