Mac OS Bobcat and Non Garmin Maps

[+Paul_Aris]

Any body ever try to take any free maps and convert them to work with Bobcat? Is it an easy process? Any help would be great.

[andylphoto]

Well, I'll chime in since no one else has answered, but I'm not going to be especially helpful. I've used the PC map converter program once. I found a free snowmobile trail map that I ran the process on. The process wasn't especially difficult, but the resulting map caused Bobcat and MapInstall both to crash.

 

I used Virtual PC 7 to run the conversion, so I don't know if it was a problem there, or what. Since I don't own a snowmobile, I just trashed the map so I didn't keep crashing the program and could load City Navigator.

 

If I can find the original again, I may actually try to convert the map again and see if I can make it work.

[+Paul_Aris]

Well, I'll chime in since no one else has answered, but I'm not going to be especially helpful. I've used the PC map converter program once. I found a free snowmobile trail map that I ran the process on. The process wasn't especially difficult, but the resulting map caused Bobcat and MapInstall both to crash.

 

I used Virtual PC 7 to run the conversion, so I don't know if it was a problem there, or what. Since I don't own a snowmobile, I just trashed the map so I didn't keep crashing the program and could load City Navigator.

 

If I can find the original again, I may actually try to convert the map again and see if I can make it work.

 

I did the snowmobile maps and they worked fine. I converted mine on the PC and then trasferred them over. I'm in MI also. Send me your email address and I will send you the file of the convereted snowmobile maps.

 

I was wondering about other maps and what people were using.

[andylphoto]

Thanks Paul. Email sent.

[+allory]

I've been using the maps from http://www.miscjunk.org/ with Bobcat and MapInstall for Mac with no problems.