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The Garmin/eTrex series are popular with OpenStreetMappers as convenient hand-held device for recording tracks and also loading OSM maps on to the device for display offline

Garmin is probably the biggest manufacturer of GPS devices around. Many of the more expensive units can also take additional maps - leading to the possibility of having OSM Map On Garmin. See Category:Garmin for more Garmin-related pages.

The list of Garmin devices is very long. Therefore every series (Colorado, Oregon, eTrex, etc.) has now its own page, where general features of this series are explained. Additionally you can find a short description and additional links to the individual models in the following table.


Contents

Pre-made maps

There are many ready to use Garmin Maps based on OSM data. You can download these files and put them straight onto your device or use them with Garmin Mapsource, Garmin Basecamp or Qlandkarte GT.

See OSM Map On Garmin/Download


Garmin device series

Sea-Chart-Plotter

OpenSeaMap
at Garmin GPSmap 526

OpenSeaMap works at Garmin Ship Plotter "GPSmap"-serie (maritime fixed mounting devices).
Ship chart plotters are a closed product line by Garmin. They uses only Vektor charts.
Works also on consumer handhels, see device-list.

Europe charts
The Europe chart by OpenSeaMap features are:
  • Coverage from Island to Black Sea, and from North Cape to Gibraltar
  • 4 GB SD-card
  • for all chartplotters of serie "Garmin GPSmap"
  • for most handhelds

New: Charts of Middle America an Caribbean

Garmin device descriptions

eTrex series

The eTrex, eTrex Venture, eTrex Legend, eTrex Summit and eTrex Vista make up this range. Colour models have a "C" after their name, and those with an "x" can take expansion memory models - good for OSM maps and long journeys. Some of the older black & white models are capable of displaying maps, although memory is limited to 1 MB on the Venture, 8 MB on the Legend and 24 MB on the vista. Some of the higher end models have magnetic compass and altimeter, e.g., Vista, Vista C and Vista Cx and the Summits.

Since the summer of 2007, there's a new range of "high sensitivity" receivers, coded with "H".

.Typ File Support gives you the possibility to change the look of maps yourself. Newer units with color display from Garmin mostly support it. This allows for maps showing much more detail.

Model Name Can display OSM-Maps .TYP File Support Expandable Memory Good Points Bad Points Detailed Description Official Product Page
eTrex (Yellow) No No No Garmin/eTrex_Yellow eTrex (Yellow)
eTrex Legend Yes No No Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Legend
eTrex Legend Cx Yes Yes Yes Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Legend Cx
eTrex Legend HCx Yes Yes Yes
  • High accuracy
  • Takes OSM maps
  • exchangeable batteries
  • Good battery life (16+ hours)
  • Quick satellite lock
  • Water resistant
  • Good screen
  • Black rubber band along the side does not take heat well
  • no NMEA
  • no access to waypoints or tracks from SD card
  • no one-touch "set waypoint" button (needs prolonged press on joystick, difficult when cycling)
Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Legend HCx
eTrex Summit yes (?) no (?) No Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Summit
eTrex Summit HC Yes no (?) No Garmin/eTrex Summit HC eTrex Summit HC
eTrex Venture No No No
  • low price
  • NMEA support
  • high contrast b/w LCD display
  • long battery life
  • older 12 channel receiver
  • slow RS232 port
  • can not display any maps
Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Venture
eTrex Venture HC Yes Yes No Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Venture HC
eTrex Vista Yes No No
  • older 12 channel receiver
  • Black rubber band along the side does not take heat well
  • slow RS232 port
  • only 24 MB memory
Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Vista
eTrex Vista Cx Yes yes (?) Yes
  • Black rubber band along the side does not take heat well
Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Vista Cx
eTrex Vista HC yes (?) yes (?) No Garmin/etrex_series eTrex Vista HC
eTrex Vista HCx Yes Yes Yes
  • Same as Legend HCx (+has barometric altimeter, electronic compass)
  • Same as Legend HCx
Garmin/eTrex Vista HCx eTrex Vista HCx
eTrex 30 Yes Yes Yes
  • Same as Vista HCx (+has GLONAS support, 2 GB built in memory)
  • Very quick satellite lock
etrex 30

Nüvi series

Model Name Can display OSM-Maps Expandable Memory Good Points Bad Points Detailed description Further Reading
Nüvi 50 Yes Yes
  • Can store 10 000 points in internal memory, writes them out in files afterwards. Up to 20 files may be created.
  • Expandable with SD card for maps etc.
  • Writes directly to GPX files.
  • Can't customise GPX track logging settings.
Garmin/Nüvi_series
Nüvi 200 Yes Yes
  • Megabytes of memory available for tracks; 10 000 points fit in a MB. Models with the smallest preloaded maps have even a GB of free memory.
  • Expandable with SD card (up to 2 GB) for maps etc., but tracks are always saved in built-in memory
  • No altitude information
  • Log conversion to GPX requires a custom program by the name wnutrak
Garmin/Nüvi_series See Garmin Nuvi 200 Track Hack
Nüvi 205 Yes Yes
  • Big space for tracklogs (938MB standard)
  • Expandable with SD or SDHC card (probably up to 32 GB -- 8 GB is approved)
  • Rather sparse placement of trackpoints, only "on changing occurrences", not every x seconds or x meters.
  • Locks to roads on the map: not much use when mapping changing environments. It can be put in "off road" mode, but then it also does not do routing.
Garmin/Nüvi_series See Garmin Nuvi 200 Track Hack
Nüvi 255 Yes Yes
  • Can not route through/via multiple points.
Nüvi 2515 Yes Yes
Nüvi 300 Yes Yes
  • Expandable with SD card
  • No tracklog
Garmin/Nüvi_series
Nüvi 360 Yes Yes
  • Expandable with SD card (up to 2 GB)
  • Possible to record POIs:
    • Simply add a location to your favorites.
    • Then find the file /Garmin/gpx/current.gpx (in GPX format) and use it as needed.
  • No GPS track logging feature for this device.
Garmin/Nüvi_series
Nüvi 370 Yes Yes
  • Expandable with SD card (up to 2 GB)
Garmin/Nüvi_series
Nüvi 7x5 Yes Yes Garmin/Nüvi_series
Nüvi 1450 Yes, as per note below for the Nüvi 2350. Yes
  • Expandable with SD card (tested 2GB and 4GB)
Garmin/Nüvi_series
Nüvi 1490T Yes Yes
  • Expandable with SD or SDHC card (supports at least 8 GB - probably up to 32 GB)
  • Hidden track log feature is already in GPX format.
Garmin/Nüvi_series See Nüvi 1490T Track Log Hack
Nüvi 2350 Yes: A /Map folder must be created on the device, into which supplementary maps named gsupmapx.img (where x is anything, including nothing) are placed. Yes
  • Wide screen;
  • Multiple supplementary maps (put them in /Map directory);
  • Capable of loading and searching at least up to 750,000 custom POIs — as are (all?) other Nüvis;
  • Can route through/via multiple places.
  • Touch screen needs a bit of a prod (but one gets used to this).
  • Micro-B USB socket (this isn't really a bad point; it's just that these are less common);
  • Routing through/via multiple places entails searching for each place, adding it to the favourites, and then selecting the desired favourites (it's a bit long-winded).
Nüvi 2455LM Yes, as per note above for the Nüvi 2350. Yes
  • Custom POIs don't show up when browsing the map, but only when they have been found as search results.
  • Mini-B USB
Nüvi 2545LM Yes, as per note above for the Nüvi 2350. Yes
  • Hidden track log feature
  • Expandable with SD card
  • Custom POIs don't show up when browsing the map, but only when they have been found as search results.
  • Mini-B USB

Oregon series

Detailed page for Oregon series.

Model Name Can display OSM-Maps Expandable Memory Good Points Bad Points Price Further Reading
Oregon 200 Yes Yes
  • In USB-storage mode compatible with all major platforms
  • A lot of build-in memory (25 MB?)
  • Expandable memory (microSD card - up to 8 GB)
  • Waterproof?
  • Profiles: Different settings for different actions, like mapping, biking, geocaching
  • No Altimeter
  • No Compass
  • Same as Oregon 300??
discontinued Official Product Page
Oregon 300 Yes Yes
  • In USB-storage mode compatible with all major platforms
  • Barometric Altimeter
  • Electronic Compass
  • A lot of build-in memory (850 MB)
  • Expandable memory (microSD card - up to 4 GB)
  • Well-built unit, rugged.
  • Waterproof
  • Profiles: Different settings for different actions, like mapping, biking, geocaching
  • Strange limitation (general to Garmin) in the way maps are handed: The device can only hold two maps at the time (gmapsupp.img). 2+ maps can be combined to one img-file. This was changed with the beta firmware, from the 2.99: the GPS load any img file in the garmin directory
  • For some reason there is a 10.000 point track log limit.
  • Screen OK but not as bright as e.g. Vista/Legend HCx.
discontinued Official Product Page

Test at "navigation-professionell.de" (German}

Oregon 400t Yes Yes
  • Same as Oregon 300
  • Got a lot of internal memory (4.0 GB, thereof 1.5 GB free)
  • Preloaded map of topographic maps (EU and US editions)
  • Same as Oregon 300
discontinued Official Product Page
Oregon 450 Yes Yes
  • 2nd Generation Oregon 300/400 series replacement
  • In USB-storage mode compatible with all major platforms
  • Barometric Altimeter
  • New tri-axial Electronic Compass
  • A lot of built-in memory (850 MB)
  • Expandable memory (microSD card - up to 4 GB)
  • Well-built unit, rugged.
  • Waterproof
  • Profiles: Different settings for different actions, like mapping, biking, geocaching
  • Brighter screen than previous Oregon models
  • Load multiple maps
  • For some reason there is a 10.000 point track log limit.
330 USD Official Product Page
Oregon 550 Yes Yes
  • Same as Oregon 450, except:
  • Tilt-compensated, 3 axis compass
  • High speed USB
  • Camera (3.2Mpix)
  • Same as Oregon 450
  • poor camera quality
400 USD Official Product Page
Oregon 550t Yes Yes
  • Same as Oregon 550
  • 4GB internal memory
  • Preloaded topographic map (EU and US editions)
  • Same as Oregon 550
500 USD Official Product Page

Zūmo series

The Garmin Zūmo series consists of devices used for car or motorbike navigation.

Model Name Can display OSM-Maps .TYP File Support Expandable Memory Good Points Bad Points Detailed Description Official Product Page
Zūmo 550 Yes Yes Yes

SD-Card

  • Large track log
  • Names for track points can be entered
  • Waterproof
  • Mini USB
(Only) 4 hours of battery life Zūmo 550 Official Product Page

eMap

  • WWW:
  • navigator (Navigation: )
  • CPU: (OS: ), Flash: (external: no)
  • GPS: 12 channels, ( waas;egnos, )
  • Display: , Connectivity: rs232
  • Internal: Batteries:
Addresses POIs
Mass Storage mode ? Waterproof




See also

External links

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