High-quality osm maps for garmin. Osm tourist topo Russia
Yes, there are such maps; the OSM community has several map options collected on publicly available resources.
1) Garmin TOPO Active Russia
Map Garmin Topo Active UK is completely free, available for download on compatible Garmin navigators and watches. The data is based on OpenStreetMap (OSM), in addition to the map there is a layer for quick calculation of routes (works with compatible navigators of the GPSMAP 66 series, Fenix 5 Plus series of watches). The map is divided into two parts, East and West. There is no address search on the map, but there is a search for objects.
To use the navigator you need:
- create a Garmin directory on a blank microSD card
- copy the files TopoActiveRussia_East_D7554000B.img and TopoActiveRussia_West_D7553000B.img to this directory.
To use the Basecamp app and display these maps on your computer:
- the card must be installed in the card reader,
- launch Basecamp and wait for the maps to load and display.
To use a Garmin watch you must:
- Write the designated files to the Garmin directory on your watch.
- In the settings, select the display of the desired map area.
If you have installed the TopoActive Russia map before, delete the old files and write down new files.
Coverage: Russia
To use a map in your navigator, you will need to install Mapsource and add maps to the Windows registry. Then load the maps onto the card using Mapsource.
Advantages: daily updates, ability to connect to Basecamp/Mapsource, select regions for downloading
Disadvantages: outdated map compiler, difficulty installing the map in the Windows registry, inability to quickly use the map in macOS, no ready-made file for Garmin devices (waste of time collecting the map file)
Coverage: Russia, other countries to choose from (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crete, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Norway, Palestine, Serbia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan).
3) Maptourist (on Navicom servers)
Advantages: modern compiler, daily updates, ability to connect to Basecamp/Mapsource, select regions for downloading, there is a ready-made file for the device (copy and use immediately), .gmapi files prepared for macOS
Disadvantages: practically none
Description of the file list and installation:
Discussion of the assembly and suggestions for work can be found at the link:
Note: It is recommended to use a file that has already been prepared for the navigator (a file for loading into Garmin devices). To do this, download the archive file https://maptourist.org/osm-garmin/OSM-MapTourist-gmapsupp-RU.zip and unpack it. Use a blank card in FAT32 format. Create a Garmin directory on the card. The resulting gmapsupp.img file must be copied to the Garmin directory on a blank card. Insert the card into your navigator and select the OSM card in the settings.
Coverage: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), territory of the former USSR.
On this resource you can select the desired display scheme in the navigator and download the prepared map file.
Coating: optional
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5) Additional list of maps in Garmin format from the OSM community
Read more about OSM in hiking and mountain tourism, viewing from a computer when planning a route, editing a map here:. (Yes, there are passes there, including those from the Vestra catalog, relief, depth of fords, etc.)
Openstreetmaps are very detailed, especially in tourist-frequented areas. And they can be changed and completed by the users themselves, which makes them universal. It is more convenient and faster to work with them in a navigator than with raster maps of the General Staff. To travel across rugged terrain, you just need to add contour lines to these maps. For viewing on a computer, this was done at opentopomap.org. Also available at nakarte.me.
The more tourists who know this information, the more detailed the maps will be, so spread the word.
And here is a short video for those who want to start editing OSM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7UdJrX8nGM
Join my hikes through the group on VKontakte: https://vk.com/shuriktravel. There is a schedule of planned events, but it’s easier to join the group, and then you will receive invitations to go on trips (do you have permission for invitations to events in your settings?)
UPD: For working with OSM screen mobile phone install the LOCUS application (there is also a package of maps from here, where there are maps of the General Staff, satellite images and many others) and there select the Cyclo map (OpenCycleMap) or OpenTopoMap.
Very detailed tourist map Russia, optimized for hiking. The map is rich in a variety of infrastructure facilities that may be of interest primarily to tourists, as well as motorcyclists and cycling enthusiasts.
In detail in detail
The map very well and accurately depicts small trails and clearings, dirt roads, power lines, fields and forests, marshy areas and fenced areas, as well as small rivers and streams.
All significant settlements are present on the map, from small villages to large cities. Most of settlements is displayed with street names and house numbers, and supports turn-by-turn routing, making the map suitable for use in automotive mode.
The main advantage of this map is the presence of almost all significant infrastructure facilities that can be useful while traveling: gas stations, public transport stops, beaches, sanatoriums and holiday homes, temples and mosques, parking places, names of mountain peaks and tourist routes to them, waterfalls, parks and much, much more!
- detailed topographic map of the Russian Federation
The map is completely free and open. OpenStreetMap provides open data under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 (CC-BY-SA) license. You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and build upon our maps and data, as long as you give credit to OpenStreetMap and its community. If you modify or build on our materials, you must distribute the results under the same license. NASA SRTM data is distributed under Public Domain terms, i.e. completely free for any purpose.
To make it more convincing, we will give a couple of examples from the OSM TOPO map and the most famous topographic map for Garmin - Roads of Russia. The images below show the area of the Balashikha urban district, or rather the area adjacent to the Gorensky Forest Park.
OSM TOPO
Everything is displayed very accurately and clearly. Paths leading to the lake are drawn and even a resting place near the lake is indicated. Everything is true - you can come and check it out.
We completely switched to using OpenStreetMap project maps after one of our trips to Crimea, where we took with us a navigator with a Navik DR TOPO map: here is just one comparison as an example - however, similar errors and inaccuracies are present on almost the entire map for which they ask for money.
DR TOPO
This can only be called a detailed map with a very big stretch.
OSM TOPO
Everything shown on the map is almost completely true.
You can install this card on your computer without any problems, and you can use it as new program BaseCamp and good old MapSource - and you don't need any codes or keys. Plan your routes and expected stopping places in advance. It looks so beautiful this map on a personal computer.
Convenient and affordable
The topographic map is updated almost daily. Various compilations of it are freely available. The tourist version is the most detailed and detailed - this is what we recommend for use in tourist portable navigators.
- MapTourist.org - OSM tourism assembly
- Gis-LAB - standard cards O.S.M.
You can download several navigation maps onto removable media or directly into the navigator. It is possible to install a map covering the entire territory of Russia and neighboring countries or individual districts of the Russian Federation.
And most importantly! You can correct any inaccuracies you notice on the map yourself, directly from your browser on the OpenStreetMap website. You will need a little free time and your navigator with saved points and tracks so that the desired area on the map becomes as detailed as possible.
OSM TOPO
OSM TOPO
On a note
Can good map be free? As you can see, this is normal! All our employees, avid motorists and admirers of Garmin navigators, for a long time and persistently did not want to take into account the fact that smartphones have almost completely replaced car navigators as a class. Why did this happen? The answer is very simple - publicly accessible interactive maps.
A few years ago I was offered to travel with a simple Android smartphone and an application installed on it Yandex.Navigator. This application, as well as a similar program Yandex maps, are absolutely free and available to everyone. However, now there is no need to prove to anyone that they are MANY times better and more practical than any “city navigators” and “Navitels”.
On the World Wide Web Lately appeared great amount cards that, unfortunately, some sites want to sell. Our store contains only unique information products. Only here you can download a map of the Sverdlovsk region for free in just one click. We cannot hide from users what has long been in the public domain. For example, here you can find Garmin topo maps for free. A navigator is a fairly expensive purchase, so it may be that there is not enough money for maps. In any case, when you buy such a device, you win, but you can use it for now free cards which are presented in this section.
What are Garmin Introductory Maps
This is proprietary software prepared by us. Professional cards, which come for a fee, have a much larger number of options. In order to understand whether they are needed, you need to establish the purpose of your trips. If it’s just going out into nature with your family, then just buy a navigator in our store and download free topographic maps Garmin. If you are engaged in serious multi-day hikes (including ATV hikes), then buy professional cards eventually you will have to.
What else can you find here?
Download free gps Garmin maps and more. Information here will be gradually updated, we will display maps prepared by us for free use. There are also topographic maps that were scanned a long time ago and have been in storage for more than 10 years. free access. Essentially, everything a beginner needs is here.
OpenStreetMap is a non-profit project to create detailed geographical map peace through the community of its participants. Maps are distributed freely, their use does not require a license and is completely free.
Viewing maps is available through the website openstreetmap.ru. There you can familiarize yourself in detail with the map coverage and check the availability of certain addresses, points, etc.
Free tourist map of Russia from OpenStreetMap
Application: the map is optimized for hiking and cycling tourism, can be used in any Garmin road and tourist navigators, incl. chartplotters, echo sounders, etc. Map
Installation:
The map very well and accurately depicts small trails and clearings, dirt roads, power lines, fields and forests, marshy areas and fenced areas, as well as small rivers and streams.
All significant settlements are present on the map, from small villages to large cities. Most populated areas are displayed with street names and house numbers, and turn-by-turn routing is supported, making the map suitable for use in automotive mode.
The main advantage of this map is the presence of almost all significant infrastructure facilities that can be useful while traveling: gas stations, public transport stops, beaches, sanatoriums and holiday homes, temples and mosques, parking areas, names of mountain peaks and tourist routes to them, waterfalls, parks and much, much more!
Free road map of Russia from OpenStreetMap
Relevance: January 2016
Application: for automobile, pedestrian and bicycle navigation, can be used in any Garmin navigators.
Installation: the map file must be copied to the Garmin folder in internal memory device or memory card.
Universal navigation maps. Designed for automobile, pedestrian and bicycle navigation. Automatic routing and address search are supported.
Comments and reviews (10)
Serg
Hello. You can use the tourist assemblies posted. There is both the Russian Federation as a whole and individual regions. Please note that in a complete map of the Russian Federation, searching by address will not work; use assemblies by region (for example, the Central Federal District).
Anton
Hello, the Garmin Oregon 300 has maps of the hunting grounds of the Chelyabinsk region.
Good afternoon
No, we do not have specialized cards for hunters. Only standard topographic ones.
Sergey
Hello. Please tell me if it is possible to upload a map of the depths of lakes in the north-west to the Garmin Nuvi 205 car reg. Will it work? If so, where can I get the link? Thanks for any answer.
Hello!
There is a map "Inland Waters of Russia" (Bluechart), but it is intended primarily for chart plotters and echo sounders. In theory, it should work on any Garmin, but we haven't tested it. Nowadays we practically don’t deal with such cards anymore.
ANDREY
Hello, please tell me is it necessary to install the card on a flash drive or can it be installed in the navigator itself if there is space there? Thank you!
Hello!
No, not necessarily, you can use internal memory.
Ivan
Is it possible to download your maps to your phone and then to your Garmin travel navigator?
Hello!
If you mean is it possible to download a card to MicroSD on a smartphone and then insert it into the navigator, then it’s probably possible to do this, but we haven’t checked. The map should be placed in the garmin folder located in the root of the memory card.
Vladimir
Is it possible to download from you (Russian terrain OSM for garmin). from Yandex disk or cloud mail. Everywhere only torrent. But our torrent is not legal. You might lose your computer. or get money. Thanks in advance!
Good afternoon Official OSM maps for Garmin can be downloaded from garmin.gis-lab.info. In addition to the torrent, there are also direct links.
