When I discovered that OSM required every country in Europe had to be downloaded separately, I was a little dismayed. Things just seemed to work best with OSM, and. With Garmin and Google, you might as well talk into your hat. People know this and will actually correct mistakes or missing information. I like OSM! It's somewhat interactive, in that if you find something inaccurate, it can be submitted and they will actually do something about it. Google was almost as bad, and sent us on numerous boondoggles to find hotels, border crossings, restaurants, etc. I don't know, perhaps it was the experience in South America? The Garmin maps samples we tried to use, were woefully inadequate, missing information and misrepresenting others. You may ask, why not buy Garmin's map of Europe.
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I have spent quite a bit of time figuring how to get a complete map of Europe for our Garmin GPS's from OpenStreetMap ("OSM").
So, if you are interested, let's get started with what I have already posted.
I can almost guarantee something will go wrong before you get a workable solution.
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It will take a little trial and error and an ability to work through a little frustration. But, if you didn't have Lifetime Maps or wanted something besides the US or Canada, you might want to consider OSM.ĭon't get me wrong, this isn't for the faint of heart. Garmin is pretty good at information in the US and Canada. Why would you use OSM instead of Garmin maps? If you have Lifetime Maps ("LM" on GPS purchases) and only need North America (not including Mexico), they you probably wouldn't. Scott suggested that I start another thread, dedicated to the process of using OSM in Basecamp or Mapsource. In a post I made for my trip to Europe I explained how I am using OpenStreetMap for Garmin as my source for maps on my trip. Many of us use some form of Garmin GPS for navigating and use the Garmin supplied maps in either Basecamp or Mapsource, Garmin's mapping programs. Not everything in the world has to be done with Garmin and Garmin Maps.
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