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Informazioni<\/span>Instructions<\/span>Non Unicode Maps<\/span>Non Unicode Maps<\/span>Unicode Maps<\/span>Unicode Maps<\/span>Contourlines<\/span>Contourlines<\/span><\/div>
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About the Maps - Please Read<\/h2>\n

Video Tutorial how to send the maps - this Video was made using Windows MapInstall - but the differences are tiny. For more Video Tutorials explaining all the basics go here: https:\/\/openmtbmap.org\/tutorials\/beginnners_windows\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/openmtbmap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/videos\/openmtbmap_send_maps_with_Mapinstall_english.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n

Maps<\/strong> are available Worldwide. They are usually updated every Friday.<\/p>\n

- Map Data<\/h4>\n

All maptiles are compiled with mkgmap<\/a> using map data from openstreetmap.org<\/a> & Contributors. You can use and edit the map data by visiting openstreetmap.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Geofabrik<\/a> for providing the map data snapshots<\/a> which I use to create the maps.<\/p>\n

Thanks to http:\/\/viewfinderpanoramas.org<\/a> for the best DEM (contourlines) available on the net.<\/p>\n

-- For Copyrights please see the Installer or if you unextract the installer see the file copyright.txt.<\/p>\n

Contourlines\/DEM data:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The altitude data for the contourlines is from varying sources in the following priority (if available):<\/p>\n

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  1. LIDAR data from open government data and other openly available sources - collected and converted to hgt format by\u00a0- Sonny - DEM Altitude Profiles<\/a> This data is very very high quality and resolution - there is no better open data available according to my knowledge.<\/li>\n
  2. ALOS World 3D30<\/a>\u00a0- \u00fcberall zwischen N60\u00b0 und S60\u00b0<\/li>\n
  3. SRTM 1\" v3.0 - very rarely for some tiles missing in ALOS data - also only between N60\u00b0 and S60\u00b0.<\/li>\n
  4. Viewfinderpanormas<\/a> 1\" - then 3\" - above N60\u00b0 \/ below S60\u00b0 as there is no SRTM data nor ALOS or LIDAR Data avialble.<\/li>\n
  5. SRTM v3.0 by NASA<\/a> 3\" v3.0 (very very rarely, 8 tiles only)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    more exact info which data is used where - inside the copyright.txt files.<\/p>\n

    The default contourlines equidistance is 20m - meaning every 20m altitude difference one contourline. For all countries with the highest point below 1000m - the default equidistance is 10m. However due to popular demand I also additionally offer optional 10m contourlines for all countries with altitude above 1000m. These optional 10m contourlines are only available as separte maps in Basecamp. They cannot be integrated into the default maps like the 20m contourlines.<\/p>\n

    Super short Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Installation is in principle easy. Unpack with The Unarchiver or Keka - then install with doubleclick. However here are the detailed Instructions for Installation and Newbies. It also explains how to change the map layout - which is a must before sending them to your GPS:<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/openmtbmap.org\/tutorials\/install-maps-mac-osx\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    For The Europe continent map, and all maps that have the contourlines as a separate download - please make sure to read the above linked tutorial (you additionally need to extract one folder and move it to the right location).<\/p>\n

    Decompress \/ Unpack .7z:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    I recommend: \u00a0keka<\/a> or the Unarchiver<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Programs to Display the Mac OSX OpenMTBMap<\/h3>\n

    Please use the latest Garmin Mac OSX Basecamp Version. Maps are not compatible with Basecamp v2 or older (as well with other old Garmin Mac OSx programs (e.g. Roadtrip)).<\/p>\n

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    Problems - Help - Tutorials<\/h2>\n

    Beginners Guide can be found here<\/strong>: get started with OpenMTBMaps<\/a><\/p>\n

    An installation guide and general MAC OSX specific<\/strong> Tutorial can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n

    Send Maps to GPS with Basecamp\/Mapinstall: tutorials\/send-maps-to-your-gps\/mapsource\/ <\/a> I recommend to always send maps to an external data card and not internal memory. (this way if something goes wrong, or maps would be damaged you run less danger of wrecking your GPS).<\/p>\n

    Please also read the FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n

    Current Issues<\/h4>\n

    The address search is not working consistently. Most problems are due to inconsistent data structures in OSM address data.<\/p>\n

    - General<\/strong>: Autorouting over longer distances on GPS works only with Via Points. plan-routes-efficiently <\/a><\/p>\n

    - Autorouting <\/strong>needs attributes like tracktype, bicycle routes, mtb:scale, sac_scale, mtb routes and others to work well. So keep care to enter those details into OSM. (not all are needed, but enough for me to guesstimate wheter a street is cyclefriendly\/mtbriendly or not).<\/p>\n

    - Non Connected ways and overlapping ways without node,<\/strong> this is the main problem and a problem of the underlaying map data - please check here: http:\/\/keepright.ipax.at\/report_map.php<\/a> Only check\/enable: \"almost Junctions\" , \"intersections without junctions\" as well as \"overlapping ways\". This helps you to quickly spot the erros. You can then follow the link to Potlatch (or also JOSM is integrated for JOSM users) and quickly correct mistakes! Watch out not to connect ways that are not connected in reality (i.e. a way crosses another on a brigde, here no connecting node is the right solution). - If you use Windows 2000 you may need to install the \"reg\" command : Reg cmd at Microsoft. Batches are incompatible to earlier Windows versions. - Note sometimes sea is missing. This is not an issue, but currently not differently possible. It is usually a problem in OSM data.<\/p>\n

    Notice on Updating Maps<\/h4>\n

    If you want to be notified by email on map updates please go to the frontpage and enter your email address in the subscribe field of the left sidebar. You only get an e-mail when there are changes besides a simple map data update. Map updates are usually every Thursday night \/ Friday morning. You can look at the server to see the date of map upload. To update the maps, simply overwrite the old data or use Mapinstall.<\/p>\n

    Overlapping maps in border regions<\/h4>\n

    While you can join maps of different countries, routing over the boundary is a bit shaky, and you will have one map overlaying the other with white background. As long as mkgmap cannot create randomly shaped overview maps (currently only rectangles), this problem is not solvable. There is however the possibility to download a Europe map, which will be updated every 4-6 weeks.<\/p>\n

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    VeloMap and OpenMTBMap of the same Country -- Problems<\/h3>\n

    If you install an OpenMTBMap and a VeloMap of the same country with contourlines as separate download (and Spain as well as Canary Islands), you should only send the contourlines once (meaning with either Openmtmbap or VeloMap of the country). Else you GPS might not show the maps, or worse not even start until maps are deleted.<\/p>\n

    Therefore: Install one map without conoturlines. E.g. install OpenMTBMap Europe with contourlines, but do not install the contourlines for VeloMap Europe.<\/p>\n

    -- This is not a problem with countries where contourlines are fully integrated like Germany, Alps, Austria,......<\/p>\n

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    Compatibility - Standard (Unicode) vs Non Unicode (cannot authenticate maps)<\/h3>\n

    Unicode is needed to display several alphabets in one map. Non Unicode maps can only display a single alphabet - e.g. kyrillic and latin - but not both. However Garmin blocked using Unicode maps in part of a broken copyright protection on newer GPS device series.<\/p>\n

    In general just download the Maps from the first \"OpenMTBMap\" tab - they are in unicode if useful. If you get the message - \"cannot authenticate maps\", and you have\u00a0 you have one of the following devices:<\/p>\n