Garmin OSM Maps now available for FREE!
We’ve finally released our Garmin maps, and would like to thank our beta testers for all their help. Although we’re still working on providing more information on how to use these maps, it’s key we let everyone know they are now available.
Our Free maps will be updated on a regular basis, most likely every 3 months.
Probably the most important point is that we are releasing both normal Garmin OSM Maps, and also the Garmin OSM Cycle Map (which highlights cycle routes more than normal roads) today.
Head over to our new download page for more information…
Tom:
What’s the difference between these maps and the existing cycle maps generated by other users?
1 August 2008, 10:43 amswing:
It’s possible for others to produce these maps themselves, but firstly we save you the hassle. Secondly, many of the easier to use tools available cannot handle the whole of the UK, and you end up splitting the country up into little sections. When this happens you often find roads / rivers / railways that cut through the boundary between the sections get lost in the conversion process; our tools remove that effect, and produce a seamless map of the UK. We also cover Ireland, and a number of the smaller UK islands, which are often missed by others, due to the base OSM data they start from.
We’re all for supporting OpenStreetMap and their data, and are happy to offer this map for free to anyone who wants it. Based on the download figures we’re seeing, these are some of the more popular Garmin images out there!
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