[OSM-talk] Garmin Maps

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi,
In short, thats what im working on (as well as many others)

OSM is still in its infancy, we have all of the pieces of the puzzle
available, but not yet to the point where you can do to the main
openstreetmap.org page, zoom into an area & click on the 'download tab'  (it
doesn't exist yet)  and you will get options for downloading nice pre-done
pdf maps / MapSource Installers .

What is the exact area you are interested in? (zoom in & permalink)

I can make a routable -osm installer for that area (just like the
http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php
site.)

I can also produce a set of transparent contour  IMG files, were you install
those onto the device.
http://www.img2gps.co.cc/  is a simple windows program to load the IMG files
to the device.

There are pre-made Garmin IMG files which are nice 1x1 degree tiles
http://touren.mospace.de/kachel.html  (zoom into an area & select the OSM
icon on the bounding box & submit.

Cheers,
Sam

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Sami Dalouche <skoobi at free.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just bought a garmin GPS device and thought it would be fun to load it
> with OSM maps. (I am especially interested in maps that provide me with
> some value while hiking in New Hampshire, Vermont and NY)
>
> However, after searching a little bit, I came to the conclusion that
> populating a GPS device with the right OSM map is definitely more suited
> for a hacker than an end-user.
>
> What I see is hundreds of small projects or individual people creating
> incredibly useful work, but good luck finding what is actually available
> and what you are looking for. Every google search leads me to forum or
> wiki pages that describe (complex) procedures to generate my own maps..
>
> So, I am currently thinking of starting a complementary project to OSM
> that would be aimed at Garmin (maybe others later?) GPS end-users. You
> know, some kind of website that gives you a direct download link to a
> file that is of the right type (Cycling, Hiking/Mountainbiking, Routing,
> Topographic) for the right place (Country, province/state).
>
> In other words, my use case is : Search "free garmin hiking maps new
> hampshire" on google, and the first result should bring you a
> simple-to-use download page that provides you with a file to copy on
> your SD card.
>
> So, my questions are :
> 1/ Is there already an OSM subproject or OSM-linked project that tries
> to achieve the same goal, and that I might have missed ?
> 2/ Is there anyone who thinks it is worth putting some effort into
> this ?
> 3/ Is there anyone interested in helping me achieving this simple goal ?
> Any kind of help is welcome, including pointing me to the right
> information and spending an hour or so on skype with me to kickstart me
> into the OSM jungle.
>
> thanks,
> Sami
>
>
>
>
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