NOTE: this page is outdated. While the concepts still apply, the screen captures and details are from older versions of the software. Warning: Downloading maps to. Article two in this series dealt with the prominent, manufacturer recommended way to get your GPS maps using the Garmin MapSource software that comes bundled with the.

Open. Street. Map- Garmin maps . It can also be seen in your computer, where you can calculate your routes, using Map.

Source or Base. Camp Garmin software, or the open source programs QLandkarte GT or QMap. Shack. With the topographic maps you can also calculate profiles for your routes. Viewing the maps in your computer: Linux: you can use Qlandkarte GT, its sucessor QMap.

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Shack or Map. Edit++ (the latter is for Windows, but works fine under wine). For all of them, first step will be to unzip downloaded file in the folder where you want to keep the maps. Files named «Open. Street. Map. To use the map in QLandkarte GT use File- > Load Map menu. Then give the path to file AAA- XXX. AAA- XXX. img. AAA is the ISO code of the country and XXX a three digit code different for each map.

You can also use Map. Source with wine and load maps running the auto- install file (wine Open. Street. Map. A dialogue will appear with some blank fields. Registry name: introduce any name for your reference. TDB file: browse to the file AAA- XXX. Overview map: browse to the file AAA- XXX.

Maps directory: it is filled automatically after giving the path to the files above. TYP files: same than with previous files, but searching for AAA- XXX. TYP file. Click «Install», close the application and you are done. You now have the map available on Map. Source and Base. Camp. Windows: maps can be used with the open source programs Qlandkarte GT, its sucessor QMap.

Shack or Map. Edit++ or with Garmin software Map. Source/Base. Camp.

Files named «Open. Street. Map. To use the map in QLandkarte GT use File- > Load Map menu. Then give the path to file AAA- XXX.

AAA- XXX. img. AAA is the ISO code of the country and XXX a three digit code different for each map. In order to load maps in Map. Source or Base. Camp, you just have to run the file named «Open. Auto Lock Nokia N73 Softwares. Street. Map. To see the maps on Base.

Camp you must proceed as follows: Unzip downloaded file in a directory of your choice with Stuffit Expander. Start Garmin Map. Manager. You will be prompted to select a file to open. Select the map file previously uncompressed and click «Open». Click «Install» and quit Map. Manager when it has finished. The map is now ready to be used on Base.

Camp. Installing the maps in a GPS: First of all, download file for GPS of the country you want from Downloads page and unzip it. You'll get a file called gmapsupp. The easiest way to have the map in your Garmin device is copying file gmapsupp. SD/micro SD card of the device, within a folder called «Garmin» (create it if it doesn't exist); in some models gmapsupp. Map» folder instead of «Garmin» folder (note «Map» folder may be hidden). This method is also recommeded because in case of any problem with the map, removing the card and restarting device will be enough to solve it.

To copy it use a card reader (faster) or connect your device to the computer with a suitable cable, in 'Mass storage' mode (slower). Once copied, switch on the GPS, go to Settings> Map> Map Info and enable Open. Street. Map map. The way to activate the map varies from one model to other: n.

In the last cases, you first have to load the map in Map. Source/Base. Camp as explained above. Using on Android devices: If you want to see maps from this site on your Android mobile device, you can use Orux.

Maps app, which you will find on Google Play. For that, follow the steps below. Download file for GPS of the country you want from Downloads page and unzip it.

You'll get a file called gmapsupp. You can change the name to something more descriptive, such as My. Country. img. Copy that file into Orux. Maps maps folder, by default oruxmaps/mapfiles/. Open Orux. Maps app, click on «Switch map» button and select previously saved file.

Note: be aware that some colors and objects may look slightly different than the original way on Garmin devices. These maps are not routable on Orux.