tommcb6016 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I have just got a Garmin etrex summit Hc and was wondering if I can upload an airmap / Os map to it for more detailed mapping ?? Obviously I will have an airmap as well but would be handy to have. Can anyone give me any pointers? Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 only thing I can find at the mo is http://members.lycos.co.uk/mbmiller/GarminAirspace/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Thanks Pete, they seem to be 2004 maps so will try and find something newer. where do you buy your air maps from ? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Only use the paper ones. I know but I am old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_P Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Ask at garmin.com, pretty switched on when it comes to tech support. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learner_driver Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 This link may help http://ukgarminairmap.wikispaces.com/latestfiles Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thanks Simon, Have downloaded.... It's a folder full of image files and registry entries I updated the registry but now map source wont open:( Minimalistic Installation instructions:1. Learn to use Mapsource and upload maps to your Garmin 2. Put all these files in one directory 3. Edit airspace.reg or airspace_t.reg and load it into the Windows Registry (not reqd if using img2gps/sendmap20) 4. View files in Mapsource or GPSMapedit 5. Upload files to GARMIN 6. Select appropriate files on GARMIN Do the image files open in mapsource or do they need burning to a disk? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Have downloaded img2gps and can get the img files into that but when I click upload to gps it does not work Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learner_driver Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 can you see your gps? from the PC you need to confirm the comm port that the usb is assigned to. It could be comm1 - comm20 right click my computer - mange - device manager - ports. to confirm the correct port - when in this screen plug in the usb cable. this goes for anything serial attached. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommcb6016 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Yes can see the gps and using the test connection in img2gps it shows the gps ref number but still will not send the files over. Have deleted the registry entry for mapsource and that now opens but can't open the .img files in mapsource. I may be a little confused because it says that I need to edit the registy information before putting into the registry ?? I may give up if I can't sort it out soon. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrant Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 This may not be much help and hopefully I'm not teaching Granny to suck eggs When you load the airmaps onto img2gps have you ticked the box to select the maps to upload to your gps? The erase function is good for jammed gps' but leaves basemap intact. I think that if you want to see other maps in Mapsource on your PC you may have to do a little hack as there can only be one PC basemap. I found out about this on the web, I'll try to find the link again. You can download OSM(open source) maps from http://www.mapomatic.net/garmin-maps-download/ I've loaded one onto my GPSmap76CS, it gives street level info. img2gps from here http://www.img2gps.co.cc./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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