I have tried quite a few of the various maps available for use on my Garmin device, as of yet I have been unable to find one that looks exactly the same as the basemap!
is there one available for the uk?
Garmin devices let you set the amount of details to be shown and also the size of street and place names etc.
Also a map displayed in a browser window can show a larger amount of details and POIs without confusing the user. A GPS receiver would likely slow down when rendering all of this information.
In contrast maps built for Garmin devices are usually specialised on a certain task, e.g. a bicycle map might have a layer for contour lines, official cycle routes and also shows repair stations and other relevant POIs.
So just look for a build that covers your needs or build a Garmin map yourself.
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Comment from Hjart on 12 January 2015 at 11:21
What basemap? Do you mean the Standard Layer as found on osm.org?
Comment from GMHeyes on 12 January 2015 at 11:31
Yes sorry.
Comment from SomeoneElse on 12 January 2015 at 12:47
It’s also worth mentioning which Garmin device - some can display images, some only vector maps (see for example https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/27269/is-there-a-simple-way-to-create-a-garmin-custom-map-kmz-type-from-osm-data and the links from it for info about non-vector data).
The help site has lots of Garmin questions - it’s worth searching there with one of:
https://help.openstreetmap.org/search/?q=garmin+image&Submit=search&t=question
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=garmin+site%3Ahelp.openstreetmap.org&tbs=li:1
Comment from zarl on 12 January 2015 at 14:38
Garmin devices let you set the amount of details to be shown and also the size of street and place names etc.
Also a map displayed in a browser window can show a larger amount of details and POIs without confusing the user. A GPS receiver would likely slow down when rendering all of this information.
In contrast maps built for Garmin devices are usually specialised on a certain task, e.g. a bicycle map might have a layer for contour lines, official cycle routes and also shows repair stations and other relevant POIs.
So just look for a build that covers your needs or build a Garmin map yourself.
Comment from GMHeyes on 12 January 2015 at 22:28
Thank you for the replies, I will have a good read up on this tomorrow! Thanks again for your help.