An OpenStreetMap based map of Finland in Garmin Format
You can download here an OpenStreetMap of Finland in the format used by Garmin navigators. Read also OSM Map On Garmin/Download. Elsewhere, you can download a world map or desired parts of it.
Certain POIs can be found in somewhat unusual positions in the ‘Where To?→Find Places’ menu of the Garmin Edge 705. The menu structure may vary between device models.
| Entry | Menu |
|---|---|
| embassies | Community→City Hall |
| recycling facilities | Community→Utility |
| bicycle shops | Others→Repair Service |
| tourist information | Auto services→Rest Area/Tourist Info, a toilet symbol shown on the map also when there is none |
| train stations | Transportation→Ground Transportation |
| bus and tram stops and taxi stations | Transportation→Transit Service |
The names of stations and stops may contain name, ID
(ref), route IDs (ref of
containing Relation:route, or route_ref) and one of the
following special characters.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| - | without shelter (shelter=no) |
| + | with a shelter (shelter=yes) |
| * | with a lit shelter
(shelter=yes, lit=yes) |
The POI
translations are defined in the
mkgmap
source file resources/styles/default/points.
See also garmin_feature_list.csv and
OSM Map On Garmin/POI Types.
Searching for addresses and intersections works partially in the Garmin Edge 705 and not at all in some devices. It appears that no T intersection will be found. Address numbers are not translated yet. You can input ‘1’, so that streets can be found. It is not necessary to input a city (or better, suburb or village) name.
Currently, the Baltic sea is displayed as a blue coast line only. Those lakes that are only displayed as coast lines, should likely be defined as multipolygons.
Even you can refine and correct the map. Read more in the OpenStreetMap wiki, especially the Beginners’ guide, Editing and Map Features. Also visit the forum of Finnish OpenStreetMap users.
This page is being maintained by Skela.
| Filename | File description | Last updated | File size |
|---|---|---|---|
| gmapsupp.img |
A map of Finland.
Updated about once a week.
Copy the file gmapsupp.img to the Garmin
directory of the navigator or memory card.
The file may be freely distributed and modified according to
the OpenStreetMap License. Tools used:
| 2010-02-08 11:51 AM | 45.7 MiB |
| osm2img.sh |
A script for generating the map gmapsupp.img.
You will also need the files areas.list,
logging.ignore, logging.properties and
mkgmap.args.
| 2009-12-04 11:09 AM | 1 KiB |
| areas.list | A division of Finland into tiles with splitter. Necessary, because there is a maximum size of Garmin map tiles. | 2010-01-19 02:28 PM | 0.7 KiB |
| logging.ignore |
A list of known issues reported by
mkgmap
in mkgmap.log.0 that we wish to ignore.
| 2010-02-01 10:39 AM | 2.3 KiB |
| logging.properties | Logging properties for
mkgmap.
The output will be written to the file
mkgmap.log.0.
| 2009-10-22 11:59 PM | 1.2 KiB |
| mkgmap.args |
Parameters for mkgmap. The names of map tiles correspond to the
tile division defined in the file areas.list.
| 2009-12-31 01:44 PM | 0.4 KiB |
| mkgmap.patch | A change to the mkgmap default style. | 2009-12-22 12:20 PM | 0.6 KiB |
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