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#1 2013-11-11 12:22:35
- PhilipDraper
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TYP file and MapSource
On your Manual page I was rather impressed with the improvement of rendering of OSM maps in Garmin MapSource using the Mapnik TYP file. I requested a country map with a Mapnik file and note that it appears in the list of downloadable files. But how do I incorporate it into the OSM map in MapSource? I think this question has been answered before but only in German, which would require a long struggle with a dictionary. I am less troubled by the rendering on my GPS (Garmin GPSMap 60Cx) which is different from the one seen on MapSource.
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#2 2013-11-17 15:50:01
- ligfietser
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Re: TYP file and MapSource
The typ file is incorporated in Mapsource automatically if you install the maps.
The rendering in Mapsource is indeed a bit different compared to your GPS, because it's an older unit.
Maps on older units don't look as fancy as on your computer or on more modern units.
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#3 2013-11-17 16:27:43
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Re: TYP file and MapSource
Problem with 60CSx is that it supports limited number of colors and has a bit pale rendering of colors. If TYP file isn't designed for it, then could look bad.
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#4 2013-11-17 16:55:21
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Re: TYP file and MapSource
Problem with 60CSx is that it supports limited number of colors and has a bit pale rendering of colors. If TYP file isn't designed for it, then could look bad.
Yes, see http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopi … =10032&p=1
Thats why I removed the Mapnik coloured line types from this typ file, so it will render only the default Garmin typ. This can be a reason that it looks totally different in Mapsource compared with the GPS, and it doesnt look like the Mapnik osm.org map anymore.
If you want a more Mapnik look, try the OSM Freizeitkarte, http://freizeitkarte-osm.de
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#5 2013-11-17 19:12:41
- PhilipDraper
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Re: TYP file and MapSource
Thanks for information. I've put the map with the Mapnik TYP file on to MapSource, but will use the one without a TYP file for my GPS instrument. The Mapnik information certainly improves the rendering of the map on a PC.
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#6 2013-11-18 00:21:45
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Re: TYP file and MapSource
Screen shots form 60CSx can be deceiving, real device looks different then bitmap on PC 
But I believe good TYP for 60CSx could be done, need only a bit work. Use for example TYPViewr, it shows all colors available to 60CSX.
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