Re: [Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11

[Clifford Snow]

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:29 PM, OSM Volunteer stevea <
stevea...@softworkers.com> wrote:

> How about it, Dave?  Might we see a truly complete North (+ Central)
> American version fitting into 8 GB in the future?  Please?


Dave,
I agree with Steve - if you could find time to include those in the 8GB
version, it would be much appreciated. I spend a fair amount of time in
Central America and use my garmin all the time.

Thanks,
Clifford


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Re: [Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11

[OSM Volunteer stevea]

>   1. Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11 (DRTBYK)
> 
> From: DRTBYK <drt...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11
> Date: September 15, 2016 at 7:40:21 AM PDT
> To: talk-us@openstreetmap.org
> 
> 
> Given the size of the largest file, it wouldn’t be that much larger to 
> include the rest of Canada and Mexico to create a truly North America 
> version. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Dan Townsley

I agree.  The version designed to fit on a 4 GB card is 3.6 GB, and the version 
designed to fit on an 8 GB card is only slightly larger at 3.8 GB.  The 
"missing tiles" sufficient to give truly complete North American coverage 
(parts of Canada, quite sparse of data) might only take an additional gigabyte 
(likely much less), the entirety of Mexico might be an additional gigabyte and 
even the six countries of Central America could be included at another gigabyte 
or two at most.  It seems that North AND Central America could fit on an 8 GB 
card.

I really love and use these data in my trusty Garmin 60CSx (a champ after ten 
years of great service).  I get the .torrent version (and I seed!)  This sort 
of "closing the loop" (of editing OSM data, then actually USING them) are one 
of the greatest aspects of OSM.  I, and you, too can edit our own GPS map data 
with fresh updates every couple of weeks!  True, I don't travel to Nunavut or 
Quintana Roo (very often), but I might someday!

How about it, Dave?  Might we see a truly complete North (+ Central) American 
version fitting into 8 GB in the future?  Please?

Thank you,
SteveA
California
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[Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11

[DRTBYK]

Given the size of the largest file, it wouldn’t be that much larger to include 
the rest of Canada and Mexico to create a truly North America version. 

Cheers,
Dan Townsley

> On 2016Sep15, at 05:00, talk-us-requ...@openstreetmap.org 
>  wrote:
> 
> Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11

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[Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-09-11

[Dave Hansen]

These are based off of Lambertus's work here:

http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl

If you have questions or comments about these maps, please feel
free to ask.  However, please do not send me private mail.  The
odds are, someone else will have the same questions, and by
asking on the talk-us@ list, others can benefit.

Downloads:

http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2016-09-11

Map to visualize what each file contains:


http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2016-09-11/kml/kml.html


FAQ



Why did you do this?

I wrote scripts to joined them myself to lessen the impact
of doing a large join on Lambertus's server.  I've also
cut them in large longitude swaths that should fit conveniently
on removable media.  

http://daveh.dev.openstreetmap.org/garmin/Lambertus/2016-09-11

Can or should I seed the torrents?

Yes!!  If you use the .torrent files, please seed.  That web
server is in the UK, and it helps to have some peers on this
side of the Atlantic.

Why is my map missing small rectangular areas?

There have been some missing tiles from Lambertus's map (the
red rectangles),  I don't see any at the moment, so you may
want to update if you had issues with the last set.

Why can I not copy the large files to my new SD card?

If you buy a new card (especially SDHC), some are FAT16 from
the factory.  I had to reformat it to let me create a >2GB
file.

Does your map cover Mexico/Canada?

Yes!!  I have, for the purposes of this map, annexed Ontario
in to the USA.  Some areas of North America that are close
to the US also just happen to get pulled in to these maps.
This might not happen forever, and if you would like your
non-US area to get included, let me know. 

-- Dave


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