Friday, May 28, 2010

How to create maps for Garmin Nuvi

At the begining, i'm wondering if it is possible to download satellite image into my Garmin nuvi. Then finally I realized that is for those outdoor handsets...I can only use satellite image/map to create dots and lines. Here's what i did.
(1) install CGpsmapper, old version will work 0096 or something like that
(2) Use Google map to "save image" as JPEG
(3) Use OZIexplorer to calibrate it by using at least two points (get the coordinates from Google map). File-->Load and calibrate map image
(4) Use GPSMapedit to add roads, trees and etc. as you like, this is the fun part and Mapedit has a lot of icons to choose from.
(5) Edit map property by using Menu->File->map property. Choose "Garmin" at the first tab, Choose Level at the third tab ( we need at least TWO levels ).
(6) Edit the objects on the map (road, trees and etc) and choose level for them to show at different zoom level.
(7) Use GPSMapedit Menu File-> export to export the map as Garmin image/cgpsmapper
(8) Use Mapset toolkit to install the image for Mapsource (free from Garmin website) .
(9) Use Mapsource to load the map to GPS Nuvi receiver.

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