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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:01 pm    Post subject: using maps on another garmin device Reply with quote

Thinking of getting an old garmin 705 (as they are cheap) to use on my bike. fed up of getting lost when away! can I use the maps i get for my garmin sat nav or is the license just for that device. I ask as there are some on ebay without mapping or old mapping
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You might find this interesting

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/download-garmin-705800810.html

An alternative to a Garmin Edge is the excellent Quest - it will run all day on bike with the above mapping - should get one on eBay for under £50
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for that..will look at the Quest now Very Happy

have been looking at earlier (cheaper) garmin 705 as well...any comments welcome Wink

edit: this is for a bicycle not motorbike..the quest looks like a bit of a lump Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

While you can't transfer maps from your nuvi there are lots of OSM maps available for Garmin devices. I use lots of them and for some uses they're superior to Garmin mapping.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sussamb wrote:
While you can't transfer maps from your nuvi there are lots of OSM maps available for Garmin devices. I use lots of them and for some uses they're superior to Garmin mapping.


i'm chasing a couple of garmin edge 800's on ebay at the moment. can you recommend some cycling maps please.....
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could try here http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ or here http://openmtbmap.org/ or indeed here http://www.freizeitkarte-osm.de/en/index.html
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sussamb wrote:
You could try here http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ or here http://openmtbmap.org/ or indeed here http://www.freizeitkarte-osm.de/en/index.html


looking around the garmin discovery 1:50 seems to be the best visual quality on the device...do any of you free links above come near this quality. its for cycling mainly and my eyes sight not that great due to diabetes...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The problem with the Discoverer maps is that they are raster maps, in other words scanned copies of paper maps. Zoom in too far and they become blurry.

So I guess it will depend on how far you intend to zoom in? Here are some screen shots of the various OSM maps. They are vector maps so retain their sharpness as you zoom in/out:








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PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have the Garmin Discoverer 1:50k on my Oregon (in front of me now).

It is true that if you zoom in too far, it gets a little blurry. But that is only at the most extreme levels of zoom.

I have zoomed in until all I can see on the screen is the word "Llyn" of Llyn Ogwen, and it is still perfectly legible when panning around.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I may have mislead you ... those screen shots are not of maps zoomed in as far as possible, and yes, you do have to zoom in a fair way to blur the OS maps ... but it really depends on whether you'll need that zoom.

The point of showing the maps was to show the detail that is available on the OSM maps ... so the OP can decide whether to go for free OSM maps or paid for OS Discoverer mapping.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks...the first and third one looks fine to me. which sets are those please....

will it work a bit like my vehicle gps. in that I can plot a cycle route on PC and transfer to 800 device. also can i use it as a handheld device for say a city break. i guess it wont have POI will it...but can you search by postcode/address
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Third map is the free map from http://www.talkytoaster.co.uk and the first from http://www.freizeitkarte-osm.de/en/index.html

I'm not sure about the Edge, but you can use Basecamp to transfer routes to my Etrex 20. Routing though (as in car routing) can be a bit hit and miss on OSM maps with some better than others.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dales wrote:
I have the Garmin Discoverer 1:50k on my Oregon (in front of me now).

It is true that if you zoom in too far, it gets a little blurry. But that is only at the most extreme levels of zoom.


Here's what I mean, took these during my walk today. This is the OS map at 200 feet



and here an OSM map at 200 feet



Both are screen shots of my Montana screen, which is larger than the Oregon screen. To me the OS map is 'blurred' and I certainly wouldn't want to zoom in any further. The OSM stays sharp even if you zoom down to 50 feet. All really depends on how far eddieo would like to be able to zoom in.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just won an edge 800 on ebay Razz

it has no mapping....so will investigate your links. going to Amsterdam for a half term break (wife in education) where can I get a city gps map..is there a free map.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those links I gave cover Holland also.
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