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#1 2014-03-30 07:13:53
- NZGraham
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Name display on downloaded maps
When I view China on the OpenStreetMap website like here http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/36.6468/116.9835 names appear in Chinese.
When I downloaded the Garmin Generic Routable map for China with Mapnik TYP file from here http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ the resultant map displays the Anglicized names in Roman letters.
Is there any way I can download the maps so that names appear in Chinese characters?
Thanks
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#2 2014-03-30 09:24:33
- ligfietser
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Re: Name display on downloaded maps
No, that is not supported, maybe try another map provider:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_ … nload#Asia
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#3 2014-03-30 20:47:30
- Lambertus
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Re: Name display on downloaded maps
As an adition to Ligfietser's comment:
The maps on garmin.openstreetmap.nl are targetted at an international audience and so I chose to use a Latin characterset and use international or transliterated names as much as possible.
For localized maps (e.g. maps in the many local languages found around the world) users should look for a local map provider. The link Ligfietser provides listst many of these local map providers.
Mapping tools: Garmin GPSmap 60CSx, Giant Terrago 2002
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