OpenStreetMap
I noticed that my Garmin was missing a few footpaths while i was walking around Maidenhead the other week so decided to add them onto the map. I’d forgotten how nice it is to spend some time mapping. Must get out more and do more mapping.
Things that have changed over the last 7 years.
My i5 with SSD can process the Great Britain map into a Garmin map in about 40 minutes now. Wow. It used to take several hours.
Editing via the open street map website is quick and easy, a much nicer experience than downloading partial maps and editing them in JOSM.
TODO
Must spend some time on my styles file, maybe try and make it more OS like.
HELPME
Does anyone know what/why i get “unnamed/other” buildings all over my Garmin map?
Discussion
Comment from andy mackey on 18 May 2017 at 23:28
I use a Garmin Oregon 450, and like you, i would like an OS lookalike. I have only used prebuilt OSM on Garmin maps. I have looked at Pinns Devon 50k OS lookalike and hope to try to get to grips with OSM map builds and typ files. I would be interested to hear a bit more detail of your building process and the tools you use. I have not seen the unnamed/other label with any of the downloads that I have used on my GPS. I have used a purchased OS map which isn’t routable and a OSM one that is, both selected on the one device. The OS as an higher draw order and is displayed over OSM but routing, and ETA, distances and the route are highlighted and the data shows in four boxes that i usually display. If i put the map pointer on a road, or object often the road name or other name ( from OSM data) will pop up.
Comment from Sopi Ansah on 19 May 2017 at 07:48
Salam setia