Reduce map size when exporting map

kosiobg · 2019-11-29T09:03:13.000Z

Hey everyone,

I am new here, I registered to ask a question.
I have used http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ to create maps, which I used with no issues on my edge 520. Now, next year, I am planning to go on a trip across Austria and the map size for the region I am planning to cover exceeds 100 Mb, which is all the available space on the edge. Is there any way I can compile a map with less detail and less zoom (if need be); I am even ready to sacrifice routability as I don’t reroute on the device anyway?

The map size as is is about 130 Mb, so there won’t be too much of a compression needed, I guess. Any ideas are very much appreciated. I looked into compiling my own maps with mkgmap, but was intimidated by the complexity.

Regards,

ligfietser · 2019-11-29T16:28:37.000Z

No, there is no other option than using mkgmap and compile those maps yourself, you cant do this on garmin.openstreetmap.nl
Or you can have a look for at these maps, dedicated for the Fenix, but maybe they are too basic?
http://www.gmaptool.eu/en/content/maps-garmin-fenix

kosiobg · 2019-11-29T17:26:19.000Z

Thanks for your reply! Are there any good tutorials, possibly as videos, on mkgmap? The official documentation is kind of scary

GerdP · 2019-11-29T19:25:31.000Z

Since you like the OFM style I think best way is to start with
http://www.openfietsmap.nl/procedure

SomeoneElse · 2019-11-30T10:07:33.000Z

Less detailed, but a while back I wrote a diary entry intended as an introduction to mkgmap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/SomeoneElse/diary/38613 .