Compatibility


Garmin GPS Devices: The maps are compatible with nearly all Garmin PNAs with a color screen (e.g. Legend/Vista HCx and Cx, etrex x0, 6062/76CSx, Oregon, Colorado,Edge 705/800, Dakota, most Nuvi, some Streetmap). The maps also work on Garmin smartwatches with color screen. However some colors are not optimal on the 16 color displays. Some watches have 64 color displays and are better suited.

 

Compatibility - Standard (Unicode) vs Non Unicode (cannot authenticate maps / cannot unlock maps)

Unicode is needed to display several alphabets in one map. Non Unicode maps can only display a single alphabet - e.g. kyrillic and latin - but not both. However Garmin blocked using Unicode maps in part of a broken copyright protection on newer GPS device series.

In general just download the Maps from the first "VeloMap" tab - they are in unicode if useful. If you get the message - "cannot authenticate maps" or "cannot unlock maps", and you have  you have one of the following devices:

  • All Garmin devices presented 2016 or newer
  • Edge 1000
  • Epix
  • Etrex 20x / 30x (not "etrex 30")
  • Etrex Touch 25/35
  • GPS Maps 64 series
  • Montana 610, 680
  • Oregon 700,750
  • Some recent Nuvi devices - as well as some super old devices that do not support Unicode. (E.g. Garmin Vista C, GPS Maps 60 C)

you will need to download the "non unicode" version of the map instead. So get the map from the "non unicode openmtbmap or velomap" tab instead. Only maps of regions where several different scripts are used - are in unicode. If Latin is the predominant script - then of course no unicode map is offered. If your device can display Unicode maps - then of course get the standard version - meaning Unicode. Non Unicode maps require registration to download.

 

Garmin Edge x30 or newer

Garmin introduced a completely broken high contrast mode - that washes out the colors of the maps. Either disable the high contrast mode on the map visibility section. Or delete the \Garmin\MapThemes\Mountain.kmtf (sometimes also called \Garmin\MapThemes\Mountains.kmtf ) file (back it up if you think you ever want to use that mode. Since the newest firmware in July 2021 you need to enable classic mode becaus kmtf files will be restored on boot.

Settings --> Activity Profiles, select a profile --> Navigation > Map > Map Theme --> Classic

Classic: This shows the OpenMTBMaps / VeloMaps as intended, however POI are now shown from Edge profile. 
High Contrast: Complete fuckup by Garmin - because they are not able to make their own maps high contrast in first place.
Mountain Biking: Complete fuckup by Garmin - because they are not able to make their own maps high contrast in first place.

 

Garmin Basecamp - Perfectly compatible starting with version 3.

 

Garmin Mapsource 6.16.3 or newer (Windows based PC/Wine/ Mac) Mapsource compatible - I recommend using 6.16.3. If you have not yet installed Mapsource - here is how to do it:  https://openmtbmap.org/tutorials/install-mapsource/ Attention. Mapsource versions older than 6.16.1 do now show all streets and ways, so do not use them with the openmtbmaps. Also note that Mapsource does not show contourlines at the same time as the maps (Basecamp does though).


 
Qlandkarte GT (since version 1.0) - Cross Platform www.qlandkarte.org - no autorouting support though. Comes with most Linux distributions, binaries for Windows available, other platforms need to compile. Best use latest version. There are constant improvements.
The successor to Qlandkarte GT - Qmapshack works with the gmapsupp.img map format maps.

 

 

Android Limited support exist on Oruxmaps (better than Locus - Instructions here: https://gravelmaps.de/en/android-using-garmin-maps-in-img-format/ ) and Locus Maps (place the gmapsupp.img maps into Locus/mapsVector directory (or any subdirectory here like Locus/mapsVector/openmtbmap_uk.img) . Note however that those apps can only display the maps. No search or autorouting using the maps is supported. Also you better swtich streetname labels off - as they will clutter the map display. Otherwise displaying the maps works pretty well.
iOS: No compatible apps exist AFAIK.
 
Incompatibilities: Iphone, IQue 3600 (and others?), old Garmin handhelds without color screen and (micro)SD card. Any other program or PNA that doesn't support .TYP-files.  (like TTQV, Compegps,....)
 

56 comments to Compatibility

  • fberthold@web.de
    Sunday June 5th, 2022 at 03:41 PM

    Hallo Felix,

    ich hatte Deine Karten bisher auf einem Oregon 600 installiert. Dort war die Darstellung prima. Seit zwei Tagen habe ich nun ein Edge 1030+ und dort bei der Installation Clasic ausgewählt. Die Karten werden auch angezeigt, jedoch alle Waldwege nur als ganz dünne Linie und alle in der gleichen Farbe angezeigt, sie lassen sich kaum von Höhenlinien unterscheiden.
    Deine Anweisungen bezüglich der Edge Modelle habe ich soweit befolgt, meine ich, oder habe ich etwas übersehen?
    Anbei ein Screenshot meiner Darstellung.

  • bern4711
    Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 11:11 AM

    Hello,

    I would like to use non-unicode maps (for an Oegon 700 I plan to buy) and build the maps on my Linux system since I do not have a Windows computer. Is it possible to compile your non-unicode maps from .exe to .img using https://github.com/btittelbach/openmtbmap_openvelomap_linux

    Can you pass me any example non-unicode map to test it?

    Best regards,
    Bernhard

    • extremecarver
      Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:05 PM

      The austria map is always non unicode (as are all other maps that are from countries using latin alphabet). But why don’t you just download the gmapsupp.img format maps? You do not need this script then. there is a bash script attached to change the .typ file.

  • Jürgen Pfeiffer
    Tuesday May 18th, 2021 at 01:17 PM

    Tag

    Ist das etrex 32x mit den Karten kompatibel? GGfs. unter welchen Bedingungen?

    Danke im Voraus und Gruß

    • extremecarver
      Tuesday May 18th, 2021 at 02:38 PM

      ja so wie alle neuen Geräte – halt keine Unicode Karten. Aber es gibt ja alle Länder in Non Unicode. Etrex 30 Touch ist schrottlahm, und Akku auch nicht gut – mein Oregon 600 läuft deutlich länger trotz größerem Display. Keine Ahnung wie das 32x ist – aber die etrex Reihe war in den letzten Jahren eher nicht zu empfehlen.

      • bern4711
        Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:11 PM

        Thanks a lot for your reply, dear extremecarver, telling me that downloads of gmapsupp.img are supported directly.

        • bern4711
          Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:13 PM

          Sorry, I posted the comment above in the wrong thread

          • extremecarver
            Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:21 PM

            you should also be able to use Basecamp/MapInstall via WineHD if you wanna use the maps on desktop. Alternatively the gmapsupp.img downloads in Qmapshack (but I cannot offer maps >4GB as gmapsupp.img download – as garmin GPS devices use FAT32). Meaning no possibility to use europe or asia continent map that way.

            • bern4711
              Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:27 PM

              Qmapshack is my preferred application; I never used Basecamp.
              Do you know why Qmapshack local routing (with intstalled database) does not like some tracks and drives around even if I put some routing points on them. Even in pedestrian routing mode. Looks to me like a bug; do you know how to work around?

              • extremecarver
                Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:38 PM

                I thought qmapshack is only using routing via online service, Are you sure it can route with garmin maps? Is there any routing on the legend map (cause that would not work online, that is fictious data).

                • bern4711
                  Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 12:53 PM

                  In my Linux Qmapshack application the is a menu item “Werkzeug”->”Routino Datenbank erstellen”. Having installed that you can interactively route. I think it does not base on routing of the .img used since you have to download extra OSM data from http://download.geofabrik.de/
                  You *must* try it, because it is able to route distances of many kilometers in fractions of a second. Sou you even experience routing while you move a waypoint with the mouse.

                  • extremecarver
                    Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 01:53 PM

                    yes that has nothing to do with my maps. Actually that garmin is routing so slow – is anyhow strange. GPSMapedit can route super speedy with fantastic results. Garmin is just using a really bad algorythm.

                  • extremecarver
                    Sunday June 27th, 2021 at 01:54 PM

                    gpsmapedit routes on garmin maps (limited to the size of map you can load in gpsmapedit). It’s the only non garmin program routing on garmin maps to my knowledge.

  • BerndS
    Sunday March 28th, 2021 at 11:55 PM

    Hallo,
    gibt es hier irgendwo Empfehlungen zu den Navis?
    Ich finde den edge explore interessant, da er für mich das notwendige hat und einen großen Bildschirm bei günstigem Preis. Die Kopplung it Kommot finde ich auch sehr angenehm.
    Allerdings steht im Produktvergleich:
    Möglichkeit, Karten hinzuzufügen – kein Haken

    Kann ich auf dem Gerät mtbmaps und velomaps installieren und zum Routen nutzen?
    Grüße
    Bernd

    • extremecarver
      Monday March 29th, 2021 at 07:21 AM

      Edge Explore ist kein Problem – ist quasi ein um viele Trainingsfunktionen gestutztes Edge 1030. Wenn dir die Batterlaufzeit ausreicht – dann ist er gut. Sonst am besten Oregon 7xx Serie. Die aktuellen etrex sind nicht so sehr gelungen.

      • BerndS
        Wednesday March 31st, 2021 at 12:38 AM

        Ich habe jetzt den Edge Explore, der erste Versuch war eine Enttäuschung. Ich habe alle Karten bis auf mtbmaps deaktiviert.
        Meine Einstellungen: Routing-Modus: Mountainbiken, Berechnungsmethode: Distanz minimieren, Vermeidung: Nur Mautstraßen.
        Automatisch erstellte Rundtouren ca.40km: Es wird viel entlang der Straße geroutet und die schönen kleinen Wege, die ich nehmen würde, werden nicht genutzt.
        Ich habe dann mit BaseCamp versucht eine Route zu erstellen. Das war noch schlimmer. Hier wurden fast nur Straßen verwendet und ich musste direkt auf die Waldwege zwingen. Dabei hatte ich alle Einstellungen wie hier empfohlen gemacht.
        Früher hat das Mal gut funktioniert und ich habe schöne Trails und Waldwege vorgeschlagen bekommen.

  • rene66
    Friday March 5th, 2021 at 05:52 PM

    Hello

    Could you tell me if the GARMIN Montana 610 and 680 GPS are compatible with the old .IMG cards
    thank you for your reply

    Rene66

    • extremecarver
      Wednesday March 10th, 2021 at 05:19 AM

      what do you mean with old .img cards? The montana is only compatible with non-unicode maps – but yes you can download all the non-unicode gmapsupp.img maps, un-extract them, and use them straight away on Montana.

  • Comisworld
    Sunday January 31st, 2021 at 07:54 PM

    Hi, how can I make maps compatible with Twonav’s Land software?

    • extremecarver
      Monday February 1st, 2021 at 11:51 AM

      You can’t. For twonav you can only use their own twonav vector maps – or raster/image maps from scanned sources and so on. TwoNav and vector maps is pretty problematic. They are strong when it comes to various for of raster (“scanned”) maps.

  • MTBPig
    Monday January 4th, 2021 at 11:21 AM

    I downloaded the US West group and during install I receive a warning from Webroot regarding a Trojan in the Change Layout execution file. The map still installs in Base Camp, but I cannot change the layout. I cannot install again as Webroot removes the execution file from the computer. If I completely download the map package again, I can install it and use the maps again, but receive the same warning before Webroot deletes the execution file. I’ve attached a screen shot of the warning in the scan log.

    • extremecarver
      Tuesday January 5th, 2021 at 05:37 PM

      well false positive. The change layout tool needs to write into the Windows registry – likely the antivirus doesn’t like it. Check the change_layout for my digital signature. If the signature is okay – the .exe is fine. If signature is missing – tell me. Very rarely the signature is not created because of missing connection 5 times. Then the antivirus would be kinda in the right (still wrong but okay to assume so).

      • MTBPig
        Thursday January 7th, 2021 at 09:35 AM

        Thank you for the quick reply! Looks like signature is there and valid through 07/21/2022. I was able to go into Webroot and allow it to install. Once I did that, all is good and I can change the layout with the execution file now.

  • martinspics
    Friday January 1st, 2021 at 05:45 PM

    Hallo, wegen OS Upgrade werde ich gezwungen BaseCamp auf 4.8.6 zu updaten. Compatibility??
    Danke!! Martin

    • extremecarver
      Saturday January 2nd, 2021 at 07:33 AM

      die aktuellen Versionen sind okay. Kein Problem mit dem Upgrade. Unbenutzbar wegen kaputten MapInstall waren am Mac nur die 4.7.x Versionen (bzw 4.7.1 unter Windows)

      • martinspics
        Wednesday January 13th, 2021 at 05:27 PM

        Das BaseCamp Upgrade 4.8.11 am iMac macOS 11.1 durchgeführt – die neue Vers. hat das BackUp der älteren Version nicht genommen. Alle gefahrene Tracks von Sept. 2019 waren verloren. No chance! Die “legacy” Vers. 4.7 lässt sich nicht installieren.
        Eine Lösung, die nicht jeder machen kann: aus dem Keller einen älteren Mac geholt (macOS 10.11.6), BaseCamp 4.6.3 installiert, mit der BackUp Datei gefuttert, alles wieder da. Jetzt werde ich meine Tracks als GPX auf ein memory stick sichern und in das neue BaseCamp importieren.

        • extremecarver
          Thursday January 14th, 2021 at 03:56 PM

          du hättest nicht das Backup gebraucht – sondern einfach nur den Inhalt vom Speicherort in den Speicherort von 4.8 rüberschieben. Evtl zuerst die 4.8.0 downloaden und installieren – und von der Weg dann das Upgrade auf 4.8.11 machen. Ich glaube am Format hat sich nichts geändert – es wurde einfach nur der Speicherort der Datenbank geändert. Aber ich mag mich täuschen. Bei 4.7 war es auf jeden Fall so. Ob es für 4.8 dann Änderungen gab weiß ich nicht. 4.6 auf 4.8.0 mit Speicherort ändern ging auf jeden Fall AFAIK

  • bergarbiker
    Tuesday November 24th, 2020 at 08:00 AM

    Ich werde, fürs Wandern/MTB demnächst auf ein Outdoor-Smartphone (Android) umsteigen.
    In welchen Apps sind Deine Karten nutzbar?
    Es geht mir nicht um eine vollständige Routing-Funktion, sondern wandern/MTB-fahren nach “Sicht”.
    Welche Kartenform wären dann nutzbar? Ich nehme an alle, außer die Premium, da die ja, wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe, direkt für Garmin vorgesehen sind.
    Danke vorab!

    Gruß
    Bernd

  • Andreas Zeiler
    Saturday August 15th, 2020 at 02:35 PM

    Hallo,
    ich interessiere mich für das Garmin Montana 700. Sind deine Karten mit diesem Gerät kompatibel?
    Vielen Dank!
    Andreas

  • martinspics
    Friday May 15th, 2020 at 10:42 PM

    Eine tolle Arbeit diese openMaps! Immer wieder, mein Respekt!!!
    Frage, die sicher schon öffter behandelt wurde: Kompatibilität mit dem POLAR V650 ????

  • filippetto
    Wednesday January 22nd, 2020 at 06:20 PM

    Buongiorno ,
    vorrei sapere se le mappe compatibili con il mio etrex 30 sono quelle Unicode o non Unicode grazie…… è da un bel po che non le aggiorno e quindi non mi ricordo più

  • harpmaster
    Saturday January 18th, 2020 at 12:47 AM

    hi Felix..sorry, I messed up witht the question about maps as a XML file.. I was referring to the map style. . for that I have to drag the xml file, that defines it, into the root of my Karoo. Now i have to find out which maps I can use and how to get the according map style on my navigation.
    BTW , I live in the Netherlands… and yes.. ich kann auch deutsch lesen/schreiben/sprechen 🙂
    Ben

  • harpmaster
    Friday January 17th, 2020 at 10:04 AM

    Hi Felix.

    I would like to use some maps on my Karoo navigation device ( Hammerhead). Therefore I need the maps as a XML file , the Karoo is on Android.
    Any idea if that is possible?
    At the moment I use Locus maps instead of the original maps because it is possible to sideload on the Karoo..

    thanks in advance, Ben Bouman

  • EhrmanFl
    Sunday September 8th, 2019 at 08:36 PM

    Hi,

    wie schaut es mit der Kompatibilität mit Wearables von Garmin aus, ich interessiert vor allem Garmin Fenix 5x und die Garmin Fenix 6 Serie.

    Beste Grüße,
    Florian

  • ChristiaanRoos
    Sunday June 23rd, 2019 at 02:52 PM

    Anybody already got some experience with the Garmin Edge 830? Will it work with openmtbmaps as well?

  • Lucotto
    Saturday May 18th, 2019 at 10:13 PM

    Good evening, i bought a garmin gpsmap 66 st: openmtbmaps are compatible with this device?
    many thanks for you attention.
    Ciao
    Luca

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