[Talk-GB] Greetings and hello GARMIN users - OpenMapSource anyone ?
Hi, I see 'openstreetmap' already exists using 'funny' GPX files. For a couple of years now I've been thinking about 'OpenMapSource' - Garmin's MapSource type mapping but 'open' and created by Garmin users - or at least those who can create and handle GDB files. Being ignorant, I don't know what the capabilities and limitations of GPX files are. Apart from tracks, will they take waypoints and routes ? The plan I have has a fair chance of being superior by having more detailed mapping. So, anyone up for discussing my ideas before starting a 'build'? Mike. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Greetings and hello GARMIN users - OpenMapSource anyone ?
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Mike Paley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Being ignorant, I don't know what the capabilities and limitations of GPX > files are. Apart from tracks, will they take waypoints and routes ? They can, yes. We only use tracks though. Tom -- Tom Hughes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.compton.nu/ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] Greetings and hello GARMIN users - OpenMapSource anyone ?
Mike Paley wrote: > I see 'openstreetmap' already exists using 'funny' GPX files. For a > couple > of years now I've been thinking about 'OpenMapSource' - Garmin's > MapSource > type mapping but 'open' and created by Garmin users - or at least > those who > can create and handle GDB files. > > Being ignorant, I don't know what the capabilities and limitations > of GPX > files are. Apart from tracks, will they take waypoints and routes ? > > The plan I have has a fair chance of being superior by having more > detailed > mapping. > > So, anyone up for discussing my ideas before starting a 'build'? We only use GPX to get tracklogs for tracing from GPS receivers. We don't store anything else as GPX. We don't build "tracks", "waypoints" or "routes", we build maps. :) OpenStreetMap data is already in use on Garmin units: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/OSM_Map_On_Garmin cheers Richard ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
