Yes, indeed! If Garmin wanted to make its loyal hardware customers a bit happier, it could firmware-update how it draws various zoom levels and how much detail it those include. On an "old-school" device like my GPS 60 CSx, it may be prudent to trim and prune here and there when using OSM maps (if that can be determined, although now, it seems, that may be "more frequently"). However, as Elliot has an Edge 820 and even "last week's version" is "sluggish" (with OSM maps), a tune-up is prudent. I believe it is where primary, secondary, tertiary, residential roads are drawn at particular zoom levels. Device hardware ROM firmware update, or somewhere around there.
Heck, just like a map update is what Garmin turns into a paid data upgrade, I'd pay Garmin several dollars to publish a paid firmware upgrade, especially if it was as "smart" (and tuned...) as its data are. That's clearly a business opportunity, too. I appreciate the good discussion. Go OSM! SteveA > On Jul 5, 2018, at 2:55 PM, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org> wrote: > Also, if Garmin can sell OSM maps for US/Canada for $50 there is a clear > business opportunity there. _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
