MapSource Product Creator
Ever had the itch to make your own maps? Wished that you had access to the same cartography tools used by Garmin? Well, your dreams may be coming true. A new MapSource Product Creator page on Garmin’s developer site offers you the opportunity to…
Create custom maps that can be easily loaded into Garmin devices [...]
Garmin quietly adds maps of Mexico to your nuvi
Done a map update lately? If so, you may want to check your nuvi and see if it’s ready to head south of the border. The screenshot above is from my nuvi 765T after the latest map update. From GpsPasSion:
Finally — Garmin City Navigator Israel NT!
UPDATE: According to Garmin support, this product is only compatible with the nuvi 1xxx models. (Thanks Alex)
In my nearly five years of GPS blogging, I’ve had more requests for GPS maps of Israel than any other country. Hence, I thought this morning’s release of Garmin City Navigator Israel NT warranted a post. The link [...]
National Geographic TOPO price slashed in half
National Geographic has announced that they have cut the price of their TOPO State Series product in half, to $49.95, giving you every USGS topo map for your state or region for a pretty amazing price. IMHO, this is the best product out there for producing printed maps showing your waypoints and tracks. It’s [...]
Garmin international topo maps
A lot of new topo map products have shown up on Garmin’s website. Some of these may have been available for awhile, but most appear to be new. I’ll also note that they seem to be different than the offerings from Garmin’s long running third-party MapSource developer program. In addition to the U.S., Canada, [...]
Two new tools for making Garmin custom maps
I didn’t think this would take long. Some of the more technically adept GPS enthusiasts among us have put together some great tools for creating custom maps for the latest generation of Garmin handhelds. Here are two new ones released in the last day or so. Both allow you to create maps without manually [...]
Imagery sources for Garmin custom maps
There are a lot of new map makers out there now that Garmin has opened the door to custom maps on their latest generation handhelds.
And the results are cool. Just don’t expect those people standing around the Jefferson Memorial to be in the same place when you visit!
The process for adding aerial photos [...]
Garmin custom maps – Day 2
Owners of the Garmin Colorado, Dakota and Oregon series got a nice surprise yesterday, when the company rolled out the ability to create a custom map image in Google Earth, opening the door to viewing aerial photos, USGS topos and park maps on your GPS.
I immediately downloaded a US Forest Service topo (which often [...]
Garmin adds custom raster imagery support to newer handhelds
Garmin has added support for custom raster imagery to the Colorado, Dakota and Oregon product lines. This will allow you to add aerial photos, USGS topo maps, etc. to your device. You’ll need the latest beta firmware for the units (betas have not been posted for all units yet), but the process is laid [...]
Transferring features from a PDF map to your GPS
I learned the other day about a new 10,000 acre tract of public lands near me. There are no trail maps of the area and I am dying to explore it (once all this rain stops). I’ll probably do another post on prepping my GPS for exploring there, but this one aspect warrants its [...]
