OSM on Garmin
Mon, 07/03/2023 - 10:38am
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    13 years
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I just returned from a Spain trip. I loaded OSM European maps onto my Garmin 3597 (US version) and it worked very well. I did have to fight with it a few times to make it go on the rural routes I wanted to go on. But the route it chose was accurate, just not my preference. In the cities, it was right on. Driving in Spain is another issue.
OSM On Garmin
I just returned from a Spain trip. I loaded OSM European maps onto my Garmin 3597 (US version) and it worked very well. I did have to fight with it a few times to make it go on the rural routes I wanted to go on. But the route it chose was accurate, just not my preference. In the cities, it was right on. Driving in Spain is another issue.
Thank you for posting that.
I have been trying to get OSM on my Garmin Zumo XT, but I can't get it to work.
How difficult was it to get those installed on your Garmin Nuvi 3597?
You want me to remember what
You want me to remember what I did a month ago???
I think....I downloaded the IMG file and copied it to the Nuvi.
From this site.
https://www.freizeitkarte-osm.de/garmin/en/more-countries.ht...
They have most Euro countries there.
You can do the same thing with US maps. I believe my 3597 let me change the name of the files so I could then select the map I wanted via the menu.
If your Zumo does not then you need to rename the one on there, or delete it after saving, and name the new OSM gmapsupp.img.
I also put the map on my GPSMAP60CSx, which was more trouble. That is why I'm not certain what I did cause both were different. The 60 might have required the mapinstall program.