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#71

Using The Maps/Garmin Software / Bicycle Maps For Garmin Zumo X...

Last post by Jim1348 - June 08, 2023, 08:19:11 PM

I have a Garmin Zumo XT that I use for off-road ATVing.

I would like to add maps for bicycle trails in the US.

Can anybody recommend any suitable bicycle maps?

Also, do I need to use Basecamp to download these onto the Zumo XT?

#72

General Discussion / Re: New Maps for Canada, US an...

Last post by sockmonkey - June 06, 2023, 12:55:10 PM

I've recently uploaded updated maps for Canada and Mexico.  I'm beginning to process US maps now so maybe later in the week they will start rolling out.  There won't be any significant changes to the maps, primarily updated data and minor/unnoticeable tweaks.  The one map I'm probably not updating at this time is Alaska.  For the last couple of years there is the "flooding" occurring in that area of the map.  When is is converted from osm to garmin things get out of wack.  As far as I know I'm the only map author who has kind of corrected this.  I finally figured out what was up and had to open about 20 raw data tiles in JOSM and make several edits/changes to the tags.  It was very laborious and I'm not up for doing it again right now.   

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#73

Map Making Support / Re: Personal maps on Garmin UH...

Last post by Boyd - May 25, 2023, 04:26:31 AM

Unfortunately, I doubt that you'll find many (if any) members here with Garmin marine devices. But what exactly do you mean by "personal maps"? Did you create them yourself? If so, how? Or are they Garmin products that you purchased in the past?

#74

Map Making Support / Personal maps on Garmin UHD mo...

Last post by cladam - May 24, 2023, 05:47:56 PM

Hello.
I just bought an Echomap 62 Dv UHD GPS and I can't see my custom chart that I've used for many years on older Garmin units. I get the legend "Unable to authenticate the map". Does anyone have a solution to this problem.
I will be very grateful for any help

#75

Map Making Support / Re: GPS Sway Support Thread [O...

Last post by ahsankhan - May 08, 2023, 03:03:06 AM

Great tool, many thanks! For a while, I searched for a calculator that fit the bill and wondered why no one had created one. I can now throw away my spreadsheet.

#76

General Discussion / Re: SEA-SEAsiaTopo Map

Last post by sockmonkey - May 02, 2023, 05:35:24 PM

Great, persistence paid off. 

As far as I know, only one mapset at a time.  You can do some overlays in several different formats, which it looks like what you have already done that were saved on your gps unit and then imported to basecamp.  As I was writing this I paused for a moment I opened base camp and then opened mapsource and did view two different maps.  So you might get a copy of mapsource https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=209

and see if that will work for you after resizing the windows.

#77

General Discussion / Re: SEA-SEAsiaTopo Map

Last post by marcellusak1 - May 02, 2023, 04:15:43 PM

finally got it.

this nice. seeing the topo with roads and tracks.


does base camp allow you to look at two different maps sametime.

example like a split screen showing the topo and OSM

[C:\ProgramData\Garmin\Maps]

#78

General Discussion / Re: SEA-SEAsiaTopo Map

Last post by sockmonkey - May 02, 2023, 04:02:07 PM

"placed in c drive garmin maps"



This is where Basecamp and Mapsource will look for the .gmap


C:\ProgramData\Garmin\Maps

You may have to click "show hidden folders" in the view tab when you open the c drive to see program data and may have to manually create the folder structure

#79

General Discussion / Re: SEA-SEAsiaTopo Map

Last post by marcellusak1 - May 02, 2023, 03:07:10 PM

i have tried every way i think of adding to basecamp.

d/l the file in mac

extracted it

placed in c drive garmin maps

opened basecamp. not there

i must be doing something wrong

i was using nightrider.info   for some reason its gone. Thai OSM was updated weekly.

i just like to see how the thai topo map looks, im thinking it would good when routing rides through the terrain

#80

General Discussion / Re: SEA-SEAsiaTopo Map

Last post by sockmonkey - May 02, 2023, 12:49:16 PM

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A short time ago I downloaded (my work computer) and unzipped, open to the gmap and copied over and as seen in the snip displaying in BC.  Does your folder look like this?

As far as updating I'm really not sure, if at all.  I got into this a few years ago for my own use then all of a sudden I had a bunch of disparate maps of the US and Canada, made some improvements and began uploading them here.  As my workflow improved, knowledge increased I began adding maps as time and interest has allowed.  Relatively few people anymore are making Garmin maps (see the Garmin/OSM wiki for others) some are limited area one and done and a few crank out the whole world weekly and I found my niche here.  It's a labor of love and I don't ask for anything and I don't really have a plan or roadmap and am just content if others find my maps useful for their purpose     

The SEA Topo is using fairly recent data FWIW.