How to Create Base Maps for Garmin, Magellan, and Lowrance GPS
Free GPS Maps | GPS Software Hub | February 21, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Here are some excellent resources and links for creating base maps for your Garmin, Magellan, and Lowrance GPS units. Just go through these articles and you can surely do it on your own.
1. “Custom Garmin Map Tutorial”
Bob Mech provides details on using USAPhotoMaps, GPS Map Utility, GPSmapper.
2. “Creating Background Maps for Garmin GPS” by Odilon Ferreira
From the author of GPS Track Maker, a tutorial for using MAPDEKODE. http://www.gpstm.com/eng/dekode_eng.htm
3. “Garmin to Magellan”
How to convert form Garmin to Magellan format
4. “Generating Custom Garmin GPS Maps” by Adam Newham
Step-by-step instructions for creating basemaps, using OziExplorer and GPSmapper. http:///www.gpsinformation.net/gpsmapper/gpsmapper.htm
5. “How to Create Your Own Maps”
6. How to Make Your Own Topo Map
Christopher Arko tells how to create topo maps from the free SRTM Data with ENVI 3.6, ArcInfo, GPS Map Edit, and cGPSmapper.
7. How to make Magellan Maps
Detailed How-to dealing with convertion Garmin format maps to Magellan format maps http://www.msh-tools.com/magellanmapseng.html
8. How to make custom topo maps for your Garmin
Jack Luers use of MAPEDIT / cGPS mapper and SendMap for making transparent maps http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm
9. Uploading Maps to Magellan Receivers
Step-by-step in English and Spanish http://www.bicimapas.com.mx/upload_magellan.htm
10. Using Mapwel to Create Background Maps for Garmin
Mapwel is an all-in-one program, all you need to create GPS maps. http://www.travelbygps.com/articles/cartography.php
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