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beddhist 13 Apr 2010 23:11

Useful free Garmin maps
 
I list here all the free Garmin GPS maps I have found. Most, if not all of them are community projects, meaning they are free because people contribute their time, track logs and local knowledge to them. So, if you do use one please do contribute towards the project. It only costs you time.

Indonesia: [navigasi.net] Download Peta GPS Indonesia
Very good in Sumatra, Java and Bali. Further East the coverage gets thin. The link above goes directly to the download page. The rest of the site is in Bahasa Indonesia, so most people won't be able to navigate the site or post contributions. I suggest you contribute to OSM instead.

Malaysia:
  • Malsingmaps.com - GPS Portal of Malaysia and Singapore. It's so good that Garmin are now bundling it with their GPS units sold there. NT version with Lane Assist and limited Junction View. All the roads travellers are likely to take are there, along with lots of POIs. Updated frequently.
  • Malfreemaps.com - Mappers split from Malsingmaps to start their own project. Non-NT version, coverage is similar.

NZ
: NZ Open GPS Project
Contains every road, street and alleyway, many with house numbers, lots of useful POIs. Updated weekly.

Thailand:
[KC Loh & others have produced an excellent map of the North.] <== mapcenter2 hosting this map is down. Try getting it here instead.

Rest of the world: OpenStreetMap
A wiki map project. Just zoom in on a place, click edit and change. Changes appear on the map almost immediately. Worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap is updated from this weekly.

If you know of any other good free Garmin maps please contribute your knowledge here.

beddhist 15 Nov 2010 06:38

Argentina: Proyecto Mapear

colebatch 15 Nov 2010 14:16

Thanks
 
Good thread Peter

mailking 18 Nov 2010 18:58

here some more:

- Brazil
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Colombia

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

beddhist 18 Nov 2010 22:16

Thank you for your contribution, Coen.

mekongfrank 18 Nov 2010 22:36

Installing ProyectoMapear on top of OSM?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by beddhist (Post 312633)
Argentina: Proyecto Mapear

Hi beddhist,

I have the osm-maps for the lower half of South America installed on my Garmin Zumo 660. Maps are not bad, routing works fine most of the time. Alas, for many medium towns street maps are not yet available.

You recommend Proyecto Mapear for the Southern Cone, and I hear that these are the best free maps for Argentina/Chile.

:helpsmilie:Can I install these maps on my Garmin through MapQuest on top of of the OSM maps already installed or might that cause problems?

Cheers,
Frank

beddhist 19 Nov 2010 00:35

I assume you mean MapSource, not MapQuest.

I think it should be possible. One of 3 things should happen:

1. Mapear covers OSM, so you need to switch it off to see OSM, or
2. Vice-versa, or
3. Both display at the same time. Routing could get very interesting in that case.

You should look at MS before setting off and turn off the map you don't want to use, if you want to use routing.

All this is guesswork on my part. I've only ever have had this with other, non-routable maps.

Please contribute your tracks to OSM, if you ride roads not on the map.

mekongfrank 19 Nov 2010 04:44

OSM-Mapear on Garmin
 
Thanks for your quick reply Peter. Of course I ment MapSource. In that case I'd rather not install Mapear on top of OSM. OSM works for me. Just that I thought Mapear might be a bit better. I'd like to contribute to OSM, alas, I need to find a few hours (maybe a couple of days) with nothing else to do to read about the technical details. I only bought my first GPS half a year ago. I can use it (and extremely useful it is!), but I still have no idea about the technical side of mapping software.
Cheers, Frank

Update 10 Nov 2011: There was no problem intalling OSM in the device memory and ProjectoMapear on the micro-SD card of the Zumo. However, if you install a 2nd map in the same memory type, the first map might be thrown out. Happened to me when I put Bolivia maps into the SD card. Suddenly ProjectoMapear was gone, I had to reinstall it. After that the Bolivia Maps were gone.

beddhist 19 Nov 2010 06:42

Don't worry about the mapping at this stage. Even if you just collect GPX tracks and upload them to OSM, that will be very useful. You find them when you connect the zumo to your PC in the folder \Garmin\GPX and \Garmin\Archive\GPX. You can open the files directly in Mapsource.

There really is no problem about having two maps in the GPS. After loading both maps go to Tools > Settings > Map > Map Info. You can now enable or disable any maps.

mailking 19 Nov 2010 16:32

for the lower half of South America, stick with Mapear! This is done very professional! Use OSM as a back up if you have nothing els then the basic world map.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

mekongfrank 23 Nov 2010 22:00

ProyectoMapear on top of OSM installed
 
Thanks for your input Beddhist and Mailking!

I managed to install ProyectoMapear on top of OSM and it seems to work fine without having turned off any of my installed maps. A few test routes seemed to have been calculated without a glitch. I'll let you know in case I should run into problems later.

Beddhist,
I uploaded a file to OSM
OpenStreetMap
These are my last 15 tracks (Zumo660 doesn't store more and I never saved them before), joined together with Mapsource.
Could you tell me if I should do anything else, like which tags are useful in that case. I'll keep uploading my tracks, but I don't know if I'll ever find the time to do much else with them.

beddhist 24 Nov 2010 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by mekongfrank (Post 313625)
I uploaded a file to OSM
OpenStreetMap
These are my last 15 tracks

That's great. Yes, you should add some tags. Country name, for starters, road numbers or names of towns, anything else you may think can be searched.

Quote:

Zumo660 doesn't store more
Oh yes, it does: check in \Garmin\Archive

Thanks for contributing. Your tracks will be useful when people map in that area, even without tags.

Simon R 28 Nov 2010 09:37

can anyone point me in the right direction to learn how to use these maps. I have a garmin 660 but when I open mapsource It doesn't seem to have any world routable map on it. Also how does one get the OSM information onto ones computer then onto the garmin. I just don't seem to be able to figure it out or make it work. would love to find some decent reading material on all this

Simon

beddhist 28 Nov 2010 10:02

Most maps are Windows programs that you need to run (double-click) and they in turn then install the maps onto your PC. You can then choose the map in MS. Here are some tutorials:

GPS for Beginners - Motorcycle-Navigation.net

Simon R 28 Nov 2010 22:57

Thanks kindly for that. I wonder if I have a problem with my Mapsource program as it will not open / recognize the OSM maps.

Simon

gunt86 7 Dec 2010 22:10

The mapset i use for north/central/south america is the following:
Canada/USA- Garmin City Navigator North America
Mexico - BiciMapas Mexico MEXICO GPS ATLAS GARMIN
CentralAm - BiciMapas Latino GPS Atlas Latin America GPS Atlas
Colombia - Colrut Colrut
Venezuela - VenRut gpsyv.net Hogar del VENRUT, el Mapa GPS Ruteable de Venezuela para Equipos Garmin Nuvi, GPSMap, Nokia y HTC
Brasil - TrackSource Tracksource
Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay - Mapear Proyecto Mapear
Peru - Perut PERUT=Peru Ruteable or even better is the Garmin South America map
Bolivia - ViajerosMapas ViajerosMapas
Ecuador - Proyecto Ecuador Ruteable Mapas Ecuador GPS
Suriname - Garmin Suriname Map Online Map Of Suriname
Fr.Guyana, Guyana - Garmin World Map

There is a map of Bolivia floating around cyberspace called BolRut11. you may find it on a GPS forum. It seems to be the best Bolivia map available for free, though it is still bad. There is also a BolRut35 available from Geo-Group in Bolivia. If you contact the guys are ARB Bolivia they can point you to someone who sells it for less than half. I used the BolRut35 and it is essential for travel in Bolivia. All other GPS maps of Bolivia are not worth loading on your unit; this includes BolRut11

While these GPS mapset i am using is the best available, it is not perfect by any means. Outside of cities, midsized towns, and major roads, the mapset is vastly inferior to good local paper maps.

beddhist 7 Dec 2010 22:28

Thank you for that very comprehensive contribution! :clap:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon R (Post 314146)
Thanks kindly for that. I wonder if I have a problem with my Mapsource program as it will not open / recognize the OSM maps.

Simon, may I suggest you try Garmin maps / OpenStreetMap Forum

Bill Shockley 25 Jan 2011 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by beddhist (Post 315127)
Thank you for that very comprehensive contribution! :clap:



Simon, may I suggest you try Garmin maps / OpenStreetMap Forum

Did you notice the price for Bicimapas, $159 usd.

Yikes.
bill

greenbean3 6 Mar 2011 16:28

Maps for Syria, Jordan
 
Hi All,

I'm looking for some free maps for Syria and Jordan for my Garmin 60scx - anyone have any ideas? Unfortunately I'm not too clued up on how to use this thing, but I know the maps that came with teh thing are next to useless so untill I get into Maps4Africa territory it would be great to have some maps!! ANy help much appreaciated (especially to navigate around Damascus which sounds like a pretty crazy place traffic wise!!).

CHeers
Ness :-)

beddhist 6 Mar 2011 17:18

If this map looks good for you then head to Worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap.

greenbean3 10 Mar 2011 09:40

Hey Peter,

Thanks so much for this! Brilliant! I wish I had asked earlier, it would have made navigating through the capital city of Albania, Tirana with no paper map or gps map alot easier!! This will be invaluable through Syria, thanks, very grateful!!

cheers

maja 18 May 2011 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by beddhist (Post 327000)

Hi People, I've tried to download a composite map of all of Latin America both on to a SD card for my Garmin 500 and onto my laptop to view on my mapsource site. It appears to have downloaded onto my hard drive but the mapsource site throws a wobbly when I try to view it and the SD download also doesn't seem to work. Can anyone who has used this download successfully tell me where I'm going wrong. If it helps I will be bringing the bits to Ripley. Thanks, ride safe.

mailking 18 May 2011 14:18

Hello Mike,

I think you want to import the map in your MapSource program [not site]? Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Peter can help you out here, he seems to be using windows. But your MapSource manual would help you install a map wouldn't it? Good luck and keep the rubber bit down.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

colebatch 18 May 2011 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by maja (Post 336064)
Hi People, I've tried to download a composite map of all of Latin America both on to a SD card for my Garmin 500 and onto my laptop to view on my mapsource site. It appears to have downloaded onto my hard drive but the mapsource site throws a wobbly when I try to view it and the SD download also doesn't seem to work. Can anyone who has used this download successfully tell me where I'm going wrong. If it helps I will be bringing the bits to Ripley. Thanks, ride safe.

Need more info on what you have done.

What files did you download, and which did you put where?

When you build a map from OSM you usually get links to download about 6 files. The ones you want to get are the .img file and the .exe file.

You need to unzip the .img file and put it in a directory called "Garmin", which needs to sit in the root directory of the SD card. Then your garmin unit will have the maps installed. You may need to go into map selector and choose which map set to use (the stock Garmin one or the OSM one)

As for the .exe file, you download it, unzip it, and run it ... it will put an additional set of maps into mapsource ... which you can select in the top left corner of mapsource ... the dropdown box where you select which mapset to use.

beddhist 18 May 2011 21:07

Mike,

Since you want to use the map in MS I suggest you use only one download: the MS version. Download. Double-click. It installs into MS. From within MS you can use the Map Tool to select which tiles you want to install into your GPS. MS lets you install a map set either into the GPS' main memory or the memory card (if you have one installed).

One word of caution: you can only have one set of OSM maps (one download package) installed at one time without changing the package's ID with a tool like MapSetToolkit. Before installing a new OSM package you should uninstall the old one.

There is a support forum for this service. Link on the map page on the left.

ffathead 18 Aug 2011 13:35

2 Attachment(s)
You can also download data from geofabrik and run it through MKGmap, and MapSetToolkit. It's not as user friendly as the service provided by garmin.openstreetmap.nl but I've had some issues with their data in Middle Eastern countries where names are in Arabic.

If you use MkGmap directly you can still get the necessary file for the garmin device but you can also play around with the conversion file used to create the Garmin formatted data to make the map elements appear how and when you want them, if you also edit the type file used by MapSetToolkit to import the data into Mapsource you can change the way the data is rendered.

One other advantage is that the data is captured by geofabrik every night from OSM so if you need to fix the odd road, that someone hasn't connected up properly to allow routing, you can fix it directly in OSM and then get the data into the GPS the next morning.

As an example:
Original data from garmin.openstreetmap.nl
Attachment 5119

Custom Formatting:
Attachment 5120

OSM is a life saver, how people found their hotel in the centre of Tehran without it is a complete mystery to me :cool4:

beddhist 18 Aug 2011 22:39

Nice job you have done customising the map. I wasn't aware that Geofabrik update their extracts daily. They don't have extracts for most countries in SE Asia, so I never looked into this in detail.

However, what you have done is way beyond what the average user could achieve. A lot of people have difficulty following the instructions to load the pre-made maps into their GPS ...

Interesting comment about the Arabic writing. This shouldn't happen, but I think this may have been caused by incorrect tagging on OSM. Apart from the general support forum for Lambertus' map there is now also a topic on the OSM forum to report problems: Worldwide routable Garmin maps: Missing/incorrect feature requests (Page 1) / Garmin maps / OpenStreetMap Forum

You can have a look at our style and typ files here: /trunk - mkgmap-style-sheets - MkGMap style sheets for http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl - Google Project Hosting

I have teamed up with Lambertus and another OSM 'hacker' to improve the rather poor appearance of the maps, as produced by default by the compiler. We hope to have the maps look more like what you have shown very soon. We also ask that people report incorrect or missing features in the above topic.

ffathead 20 Aug 2011 07:04

Hi Peter,

Nice, I look forward to the results. My main reason to customize was to get major roads and towns to appear at lower zoom levels, and, reading through that forum, that seems to be one of your requirements also.

Let me kow if you need a road test for the middle east, have a Zumo 220 and 660 here.

I tried to take a look at the config you're using but I get a 403, though that's possibly because the internet in Iran is the most heavily filtered I've encountered.

Cheers

beddhist 20 Aug 2011 10:00

If you email me I can send you the style and typ files. Otherwise, you can just wait until Lambertus updates his system.

chris 26 Aug 2011 17:39

Cross link to http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-america-58899

Free South American GPS maps, some might be similar one of the posts above.

Thanks JediMaster:thumbup1:

cheers
Chris

mekongfrank 11 Nov 2011 05:39

Quality of maps
 
As there are always several options I want to share my experience after more than one year in the southern half of South America.

I alwas have OSM installed on my Zumo but have it generally turned off and just use it as a backup.

If there is a specific country map you're better off using that one.

Proyectomapear is near perfect for Argentina, and very good for Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Garmin Bolivia BolmapR11 mapsource was good anywhere I went in my 3 months in the country, except on the Salar de Uyuni and the Lagunas.

PERUT=Peru Ruteable worked like a charm for southern Peru, so I expect it will guide me through northern Peru too.
I'll find out when I leave Lima tomorrow :scooter:

Anyway, you'll get by with OSM. When I was in Brazil early in my trip I found the OSM-maps quite sufficient. It has all the big cities and that's where a gps is really essential. And it's improved constantly, so don't download too far in advance.

mailking 16 Nov 2011 22:18

I came across the CloudMade page and offers different things, might be useful for someone?

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

Fantastic Mister Fox 16 Nov 2011 22:24

I didn't see a link in this thread to the morrocco GPS by Olaf

It maybe here and i missed it but thought I'd put it up

beddhist 17 Nov 2011 06:48

Cloudmade: as far as I know the Garmin maps are not meant for navigation, rather for loading into a GPS to go and find errors/omissions. Their OSM data extracts are faulty...

Olaf's maps: are they routable?

Thanks for your input, folks.

Fantastic Mister Fox 17 Nov 2011 10:56

I used the olaf maps last summer they aren't route able, but I found them easy to use with point to point navvigation over the top of the map.

Grey Beard 10 Dec 2011 14:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by beddhist (Post 314065)
Most maps are Windows programs that you need to run (double-click) and they in turn then install the maps onto your PC. You can then choose the map in MS. Here are some tutorials:

GPS for Beginners - Motorcycle-Navigation.net

Something wrong with this link?

Grey Beard

beddhist 16 Jan 2012 18:30

No, but the site has been closed down.

Sam I Am 25 Jan 2012 14:20

New downloadable Europe OSM maps for Garmin
 
I've been lurking on the MkGMap developers list for the past several months and through that, was made aware of the existence of NavMaps.eu . I'm not sure but I believe it is largely the web site of WanMil, one of the very active developers on the MkGMap list. This guy knows his stuff.

There are three maps offered on the site:

1) Benelux - Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg
2) Central Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Hungary, Italy (incl. Sardinia), Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sardinia, Slovakia, Slovenija, Spain, Switzerland
3) Northwest Europe - Andorra, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden

You can simply download the files, change the name to gmapsupp.img and install into the /Garmin directory of a 4G micro-SD card. Set the GPS to use the maps et voila! Be aware that these map files are large (up to 3.7 G) and extremely detailed with virtually every building, walkway (and public toilet) in most cities. They are all routable. The level of detail might be overwhelming while on the road but I plan to give them a try this summer. Also, because of their size, I wouldn't dare try to load them into internal memory on my GPS, just on a removable card.

Recently, the maps for Garmin GPS's, derived from OSM data and processed by MkGMap have undergone a significant improvement as the MkGMap developers have been able to work out a usable search routine for streets... without the use of Garmin's MapSource for loading the maps as had been required in the past. The search index is now part of MkGMap's conversion process from OSM to Garmin. Any limitations now seem to be in the OSM data itself, particularly in areas (like Vancouver, BC) where administrative boundaries are incomplete. They are now moving on to making the maps searchable by house number. It really has been a great thing to watch... I just wish my Java skills were good enough to contribute.

As a long-time Linux user, with MkGMap, GPSbabel and GPSPrune, I am now almost totally free from MapSource, POILoader and yes, Windows itself. bier Rosetta Stone Russian is my very last tie to Windows :clap:


Little clarification from SamIam
Hi Bertrand,

Yes, you are quite right. I am an active data contributor/mapper to the OSM project and have been following the recent developments in MkGMap. I also use Splitter and MkGMap to generate my own Garmin maps from Geofabrik's OSM data extracts. I used Lambertus's maps extensively on my last Europe-Asia trip and will continue to do so I am sure.

Maybe I was not clear in my post, but the navmaps.eu website offers maps, derived from current OSM data and processed by the most recent incarnation of MkGMap. One of my points was that the newest version of MkGMap has the search index and routine built in. I never used it because I don't use MapSource, but you will probably recall that in order to get the search routine to work well, one had to use the MapSource installer version (like one produced by Lambertus) and use MapSource to load the map to the GPS. I assume that Lambertus is also using the latest stable version of MkGMap (r2174) and if so, his gmapsupp.img files also have this ability.

The appearance and visible completeness of the maps offered by navmaps.eu is likely the result of the customization that has been used in the style and typ files. For example, maps by Lambertus have recently dropped the natural=wood cover and buildings are rendered in such a light shade of brown as to be virtually invisible... at least on my Nuvi 255. I believe that is a result of using the MkGMap default styles. ??? Lambertus's maps are fine, and on the road may even be more practical. NavMaps.eu offers a visible alternative.

Of perhaps greater importance, however, is that NavMaps.eu offers a few pre-generated maps of greater areal extent than is possible to download from Lambertus's site. Lambertus (rightly so) limits the download to individual countries or limits the number of tiles to a much smaller area than covered by the NavMap files. And combining .img files (possible in MkGMap) I believe breaks the search function.
I guess your question is how can the navmaps.eu site offer anything better if they use the same data and the same tools as Lambertus? It's how you use the tools. Both have their advantages. The NavMap site does not even offer maps outside the EU. Lambertus does.

Mandarax 4 Feb 2012 18:53

A free (as in beer) map of Tunisia for Garmin GPSRs, made from tracks and other information people provided: http://gps.4x4travel.org/

Regards, Hans

Fredontour 8 Feb 2012 00:10

search for free routable maps
 
hello traveller,

I 'm just on the jump to zentralamerika,
anyone know some free routable garmin maps
useable with mapsource from zentralamerika,
(panama,costa rica, niccarragua, honduras)
and from mexico ,USA and canada,
thanks for info's,
cant find here something

Sam I Am 8 Feb 2012 15:42

Check out Free worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap. For all of Central America, set manual tile selection at the top of the page and select only the tiles you will need. Submit your email on the left side and watch your email. When notified that your map is ready, download the MapSource version and install in MapSource. :thumbup1:

Fredontour 8 Feb 2012 18:38

thanks for quick answer sam
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam I Am (Post 366510)
Check out Free worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap. For all of Central America, set manual tile selection at the top of the page and select only the tiles you will need. Submit your email on the left side and watch your email. When notified that your map is ready, download the MapSource version and install in MapSource. :thumbup1:

I saw it before in an other thread, but need long time to open the site,

I download the panama one, looks not bad when i zoom in,
but I download a second one from costa rica and try to put
this on my mapsource but they system say i have to remove the old one, already one is installed on my system, that's mean i can only put one OSM
map on mapsource,from OSM, or ........................, :scooter:

beddhist 8 Feb 2012 18:58

Hi Fred, nice to hear from you again. ;)

Yes, this is a limitation of the site, but there are ways around that. The easiest is to select all the tiles you want to load at the same time. So, don't choose a country, check the box 'enable tile selection', then choose ALL the tiles you want to load at the same time, then let it build the map for you.

Tschuess,
Peter.

Fredontour 8 Feb 2012 19:17

osm maps
 
The easiest is to select all the tiles you want to load at the same time. So, don't choose a country, check the box 'enable tile selection', then choose ALL the tiles you want to load at the same time, then let it build the map for you.

hallo peter und susan,

when i do this, I try it, is possibel.
but when the map is ready, and i load it to my mapsource, can i open small maps to send to my device,( etrex gps has only 25mb space),
I can't load a build osm map with 100mb on my gps,

check your privat email, ich habe es in verstaendlicherem deutsch zu dir gemailt,
fredo

beddhist 8 Feb 2012 19:32

Fred, you do the same thing again in MS, but this time you only select the map tiles you want to send to the Etrex with the Map tool. The tiles you selected on the web page are the same in MS. If you click the map tab in MS at the bottom it tells you the size of your current map selection.

Then again, don't download too big an area into MS, as it's updated every 1-2 weeks.

With the detail of maps available now I think the Etrex is coming to the end of its useful life. I found that my 60CSx could load city maps, but the CPU was too slow to display it.

God luck.

mopoke 12 Feb 2012 12:46

I'm glad i found this thread as i was looking for routable Portugal maps and Topo Lusitania isn't. A contact has given me some routes [offroad] that i want to try. Question I have is on the Navmaps.eu. I only have a 60CSX and i'm wondering if the processor will struggle generally with these maps?

Am i better off with the openstreetmaps also in this link? I would probably download Spain and Portugal and combine them. I'm not so bothered on towns as I find copilot with a smartphone sufficient on gps-only mode. Looking more for offroad and contours.

Harty 12 Feb 2012 22:12

Croatia & Slovenia
 
If anyone has any Topo maps of Croatia and Slovenia, I'd really appreciate copies. I'll be using a Garmin 60csx

Cheers

Harty

Sam I Am 13 Feb 2012 02:06

Mopoke -

If you are looking for Portugal and Spain, I would suggest you manually select the tiles you need from the garmin.openstreetmap.nl site (see that option at the top of the page) and download them as one map if you can. I believe that combining them later (with MkGMap or other) will break their searchability.

Sam I Am 5 Apr 2012 01:27

OpenStreetMap (OSM) data loss coming
 
As a result of a transition from CC-SA licence to ODBL, the OpenStreetMap data set is being culled of data where original contributors have not agreed to the new licensing terms. You can read the service and data-removal schedule by going to OpenStreetMap Foundation | Supporting the OpenStreetMap project and scrolling down to Service Schedule March - April 2012. I've read somewhere that about a month's worth of data will be lost but my feeling is that is a misleading statistic since it implies that all will be restored within a month. I don't think that is the case at all as volunteers will need to sift through all the world, and either remap or re-import from acceptable sources. My suspicion is that the derived maps (and particularly routing) will be broken for quite a while.

Unfortunately, large tracts (almost all of SE Poland for example) will be automatically wiped starting very soon. Like within days. You can get a sense by going to OSM Inspector | Geofabrik Tools and zooming in. Data in red will definitely disappear... not sure about the orange or yellow colors.

Free worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap is currently offline, possibly related to the service outage noted in the OpenStreetMap blog. Not sure if they or navmaps.eu will offer maps based on earlier data sets, but if not, the Garmin maps derived from OSM data may be far less reliable than they have in the past as least for the near future.

:censored:

beddhist 5 Apr 2012 03:28

Yes, this licence change is a shambles and it's a shame to do this to such a wonderful project. We have to thank legal 'experts' for this mess. However, there are teams of people working on various countries to re-map the 'red' data. I have no idea how successful they may have been. In any case, I think the major holes should be filled again soon, but yes, we can expect routing problems.

There was talk of an OSM fork, continuing with the old licence and data, but I don't think it ever came to much.

The maintenance on the Garmin map server is unrelated.

chris 6 Apr 2012 16:52

What a pain to hear about the OSM problem.

On 7th Feb this year (so, not that long ago...) I downloaded Russia/Mongolia/Central Asia maps from the .nl site. If anyone needs a copy of the Garmin/mapsource compatible files, I can share them.

cheers
Chris

Sam I Am 6 Apr 2012 23:34

Well it will be a mess... and unfortunately just as OSM is entering the mainstream with Apple dumping Google maps on some products in favor of OSM. I bet they're kicking themselves now. Seems strange to make such a fuss about a licensing change if the OSM Foundation is not going to enforce the terms of use that it has now. Apple is apparently using OSM maps without the required attribution. Welcome, Apple! | OpenStreetMap Foundation They say they are working with Apple to get that on there. I figure if Google can pay the Mozilla Foundation 300 million dollars / year for having Google listed as the default search engine, OSM should be able to get 100 million or so a year out of Apple to support its various projects... and maybe even buy some better servers.

Here is another interesting tool to see the impact of the data wipe: OSM CLEANMAP. Move to your favorite area and use the radio buttons on the right to see how it will be affected.

Chris made a rather generous offer there. I have recent European NavMaps files... but thy are close to 4G each and not sure I can easily share that much. Maybe Lambertus would be amenable to offering an old data set for custom maps... at least until things get repaired in the current OSM offering?

AndyBev 24 Nov 2012 11:22

Shonkymaps by Shonkylogic

Free GPS maps for Australia. No good for towns, but great in the bush

Warin 25 Nov 2012 01:46

Oz Garmin GPS maps
 
As per the above post
Shonky is around 0.3G for the setup file.

You''ll also find Tracks for Australia OK, no contour information Tracks4Australia
Think T4A is around 0.1G installed on disk.

The OSM maps for Australia are very good too, possibly shonky and T4A will be better in the bush, but the OSM maps if they show a track it will be there. They also have the added info in small towns of shops and camping grounds. Free worldwide Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap
OSM Around 0.1G installed on disk. for Australia only.




PS OSM maps - now at 3.6G for OZ + North America + Britian. beer

Jervig 1 Jan 2013 11:13

This is what I found so far, sorry in Dutch but I think you will find your way............

Links naar “kaartenbakken” (plekken waar meerdere kaarten verzameld zijn):

OpenMaps.eu
Maps 'n Trails - free maps for Garmin GPS, Tools and more
Rotweiler GPS Maps of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and more!
GPSFileDepot - Free Custom Garmin Maps, Ximage hosting, tutorials, articles and more for your GPSr
Welcome to MapCenter
GPS Map Downloads for Garmin - GPSTravelMaps.com
Travel by GPS Maps for Garmin

In kaartenbakken is het soms lastig te bepalen wat wel of niet bruikbaar is. Soms zit er bijvoorbeeld geen "installer" bij en zal je met een programma als de mapsettoolkit de kaart in bijvoorbeeld Mapsource moeten zetten.

Wereld

Garmin basiskaart V3

http://www.elsinga.net/map_wwbmap3.html

Garmin basiskaart V4.06

http://www.filestube.com/aadcfa3bedb7b8 ... -4-06.html

OSM:

http://garmin.na1400.info/routable.php

Hier kan je je kaart zelf samenstellen. Daarnaast kan je uit 4 verschillende formats kiezen. Zowel de oude als de nieuwe Garmin format zitten erbij.
Let op de site werkt, om wat voor reden dan ook, beter met andere browsers dan Internet Explorer

OSM kaartgegevens zijn ook weer vrij te gebruiken door derden om ze icm toegevoegde informatie weer tot een specifieke kaart of kaart voor specifiek gebruik te verbouwen. Hier een overzicht van al deze specifieke kaarten:

OpenStreetMap Wiki ... n/Download


Afrika:

http://www.tracks4africa.com/

Marokko:

GPS Vector Map Morocco

Tunesie en Libie:

carthographie

Europa:

Albanie:

carthographie

Cypres:

Free GPS Cyprus Maps - Map of Cyprus for Garmin - CyMps

Griekenland:

http://www.elsinga.net/map_greece.html

Oekraine:

Veel verschillende formats, niet gratis: Navigation Software & Maps | Carte Blanche Ukraine

Portugal:

Topo kaart: GPS-info.nl > REIZEN > PORTUGAL

Roemenie:

Veel verschillende formats in 2D en 3D: OpenMaps.eu

Rusland:



Файлы neem de translit versie voor Latijns schrift



Sardinie:

carthographie

Witrusland:

КАРТА БЕЛАРУСИ - Главная страница

Zuid Amerika

Diverse landen in Zuid Amerika, diverse formats:

Tracksource - Mapas Gratuitos para GPS ... mapas.html

Argentinie, Chili, Bolivie, Uruguay en Peru:

GPS de Argentina y del ConoSur

Proyecto Mapear

Brazilie:

Tracksource - Mapas Gratuitos para GPS
en
http://www.cursosdegps.com.br/instalado ... brasil.htm

Peru:

PERUT=Peru Ruteable

Oceanie

Australie:

Tracks4Australia


GRTZ

Jeroen

beddhist 2 Jan 2013 01:07

I don't know where you copied this from, but most, if not all of it is already further up this topic. I think it's quite outdated:

Mapcenter only has historic value now, with Mapcenter2 having disappeared.

The link to OSM is outdated.

Rotweiler maps are not free.

Jervig 2 Jan 2013 20:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by beddhist (Post 406039)
I don't know where you copied this from, but most, if not all of it is already further up this topic. I think it's quite outdated:

First of all, I didn't copy them, it is my own list on my own website.

Mapcenter only has historic value now, with Mapcenter2 having disappeared.

The link to OSM is outdated.

Ok thanks, I am just back from long trip and have to update the list, on the topicstart is the same link??

Rotweiler maps are not free.

Happy Newyear

Jeroen

beddhist 2 Jan 2013 21:56

You did copy it then, from your own site! :p

Quote:

on the topicstart is the same link??
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean.

I suggest you work your way backwards through this topic and update your links from that. As long as you keep track of what you change you will have to change every link only once.

Happy new year to you, too. For us new year means: :Beach:

lobster09 16 Feb 2013 12:25

Routable Garmin Maps
 
Sorry for misplacing this thread in a separate post. Here it is where it should belong.


Here is a useful link for routable Garmin Maps.

http://www.raumbezug.eu/ag/internet/osmGarmin.htm

beddhist 16 Feb 2013 20:33

Based on OSM, this looks like an interesting alternative to Free worldwide Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap. Especially in Europe, where their updates are every 1-3 days.

Pity their selection of countries in Asia is a little strange. Thailand, Malaysia and Laos, where most people would go to ride, are missing.

joesimpson 5 Apr 2013 13:20

if u like ride tracks too and not only roads look at this site :D

Openmtbmap.org – Mappe per Mountain Bike e Escursionismo basate sulle OSM

:scooter:


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