OpenStreetMap
I travel around a lot for a living and at the moment have to compare roads on paid for maps, against the OSM data and then plan a route in advance to take me along roads that don't yet exist in OSM so that I can record the trails...
This is a bit time consuming and relies on me knowing in advance where I'm travelling to during the day.
Has anyone got any idea if/how I can export large areas of OSM at different scales to OZI Explorer georeferenced tiff/jpg files so that if I am travelling in unfamiliar areas, I can map easily and explore areas which aren't yet mapped, to collect data on trails and then import back into OSM?
Regards
Chris
Discussion
Awennit n Rhubarb di 15 June 2009 ɣef 03:11
Hi Chris,
I haven't used Ozi Explorer before, but if I've read their website right, it looks like it can import garmin IMG maps:-
http://www.oziexplorer3.com/img2ozf/img2ozf.html
If this is the case, then you can grab openstreetmap maps that have been kindly converted into garmin IMG format here:-
osm.wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download
Then using img2ozf you should be able to convert that into a map that Ozi Explorer can understand.
If you're using a laptop / pocket pc there may well be other alternatives that you could use to Ozi Explorer if this doesn't work.
-Rhubarb
Awennit n cantece di 15 June 2009 ɣef 07:03
Hello,
I'm using the software www.glopus.de (it's in german). It can use vector maps (*.IMG and *.OSM) and raster maps. Very good to plan the travels for mapping.
Regards,
C.
Awennit n StefanB di 15 June 2009 ɣef 08:33
btw, img2ozf turns images (.map calibration file of a .jpg image) and not Garmin's img files into ozi's proprietary format (.ozf3)
Štefan
Awennit n c2r di 17 June 2009 ɣef 05:56
Thanks all, I'll have a play with that... .map and .jpg are better for me than ozf3 anyway (o:
Awennit n Rikki di 15 August 2009 ɣef 06:26
I use OSMTileDownloader to create OziExplorer maps from OSM data.