Use OpenStreetMap to create your own Garmin device
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Conclusion
Theere are several ways to use Linux to create maps for Garmin devices. The programs that Garmin offers can be used with Wine. However, this does not work very well. With its splitter and a text file compiler, Mkgmap offers a high performance platform for creating your own maps.
There are two main issues that with Mkgmap. There are practically no error messages, and there is no preview. Given that the navigational devices themselves crash in lieu of issuing error messages, it becomes even more difficult to fix errors.
Infos
- Mkgmap: http://mkgmap.org
- Garmin IMG Format: http://sourceforge.net/projects/garmin-img
- Garmin Format: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Format
- Maperitive: http://maperitive.net/
- MBTiles: https://www.mapbox.com/help/an-open-platform/#mbtiles
- Splitter: http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/download/splitter.html
- Mkgmap resources: http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/download/mkgmap.html
- Mkgmap rules: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mkgmap/help/style_rules
- Style manual: http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/doc/pdf/style-manual.pdf
- OpenFietsmap: http://www.openfietsmap.nl
- OpenFietsmap map making procedure: http://www.openfietsmap.nl/procedure
- Mkgmap Options: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mkgmap
- Global maps: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Computerteddy
- TYP definition: http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/doc/typ-compiler
- Borders: http://osm2.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/bounds/latest/bounds.zip
- Coastlines: http://osm2.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/sea/latest/sea.zip
- Geofabrik: http://www.geofabrik.de
- PBF: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PBF_Format
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