Garmin maps using bittorren?

Atrejoe · 2020-07-16T19:03:27.000Z

Currently I’m trying to download some Garmin-compatible maps, but I see the download is quite slow.

Would it be a solution to use bittorrent for the distribution of maps, this would allow users to seed maps for a longer time, offloading the process from the current OSM servers.

I assume this has been suggested quite a few times before, but I do not see any clear location.

One logic place would be a .torrent file or magnet link besides the original files, like in here:
http://osm.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/garmin/generic/20-06-2020/faa6f9dc7a19c907adab6f0b9a11b76e/

PHerison · 2020-07-17T06:35:50.000Z

Hi and welcome to OSM and the forum

Since OSM is just the database and doesn’t provide any maps you have to contact the individual map creators.

SomeoneElse · 2020-07-17T12:47:44.000Z

Atrejoe:

Currently I’m trying to download some Garmin-compatible maps, but I see the download is quite slow.

Which one? There are lots of different OSM-based maps for Garmin available, and you can also create your own - see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin.

I don’t think that a “torrent” solution makes much sense, since as soon as you’ve downloaded a map it’s out of date because someone’s added something new to OSM.

MorganFrost · 2021-12-06T07:25:35.000Z

I think I understand you, could you clarify your request?