Comments on: Garmin custom maps – Day 2

By: Rich Owings

Rich Owings — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:48:07 +0000

Thanks. I saw that and will have to try it. This seems to be a trend — mapping software supporting Garmin custom maps. We’ve now got OkMap, TopoFusion and Terrain Navigator Pro doing it.

By: Gian Paolo Saliola

Gian Paolo Saliola — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:31:03 +0000

Recently OkMap freeware software include a feature to generate automatically compatible Garmin custom maps (kmz format).
The map calibration is sophisticated because OkMap uses different type of projection and several datums.
This new feature includes map tiling from and to different image file formats (including from ECW map files).
It’s possible select KML extensions 2.2 (if GPS supports them), the JPEG quality, KML transparency, draw order, ecc..
You can select the tiles to generate in output.
This feature support also not north oriented maps.
OkMap include a Google maps server to download maps from Google, OpenStreetMap, MyTopo, DOCQ, ecc..
These two features combined together may be very useful.
GianPaolo

By: Rich Owings

Rich Owings — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:25:16 +0000

Okay, I updated the link. It’s http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/rastergateway/states/states.html