OSM Map On Garmin/cGPSmapper
From OpenStreetMap
cGPSmapper is a program for creating map files for Garmin GPS devices. cGPSmapper was created by Stanislaw Kozicki, it is not Open Source, but there is a free trial version with reduced functionality. Its sister program sendmap can be used to upload the maps created by cGPSmapper or other programs onto your Garmin GPS device.
Please note that there are restrictions on commercial use when using the free cGPSmapper version. See the official website for details.
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Where to get it?
You can get cGPSmapper and sendmap from the official web site at http://www.cgpsmapper.com/ .
Creating maps with cGPSmapper
cGPSmapper creates Garmin map image files (.img) from a file format called polish format (.mp). It is called as
cgpsmapper-static file.mp
Call cGPSmapper without any arguments for more documentation or see the official website.
Creating aggregated maps with sendmap
sendmap can be used to aggregate several map image files (.img) into one GMAPSUPP.IMG file which can then be uploaded to the Garmin device. Call sendmap on the command line like this:
sendmap20 -l file1.img [file2.img [...]]
and it will create a file called GMAPSUPP.IMG which can be uploaded with sendmap (see below), or it can be copied directly if your Garmin GPS device supports the mass storage option.
Uploading with sendmap
To upload an image file with sendmap just call
sendmap20 file1.img [file2.img [...]]
It will automatically try USB and different serial ports. Call sendmap without any parameters to get more information or see the documentation on the official website.
