rws

I created a TYP modified map that uploads to GPSr through Mapsource and was curious as to what Garmin models support/don't support TYP. The zip file below contains a setup program to install a Minnesota Statewide Snowmobile Trail Map into Mapsource...when uploaded to your GPSr the trails should appear as a green line with a black border if your unit supports TYP or a red line (0x0001 major highway) if it doesn't. Please try the map in your unit and let me know if TYP works in your unit or not. Note: the map will appear in Mapsource as just the trails, but has a transparent background so your GPSr base map will show through. Map File

To get back on track... I originally started with hex 036e which is 878 decimal I put 878 in FID entry in typ text file and 036e in Family ID box in Mapset Toolkit I compiled and installed in Mapsource...modified maps showed in Mapsource but not on GPSr It was at this point I asked for help to figure out problem You suggested to invert 036e to 6e03 and use the corresponding decimal equivalant 28163 I then put 28163 in FID entry in typ text file and 6e03 in Family ID box in Mapset Toolkit I compiled and installed in Mapsource...modified maps showed in Mapsource but not on GPSr I then put 878 in FID entry in typ text file and 6e03 in Family ID box in Mapset Toolkit Now it displayed modified map in Mapsource and GPSr...good Next I tried 28163 in FID entry in typ text file and 036e in Family ID box in Mapset Toolkit It displayed modified map in Mapsource and GPSr...good So what worked for me was the combination of 878 FID typ text file and 6e03 Family ID Mapset Toolkit OR 28163 FID in typ text file and 036e in Family ID Mapset Toolkit 878 and 036e what I originally used or 28163 and 6e03 what you suggested didn't work for me is this consistant what works for you?

Got it...thanks a lot! Now we can upload our custom typ modified maps along with Garmin detailed maps through Mapsource. Updated info... using my hex 036e (decimal 878) I inverted it to 6e03 (decimal 28163) and used that in Mapset Toolkit Family ID box and put the decimal number 28163 in the FID entry in text typ file...when I compiled and installed map it showed the TYP modified map in Mapsource just fine but when uploaded to GPSr it displayed the the non-modified map. I then tried the inverted 6e03 in Mapset Toolkit and 878 in the text typ file...compiled and installed...it now displays the TYP modified map in Mapsource and when uploaded to GPSr. Just wondering why the 878 FID number worked and not 28163 you suggested?

Here is a copy of .reg file and typ text file: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp] "ID"=hex:03,6e "TYP"="C:\\Junk\\Ontario.typ" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp\1] "LOC"="C:\\Junk\\" "BMAP"="C:\\Junk\\ontariotyp.img" "TDB"="C:\\Junk\\ontariotyp.tdb" TYP text file [_id] ProductCode=1 FID=878 [End] [_drawOrder] Type=0x01,1 Type=0x02,1 Type=0x03,1 Type=0x04,1 Type=0x05,1 Type=0x06,1 . . . . etc Cypherman Ok...I tried it with your example and it works...I guess I need to invert the hex number. How do you invert the hex numbers? Hi rws! In your registry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp] "ID"=hex:03,6e Your hexa number is 036e. Reverse this number gives 6e03. (Resulat after invert is 6e03) Your take 6e03 and convert in decimal: (Resulat is 28163) Your take this cumber (28163) and fill FID in your txt typ-file. Thats's it. You compile this file. You can send multi maps product and multi TYP files to GPSr, it's work great with my tests a+ Cypherman Got it...thanks a lot! Now we can upload our custom typ modified maps along with Garmin detailed maps through Mapsource.

Here is a copy of .reg file and typ text file: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp] "ID"=hex:03,6e "TYP"="C:\\Junk\\Ontario.typ" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp\1] "LOC"="C:\\Junk\\" "BMAP"="C:\\Junk\\ontariotyp.img" "TDB"="C:\\Junk\\ontariotyp.tdb" TYP text file [_id] ProductCode=1 FID=878 [End] [_drawOrder] Type=0x01,1 Type=0x02,1 Type=0x03,1 Type=0x04,1 Type=0x05,1 Type=0x06,1 . . . . etc Cypherman Ok...I tried it with your example and it works...I guess I need to invert the hex number. How do you invert the hex numbers?

Here is a copy of .reg file and typ text file: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp] "ID"=hex:03,6e "TYP"="C:\\Junk\\Ontario.typ" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\ontariotyp\1] "LOC"="C:\\Junk\\" "BMAP"="C:\\Junk\\ontariotyp.img" "TDB"="C:\\Junk\\ontariotyp.tdb" TYP text file [_id] ProductCode=1 FID=878 [End] [_drawOrder] Type=0x01,1 Type=0x02,1 Type=0x03,1 Type=0x04,1 Type=0x05,1 Type=0x06,1 . . . . etc

Thanks for making your TYP programs available...with these front ends you're making it easy for people to create the necessary files... Now could you "hack" Mapsource so we can upload TYP files with it instead of SendMap? Hi rws! You can now send TYP file with mapsource in your GPSr. If you use MapSetToolKit, you just take your FID in hexa and convert your HEX in DEC. After you put in your TYP file this number in FID. After you put 1 in PRODUCTCODE. This method with MapSetToolKit it's available 1.08 and more I little bugs in MapSetToolKit 1.11 with ID in uninstall list. The ID is incorrect. ex: You see 3400, the good ID is 0034. The fix is makde, I finish my test tomorrow for this bugs. Just compile your TYP. And your Happy, it's work great. Regards Cypherman I can get the TYP modified map file to display in Mapsource but when I upload the map to GPSr it displays the original map not the TYP modified map. How do you get the TYP file to upload to GPSr with Mapsource?

I emailed garmin about that, and was told that there are no plans to do so. I wish that it was possible to send the national geographic topo maps to the unit, but from what I've read, you can only send waypoints. bummer. It is possible to draw in updated roads and either produce an overlay map or edit the US Topo map itself. Attach a screenshot of US Topo where the roads don't show up and a screenshot from a map where they do and I'll make a demo on how to add the new roads for you.

displays in Mapsource for me...

hard to tell without looking at your .mp file for any problems when making customs maps it would prolly be a good idea to attach .mp, pv and img files...would make it easier for others to help

It will always change to c:\\mymaps\\ as that is the default directory created when you run cgpsmapper pv ...directory names have no effect on how a map displays. I have found using cypherman's Mapset Toolkit much easier to create the installation files and install maps into Mapsource. Here's a Tutorial I made on using Mapset Toolkit. Attach your contour map .mp file and your pv.mp file...I'd like to take a look at it and see if I can help you figure out why it's not displaying correctly.

If the Add or Remove Programs doesn't remove it...tell me what is the map products name... it can be removed in the registry manually or by using cypherman's Mapset Toolkit.

no I don't, but several people have offered to host them for me...I will post a notice when a website begins hosting them

The LBLcoding=9 and Codepage=1252 declarations the author used must not be compatible with your GPSr (or mine as it displayed the same way yours did). Authors Coding I recoded the map in 7-bit ACSII American 7-bit and now the full street names appear correctly on GPSr screen

Here's a video tutorial I created showing how to use Cypherman's Mapset Toolkit to install maps into Mapsource. The zip file contains a video that plays in Windows Media Player and step by step text instructions to follow along with video. Mapset Toolkit makes it so easy to install maps into Mapsource...no more command line and tweaking pv files. Tutorial

The links to the video tutorials have been updated... I have created a couple of videos (plays in Windows Media Player) showing how to make maps for your Garmin GPSr. Depending how you want to upload your maps to your GPSr...either directly or making a custom installer for Mapsource...use the method shown just after compiling your map from the appropriate video. The first video shows how to make a transparent map from a track file...also includes a script for Inno Setup that will install your maps into Mapsource where you can pick the map from the dropdown list and upload to your GPSr. Please read/print the READ_ME_FIRST.txt file in the zip file. Transparent Map Video The second video shows how to download data from USGS and create a map and then upload directly to your GPSr. Please read/print the READ_ME_FIRST.txt file in the zip file. USGS Data Map Video Both videos are guides to making basic maps...when you make your own maps you can make them as complex as you want using additional data from various GIS data sources.

Yes making maps from tracks is fairly easy...here's a video tutorial I created on how to make your own maps. Custom Map Tutorial

updated link to demo... Magellan Map Demo

US Topo does not show snowmobile trails specifically...it shows logging/forest roads/trails that snowmobile clubs may have used for marked/groomed trails in the winter. I have made a map of some of the snowmobile trails in the UP that installs into Mapsource....you then pick the trail map for upload to your GPSr. The map is transparent so your basemap or Topo maps will show through. Install it and see if it is any use to you....can be removed from Mapsource by selecting the map in Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel. UP Snowmobile Trails

Bushnell is also coming out with a simular unit http://www.bushnellgps.com/

Tracks saved to the microSD card can be downloaded to the computer via the USB Mass Storage Device driver, and are only limited in size by the amount of available memory on the card. I haven't tried it yet, myself, but I was reading about it in the manual because I have a 2500 point track that I downloaded from a website, and I spent most of yesterday afternoon with MapSource editing it down to a smaller size and cutting it up into chunks that would load onto my 60CSx. Rename the 2500 point track to ACTIVE LOG and it will upload to your GPSr intact with all 2500 points.

You can spit the two joined tracks and erase the connecting link between them using the Track Editing Tools in Mapsource. Run the attached video in Windows Media Player and watch how it is done. The video shows two tracks that have been joined with a straight connecting line. Click on the Track Divide tool to select it...click on the second track and then on the beginning of second track...this will split the track. Now grab the Pointer tool and click the first track to make it active...grab the Eraser tool and click on the endpoint...this will erase the errant connecting link. Rename the tracks if desired and Save. The tracks will now be displayed seperatly in Mapsource and your GPSr. Download Video

Thanks for making your TYP programs available...with these front ends you're making it easy for people to create the necessary files... Now could you "hack" Mapsource so we can upload TYP files with it instead of SendMap?

Can you provide the Garmin link to this update? I've looked in several places under Garmin's Updates and Downloads pages and didn't see any updates just for Mapsource. I also went into my Mapsource program's help tool bar and told it to check for updates and it came back that no updates are available. I'm using Mapsource v6.10. Thanks. I used check for updates under Help...am downloading the 43 mb file right now

In SendMap click Add maps...you can combine the Garmin img maps and your custom img maps for a one shot upload.