Worldwide routable Garmin maps: URL REMOVED

[Beddhist (Peter Hendricks)]

Thanks for checking it out. As you can see, the tile set is dated today. This is the link I was sent: http://osm.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/garmin/generic/15-05-2012/c5db4abdd84839dca57bce2e56cbccfa

Perhaps it was a temporary glitch, just like the notification email I just received for your post (bad request).

Regards,
Peter.

[Lambertus]

@Beddhist

Thanks for checking it out. As you can see, the tile set is dated today. This is the link I was sent: http://osm.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/garmin/generic/15-05-2012/c5db4abdd84839dca57bce2e56cbccfa

Perhaps it was a temporary glitch, just like the notification email I just received for your post (bad request).

This is what I got: http://osm.pleiades.uni-wuppertal.de/garmin/generic/15-05-2012/1f2e8176d8c809be6897038c6ee3567e/

The tiles.txt is different between our requests.

You got a ‘400 bad request’ html error before the actual request? Afaik (and I just checked) this is not an error code from any of my scripts, so there probably was a network hickup.
Oh sorry, now I understand. You have email notifications enabled on this forum topic. Well, this I can explain I posted the response to you post in a separate post at first, but then I merged the two posts and deleted the then duplicate post. You then clicked the link in the email and the forum software replied 400-bad request, which is correct because the post does not exist anymore.

[Beddhist (Peter Hendricks)]

The tiles.txt is different between our requests.

I know, I was missing 3 tiles.

You got a ‘400 bad request’ html error before the actual request? Afaik (and I just checked) this is not an error code from any of my scripts, so there probably was a network hickup.

No, that was for the forum notification, totally unrelated.

[Boswachter (Peter Molog)]

@Lambertus

The other (quick) solution is to change the OFM_lite TYP file so that is uses a more neutral background polygon.

Being a novice in the OSM-world I don’t understand how to do that. So for the moment I have to live with it.

Peter

[eMBe]

@JaVaWa

I see that you are a Mac user.

Yes, I am.

Although it works, copying maps into the application bundle of BaseCamp is a bad idea. As soon as you install an update of BaseCamp, you will loose your maps this way…

This was only a first try, while I did not know about MapManager. I reversed all the changes I made.

MapManager puts the maps in the place where they belong (in {username}/Library/Application Support/Garmin/Maps to be precise).

Thank you. I found out about this meanwhile myself.

Chainging the FID is the way to go; not with MapSetToolKit (because it’s a Windows program) but with JaVaWa GMTK (“Javawa” isn’t very descriptive, since I’m offering some 15 different applications)
http://www.javawa.nl/gmtk_en.html

Thank you again. I looked up the website of JaVaWa, but was confused about the different tools, and what to use and if there was the right tool available for OS X.
I will give GMTK a try.

[sabri66]

Hi evry one, the new generic windows seems to have a problem:/, why? I explain: from first april til now (the map is dated from 23/05) I ve added a lot of things to my area (blida, Algeria) but still have the same map as first april in mapsource, so the last download I ve just loooked to the map in mapsource and have nt transfer it to my garmin.
The question is: is there a load on the new server so africa hvent been updated?
Lambertus dont forget africa please!(joke)

[OSMNZ]

Hi

Like sabri66, I have made many contributions to OSM in Africa in since 01 April 2012.

These are not present in the generic_windows.exe I have downloaded and installed today.

I can see the additions in OSM.

Cheers

[Dogran999]

Hi

Does anyone know when OSM will start letting sites download data again? I only see large data dumps up to 1st April on the net. Frustraiting as all the Updates I have uploaded are no longer accessable on my Garmin which kind of defeats the point of uploading them in the first place.

[Lambertus]

sabri66 and OSMNZ, thanks for your reports. I hadn’t noticed it but, like the full planet dump, the daily changesets haven’t been updating since April 1st also. There is only a full planet dump available from May 10th, I could download that and run an update…

Unfortunately I have no idea if there are more up to date sources.

Dogran999, this is sure to be a temporary situation. Your work will be useful at some point, only not right now.

[ligfietser]

@Lambertus

I think this has something to do with the choice of default background polygon on the GPS (perhaps TYP also) and the fact that these cities have large areas without landuse polygons in the OSM data. The best way to solve this (not only for the Garmin maps) is to solve this in the OSM data. Perhaps the rendering of the Garmin maps will inspire OSM users to add these landuse areas.

The other (quick) solution is to change the OFM_lite TYP file so that is uses a more neutral background polygon.

I agree with Lambertus it could be the settings in your GPS. The default background of the OFM lite is empty so it shows the default background of the GPS.
Maybe Peter de Boswachters GPS has a topographic contour line / DEM basemap/ shaded relief background map selected so it displays the low areas with a green background and higher elevations brown?
If that is the case, try to turn Shaded Relief/DEM map on “don’t show” or automatic instead of “show if available” or put the DEM basemap off.

[kukuk]

@Dogran999

Does anyone know when OSM will start letting sites download data again? I only see large data dumps up to 1st April on the net. Frustraiting as all the Updates I have uploaded are no longer accessable on my Garmin which kind of defeats the point of uploading them in the first place.

You can download data. I update my local planet file at least once a day with all changesets for my maps. They are only not in the old directory anymore, but in a new path. And if the license bot did run, the directories will change again.

I’m using “osmosis --read-replication-interval” for this task.

Thorsten

[scubatinoo]

Hi Folks
First of all i would like to thank Lambertus for this outstanding service! I’ve discovered his website while searching for Maps of Namibia… I was travelling around this beautiful country this March, with a Map of Namibia on my Garmin 60CSx. I was able to find all my hotels and Lodges in MapSource and even the routing worked perfect… I’m so happy with this service that i tried to do the same with a map of Iceland. Now i have the Map installed in MapSource - but i’ve lost my Namibia Map too, because the both maps have the same name “OSM World Routable” followed by the date… Same if i re-install my Namibia Map - i’m loosing the Iceland Map. I’m wondering now if it’s possible to install more then one Map from Lambertus in MapSource. Sorry but i did not read all of the 59 pages of this forum thread and i don’t know much about creating maps for garmin devices… But i’m happy with links or howto’s

thanks and stay tuned, tinoo

[Lambertus]

Scubatinoo, see the FAQ here.

[scubatinoo]

Lambertus, exactly what i’m looking for! Thanks a lot!

[Lambertus]

Status: Working on an update. Will take a while though… downloading 21 GB and then applying some 30.000 diffs

[Dogran999]

@Lambertus

Status: Working on an update. Will take a while though… downloading 21 GB and then applying some 30.000 diffs

Lambertus does this mean the site will be updated?

PS: I appreciate your hard work in making the OSM data easily available to the general GARMIN user community. Great presentation through the clickable world map too.

C

[Lambertus]

@Dogran999

@Lambertus

Status: Working on an update. Will take a while though… downloading 21 GB and then applying some 30.000 diffs

Lambertus does this mean the site will be updated?

PS: I appreciate your hard work in making the OSM data easily available to the general GARMIN user community. Great presentation through the clickable world map too.

C

Thanks

Yes, an update is underway. I just found another tool: osmupdate, which is able to update a planet using the redaction period change files. I couldn’t find out how to do this using Osmosis, but this new tool did it just fine. Update is published only on the new site.

[Beddhist (Peter Hendricks)]

Thank you very much, Lambertus.

Does that mean that the ‘old’ site will no longer be updated and go away soon?

[Lambertus]

Yes

Any problems with that?

[jonathanpatt]

Hey, I don’t know if the data update is complete, but I noticed a new map version date on the site so I requested a map for my area (SE corner of Arizona, bootheel of New Mexico) and it seems to be missing… well… almost all detail. In my immediate area there are only tiny fragments of roads occasionally remaining. I can’t imagine it’s a licensing issue, because I know for a fact that some of the roads were created originally by me from scratch and I agreed to the updated licensing terms a year ago or more, but they’re nowhere to be seen in the generated Garmin map anymore.

Aside from that, I also wanted to thank you for offering this service. It’s really great to be able to easily use OSM data on my GPS unit, as there is literally no other map that’s remotely accurate for my area. I’ve been showing the resulting map to some of my hiking companions and they’ve also been appreciative of how nice it is to have a GPS map that shows roads and trails where they actually are. Garmin’s official and expensive map, which I bought, is so inaccurate in comparison that it’s sad.