Mkgmap/help/Source formats

This is a list of the data formats that mkgmap can currently read.

OSM 0.5 api XML format

This is the usual and default input file type. Any file that is not otherwise recognised will be assumed to be a OSM file. The previous versions of the API that used segments area no longer supported.

Polish format

This reads the map format that is read by cGPSmapper and produced by map editing programs such as GPSMapEdit. If an input file ends with .mp the it is assumed to be in this format. The support is pretty basic and is more of a proof of concept. It does handle some files well though.

Test maps

There are some built in maps in mkgmap. These all have names beginning test-map:. This is a way of producing a map for development purposes without actually needing an input file. The ones available may change over time. The most useful one that is likely to stay contains every single element that can be displayed in a Garmin map. To produce this map, just use test-map:all-elements instead of a file name. The map will have coordinates lat:51.7, long:0.24