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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582964)

.kml is google earth related. The "z" factor may be related to zipped files for google earth.
Anyway, there is another thread in here about Google and its' earth :thumbup1:

The earlier reference to .imj will be a typo IMO.
https://www.file-extensions.org/imj-file-extension

Sorry too in-depth there, brain in a blender for me.....!!!

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Originally Posted by MEZ (Post 582968)

Sorry too in-depth there, brain in a blender for me.....!!!

:thumbup1:
Hence, stick with what you want to achieve right now; I guess you want those OSM maps placed on the Zumo = back to the OP in this thread and the relevant posts that follow that, concerning storing data on SD cards for instance.

Everything else is just pheripheral and nice to know, eventually.

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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582972)

OP is dated 7/5/12 and not a mention of basecamp which is the recommendation I've taken. I have the latest version as well. I followed Colebatch's steps to retrieve the maps fine and dandy but getting them onto the basecamp.........doh

Don't know how clear these screenshots are but this is my files sitting in docs and my opened basecamp screen. I cant find the map down-drop bar as described by several 'googled referencies'.....

It goes on....

EDIT; What do the two blue arrows mean in the 'status' columb as opposed to a green tick...???

Basecamp it is then.....

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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582972)

Well I've learnt something this morning from some jolly fine Hubbers. I know what files i need to download onto an SD card. I know that .exe files can be downloaded onto basecamp but i just don't know how to do it. I'm stuck at this point of getting my files onto basecamp...

Deeplip post of a while ago describes how to .exe files into Basecamp

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Originally Posted by deelip (Post 533046)

I posted this in another section and people recommended that I repost it here.

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I use a Garmin nuvi 2567lm GPS device and take it with me wherever I travel. It's a car GPS. But I also use it when riding a motorcycle. I place it in a handlebar mounted waterproof pouch. Garmin offers regular map updates which I install every now and then.

While preparing for my trip to Sri Lanka I couldn't find a Garmin provided map for the country. I searched online and found other companies selling Garmin compatible maps for Sri Lanka. I also came across a website called garmin.openstreetmap.nl which claimed to offer free maps for Garmin GPS devices. These maps are based off data provided by OpenStreetMap, a "community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world."

I had heard of the OpenStreetMap project before, but didn't pay much attention to it because Garmin was providing the maps I needed. But left with little option, I decided to try out this web site and see if the maps were any good.

To get a map you need to choose the country on the web site and download it. I left the map type to the default (generic routable), picked Sri Lanka as the country and the map on the web page below highlighted sections that covered Sri Lanka.

http://www.deelipmenezes.com/wp-cont...2_1053_001.png

I then clicked the download link and was asked to select the type of file.

http://www.deelipmenezes.com/wp-cont...03-12_1053.png

I picked the windows executable as I use the Windows version of Basecamp software to manage my GPS. I ran the executable and installed the map on my computer. The anti-virus software on my computer complained, but I crossed my fingers and ignored the warning.

Next I plugged in my GPS to my computer, started Basecamp and proceeded to install the map on the memory card of the GPS . I went through the wizard and the file "OSM generic routable(LKA_20-01-2016).img" was copied onto the SD card in the Map folder.

I set this map as the current map in Basecamp and zoomed into Colombo city. All the major roads seemed to be there.

http://www.deelipmenezes.com/wp-cont...03-12_1128.png

I zoomed in a little more and found that the map had a significant amount of detail in it. Pleased with myself, I proceeded to add way points for my ride around Sri Lanka and created a route.

After reaching Sri Lanka and renting a motorcycle, I strapped the GPS to the handlebar and was surprised to find the map blank. Surprisingly, the GPS was guiding me along roads asking me to turn left and right at intersections. It was as if the map was somewhere in the GPS but I couldn't see the roads. After some fiddling around I figured that multiple maps were active on the device and the OpenStreetMap was hiding under Garmin's map which didn't have any data for Sri Lanka.

I deactivated all maps except the Sri Lanka OpenStreetMap map and the roads showed up on the GPS. I spent two days following the route I had planned and the OpenStreetMap map worked like a charm. The map was completely routable just like Garmin's maps and I could safely take detours and have the GPS route me back on track without any problem.

garmin.openstreetmap.nl gets two thumbs up from me.

Mez.
.exe means an executable file which means it is a "mini programme" of some kind (the sort of thing that anti-virus programs tell you to steer clear from and never download them or execute them!!)
In this case, OSM executable will load the downloaded maps into a computer that is running/compatible with MS windows - step by step is in the post above.

The original post of 2012 remains valid with relevant updates flagged up within this thread - certainly the technology does not stand still.

ps
I have added a note to my earlier post about guidance in using basecamp (and am about to add another, but this is starting to very much move away from the original purpose of this thread - as pointed out earlier).

.exe with installer

Hi Dave, really appreciate your help here ok.

Ok, i have done all these stages as per your guy on last post but cant see any maps on basecamp. Are they supposed to go in to BC by themselves because they have a combined 'installer' programme ...????

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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582972)

Apparently, I was wrong in this; you do want to load those maps directly into basecamp without putting them into the Zumo first. doh

This is what an .exe file does.
https://fileinfo.com/extension/exe

Ref your last post, did you run the file on your computer (it needs to be executed, i.e. run, and not simply cut and pasted, drag and dropped or some other means of transferring said file between locations)?

I've cracked it....

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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582979)

Hello Dave,
I had a mental block with my PC and at same time Bertrand from here offered to WhatsApp call me and we just spent 2 hours talking me through it all. I have been playing around with all the basecamp features and settings, jobs a guddun...!!!

Many thanks for your input as well, feel I've just spent a very satisfying several hours on HU and internet getting me somewhere very good where GPS travel is concerned...!!!

Well done HU & Internet....

A massive thank you to Bertrand for helping solve my Garmin ignorance and getting me off the ground with basecamp and OSM downloads etc etc, can't thank you enough for your time and input today...!!!bier:thumbup1:

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Originally Posted by MEZ (Post 582988)

Prima!

Maybe drop a few bread crumbs in to this thread to indicate solutions to what ever the gaps are in the earlier postings that didn't lead you to your solution - for the benefit of those who follow in your wheel ruts :scooter:

Well it’s embarrassingly my inadequate ability or what was to blame, don’t forget my initial honesty about this..!!!! One thing though and pointed out by Bertrand that sometimes the files from OSM get corrupted and are incomplete and when you double click to install them they fail to do it.
It’s ironic, I no longer feel like a Garmin Dufus, obviously I have a long way to go to claim any Blue Peter badges...!!!

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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582999)

Maybe drop a few bread crumbs in to this thread to indicate solutions to what ever the gaps are in the earlier postings that didn't lead you to your solution - for the benefit of those who follow in your wheel ruts :scooter:

Seconded!!!
It is a long time since I struggled with Mapsource and I'd have a hard time remembering all the things I needed to learn to get it to go the way I wanted. MEZ while it is fresh in your mind ... write it down, review it in a week and make any mods then post it here? bier Not a mater of brains, just knowledge and that knowledge is gained in different ways by each individual.

More on .exe file from .nl
These files contain all the information they need - no more downloads required. When operated they unpack the .img files from themselves not downloading them over the net. So you can operate them without an internet connection - once you have the .exe file. They also make other modifications required to install the maps onto the PC system for basecamp/mapsource to use the maps.

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Originally Posted by Walkabout (Post 582976)

. but this is starting to very much move away from the original purpose of this thread - as pointed out earlier).

I've revised this viewpoint since yesterday: what is explored in here are the range of methods of installing OSM mapping to a variety of equipments manufactured by Garmin, in accordance with the thread title (fully recognising that OSM can be mounted on all manner of other hardware).
As the technology changes so the thread needs to be updated with further posts: the OP asks for that.

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Originally Posted by Warin (Post 583010)

Seconded!!!
MEZ while it is fresh in your mind ... write it down, review it in a week and make any mods then post it here? bier Not a mater of brains, just knowledge and that knowledge is gained in different ways by each individual.

A well established cognitive process for anyone who wants to learn from their experiences rather than simply undertake an experience and move along thereafter.

I too had to scratch my few brain cells to recall my earlier experimentation between a very basic Garmin Nuvi, Mapsource, Basecamp and the MS Window operating system.

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Originally Posted by MEZ (Post 583002)

don’t forget my initial honesty about this..!!!!

Relying on it :thumbup1:

It transpires that Wiki have a page that goes into the detail of how to mount OSM onto a Garmin device; it seems to be quite detailed but I haven't explored it to any extent, for the reason(s) below.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/...armin/Download

I came upon that Wiki page from their more general one
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin

However, reading some of those pages reminded me of why I settled on using a smart phone app for navigation use. :D

It also reminded me that I have, more recently, switched from using the Windows OS software to Unix/Linux based Ubuntu. :thumbup1:
Garmin software is only compatible with the Microsoft OS, the last time I took any notice of it.