Free Garmin Maps

I was looking for Free Garmin GPS Maps and came across the OpenStreetMap Project maps. Now all you have to do is download the gmapsupp.img file and put it on a SD card in a folder called Garmin and load the SD card into the Garmin Device. To enable the map go into Tools->Settings->Map->Map Info and deselect the maps you don't need and select the new map, or you can enable all.

These Free OpenSource Garmin Maps in gmapsupp.img format  are available for Central America, Mexico, Canada, Carribean



Site: http://www.osmmaps.com/

Or you may go to the Main site and generate your own IMG file for any part of the world.

http://www.openstreetmap.org

The third alternative(and favourite) is to use http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ Here you can select any area´s and multiple area´s in the world you want and generate a gmapsupp.img, Input your email address and the server will send you a link to download the file once its completed.

For example say you frequent Paris, New York, Vancouver, St Maarten and Africa; you can select all these areas and generate a .img file that you can load on your SD card and put into your garmin GPS so you have street maps of all these places on one card.

Select Area:

Receive Email with URL that shows Queue Length:

Receive Email With Download Link to .img file:

Download, extract, place on SD card in Garmin folder, and place into Garmin GPS.

Enjoy!


On a side not Garmin rocks, it is the best consumer gps out there! I have tried other gps´s such as tomtom and sony, they cannot be compared. Do your research if your looking into buying a gps, your best bet is to go with Garmin. I wouldn't buy any other brand even if there was a sale for 10$ for a brand new sealed in the box other brand GPS in any store.