Video Tutorial how to send the maps. For more Video Tutorials explaining all the basics go here: https://openmtbmap.org/tutorials/beginnners_windows/
Contents
About the Maps - Please Read
Maps are available Worldwide. They are usually updated every Friday.
- Map Data
All maptiles are compiled with mkgmap using map data from openstreetmap.org & Contributors. You can use and edit the map data by visiting openstreetmap.org.
Thanks to Geofabrik for providing the map data snapshots which I use to create the maps.
-- For Copyrights please see the Installer or if you unextract the installer see the file copyright.txt.
Contourlines/DEM data:
The altitude data for the contourlines is from varying sources in the following priority (if available):
- LIDAR data from open government data and other openly available sources - collected and converted to hgt format by - Sonny - https://data.opendataportal.at/dataset/dtm-austria This data is very very high quality and resolution - there is no better open data available according to my knowledge.
- ALOS World 3D30 - überall zwischen N60° und S60°
- SRTM 1" v3.0 - very rarely for some tiles missing in ALOS data - also only between N60° and S60°.
- Viewfinderpanormas 1" - then 3" - above N60° / below S60° as there is no SRTM data nor ALOS or LIDAR Data avialble.
- SRTM v3.0 by NASA 3" v3.0 (very very rarely, 8 tiles only)
more exact info which data is used where - inside the copyright.txt files.
The default equidistance is 20m - meaning every 20m altitude one contourline. For all countries with the highest point below 1000m - the default equidistance is 10m. However due to popular demand I also additionally offer optional 10m contourlines for all countries with altitude above 1000m. The installer cannot integrate the optional 10m contourlines into the maps however.
Programs to Display the Openmtbmap
Besides being shown on (nearly) all Garmin GPS devices - most People will use Garmin Basecamp (v4 or later) to show the maps on their Desktop and plan tours/trips.
For anyone on the good side of earth AKA Linux - Openmtbmap.org maps are also correctly shown in Qlandkarte_GT - QLandkarte_GT is compatible with all big OS (Linux, MacOSx and well Windows too). Linux users can alternatively install Mapsource 6.13.6 in WINE. The .exe files can be unpacked with 7zip. After unpacking you find instructions for Qlandkarte / Linux use in a .txt file (informations... .txt).
For Linux/Unix users there is also a script to unpack the maps, and automatically create a gmapsupp: https://github.com/btittelbach/openmtbmap_openvelomap_linux You can unpack the .exe with 7-zip , ( Linux users use p7zip-full --> see here for more details), MacOSx Users can use "Unarchiver" (requires v3.0 or newer) . After unpacking you find instructions for Qlandkarte / Linux use in a .txt file (informations... .txt).
For General Use - Basecamp is much better than Mapsource by now - The only thing were Mapsource is better is selecting parts of maps to send. The only usable Mapsource version is 6.16.3. Mapsource versions 6.14 to 6.15.6 are complete junk. Also note that Mapsource versions prior to 6.16.1 do not show all ways and pathes so they are not really usable.
Problems - Help - Tutorials
Beginners Guide can be found here: get started with openmtbmaps
Install Basecamp/Mapsource: tutorials/install-mapsource/
Install the Openmtbmap on your PC: tutorials/install/ explains the options of the installer.
Send Maps to GPS with Mapsource/Basecmap: tutorials/send-maps-to-your-gps/mapsource/ I recommend to allways send maps to an external data card and not internal memory. (this way if something goes wrong, or maps would be damaged you run less danger of wrecking your GPS).
Alternative: Use create_gmapsupp.img.bat and place the newly created gmapsupp.img into /garmin folder on your GPS. Address search cannot be included this way. If you use create_gmapsupp.img_with_mkgmap address search will be enabled, but you need depending on the size of the map quite a lot of free RAM.
Send maps to GPS with mkgmap (for Unix users): tutorials/send-maps-to-your-gps/mkgmap/
Basecamp Error / debug Mapsource: There is a problem with the MapSource / Basecamp registry. Please re-install Mapsource and start again Solve with Mapsource Fix Or with Mapset Toolkit
Please also read the FAQ
Change Layout and Contrast of the maps
On installation you can choose the layout of the maps. Traditional layout is for Qlandkarte GT, Mapsource and Basecamp and offers a good layout and design for big screens. On the GPS thin, classic and wide or easy or hiking offer high contrast for best orientation while riding your bike or hiking.
In order to change the layout - simply run openmtbmap_country_change_layout.exe (this is also linked in your Start --> Programs Folder for each map). This also enables you to quickly change the layout before sending maps to your GPS device, and then quickly change it back for better planning on your desktop.
You can adapt the .TYP-files, which are responsible for the layout - and therefore the map colours, to your liking by using http://maptk.de/. Do not use http://ati.land.cz/gps/typdecomp/editor.cgi because it is not fully compatible and may corrupt the .TYP-file.
Compatibility - Unicode vs Non Unicode (cannot authenticate 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.
Newer Garmin devices cannot use free unicode maps (except if you hack the firmware) - usually a "cannot authenticate maps" message which show on boot. The following Garmin outdoor devices are affected:
- 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. Only maps of regions where several different scripts are used - are in unicode. I've listed the non unicode maps however also unter the unicode header for convenience (actually only maps with (unicode ) following their name are actually in unicode.
Also english version of maps is only available for countries/regions not using latin only.
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 -
, select a profile, and select
- 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.
Language and Codepage
Default - Local Language Unicode. All labels / street names are exactly like in the name tag of OSM. Note for any country that uses latin - the default will be latin1 and the options below are not available. An exception is the South America continent map that is additionally available in English Non Unicode. For USA/Canada this is also the only option. For European countries using latin if you want the English version - you can use the European continent map that is available in English versions.
English Unicode: If available in OSM - English or other European language translation is used. If no translation is available in OSM, the local name tag is used.
Local Language Non Unicode: Same as default but instead of Unicode the local codepage is used. So some characters may need to be transcribed automatically in creation. Codepage is always the local default codepage.
English Language Non Unicode (always latin1): If available English or other European language translation from OSM is used. If not names are transcribed to Latin.
Current Issues
The address search is not working consistently. Most problems are due to inconsistent data structures in OSM address data.
- General: Autorouting over longer distances on GPS works only with Via Points. Solve with WinGDB: plan-routes-efficiently
- Autorouting needs attributes like tracktype, bicycle routes, mtb:scale, sac_scale, mtb routes and others to work well. So keep care to enter those details into OSM. (not all are needed, but enough for me to guesstimate wether a street is cyclefriendly/mtbriendly or not).
- Note sometimes sea/lakes are missing/emtpy. This is not an issue, but currently not differently possible. It is usually a problem in OSM data.
Notice on Updating Maps
If you want to be notified by email on map updates please go to the frontpage and enter your email address in the subscribe field of the left sidebar. You only get an e-mail when there are changes besides a simple map data update. Map updates are usually every Thursday night / Friday morning. You can look at the server to see the date of map upload. To update the maps, simply run a newer .exe Download.
Overlapping maps in border regions
While you can join maps of different countries, routing over the boundary is a bit shaky, and you will have one map overlaying the other with white background. As long as mkgmap cannot create randomly shaped overview maps (currently only rectangles), this problem is not solvable. There is however the possibility to download a Europe map, which will be updated every 4-6 weeks. Get Europe Map here (donation needed): https://openmtbmap.org/support/europe-map/
Velomap and Openmtbmap of the same Country -- Problems
If you install an Openmtbmap and a VeloMap of the same country with contourlines as separate download, you should only send the contourlines once (meaning with either Openmtmbap or Velomap of the country). Else you GPS might not show the maps, or worse not even start until maps are deleted. There are several possibilities.
a) Install both maps without contourlines and contourlines separately (install separate contourlines only map option in installer). You have not trouble.
b) be careful here: Select the map as usual in Basecamp/Mapinstall, then go to the list of the selected tiles ready to be sent to the GPS, scroll down to the bottom, and unselect the contourlines only tiles from the list.
-- This is not a problem with countries where contourlines are fully integrated like Germany, Alps, Austria,......
Feedback
Please comment if you like theese maps or even better tell other people about them (forums, blog about it, twitter, etc…) In case maps break Basecamp or don't work - please write exactly which downloads don't work and the time of download as well as your OS and Basecamp version.. Please also look here https://openmtbmap.org/download/#problems-help-tutorials or in the FAQ
Map Downloads by GWDG
Premium maps are only downloadable for people who have a openmtbmap membership. For last map update: please look at recent posts for changes - usually maps are updated at least every 7 days with updates on Thursday/Friday.
To check the last update time for a map - just click onto the MD5 link.
Contourlines Premium Downloads
Most countries, especially the popular ones, have the 20m contourlines already integrated. However for several countries the contourlines are rather large (rule of thumb if contourlines have more data than the maps) and I integrate them, but you need to download them separately (once). The installer will ask for the contourlines file as soon as you activate the checkbox to integrate the contourlines in the installer. You do not need to extract the contourlines - this will be done by the installer (and is only needed once. On updates you don't need to redo it).
In general it is fine to only update the map, as I try to change the contourlines as seldom as possible. The 10m contourlines always have to be downloaded once - the installer will ask for the 7z 10m download and unpack and install them for you if you activate the 10m contourlines checkbox.
If you get the message - "cannot authenticate maps" or 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 of the unicode version. So get the map from the "non unicode openmtbmap" 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 if needed for the country.
Note1: if you install the non Unicode version of a map - you will overwrite the Unicode map. You can only have either or installed.
Note2: The contourlines are identical for openmtbmap/velomap and unicode or non unicode. You only need to download them once. On updates it's enough to re-download and reinstall the map installer.
Note3:Here only those countries are listed - where the standard download is Unicode. If you don't find a country here - look at the standard downloads.
Note4 - local language maps of: Sri-Lanka, Nepal and Cambodia are in latin1 - so the local language maps are not very useful. There is no ANSI Codepage available (besides Unicode) that would support the script/garmin units. Israel-Palestine map is in hebrew (so the Palestine area is not useful). Afghanistan codepage is for Dari - Pashto is not supported outside of Unicode.
Language and Codepage
Default - Local Language Unicode. All labels / street names are exactly like in the name tag of OSM. Note for any country that uses latin - the default will be latin1 and the options below are not available. An exception is the South America continent map that is additionally available in English Non Unicode. For USA/Canada this is also the only option. For European countries using latin if you want the English version - you can use the European continent map that is available in English versions.
English Unicode: If available in OSM - English or other European language translation is used. If no translation is available in OSM, the local name tag is used.
Local Language Non Unicode: Same as default but instead of Unicode the local codepage is used. So some characters may need to be transcribed automatically in creation. Codepage is always the local default codepage.
English Language Non Unicode (always latin1): If available English or other European language translation from OSM is used. If not names are transcribed to Latin.
Openmtbmap (and VeloMap) maps Premium Download in Mac OSx format (gmap)
I have decided to make available all openmtbmaps and velomaps also in gmap format for Mac OSX. Please get them from here: https://openmtbmap.org/download/macosx/
Note for Premium Members:
Your account does not allow you to login into Velomap - However you can download all Velomaps from here for Windows users: https://openmtbmap.org/download/velomap/
Mac OSx user - just scroll down here on the normal macosx download page: https://openmtbmap.org/download/macosx/
Gmapsupp.img Downloads are here: https://openmtbmap.org/download/gmapsupp/
Note if you are not a OpenMTBMap member - please directly go to www.velomap.org/
Hi, ich habe noch einen GARMIN Edge. Das Ding läuft noch sehr gut. Ich bin nur unsicher, welche Karten ich nehmen muss, damit ich mein altes Schätzchen nicht überfordere. Kannst Du mir helfen? Vielen Dank. Gruß, Werner
Ich meine Garmin Edge 705
du kannst alle Karten nehmen – halt immer nur eine Karte aktiviert – und nicht mehr wie 6-8GB an karten insgesamt als Empfehlung.
Where are the contour lines for Canary Islands?.I can´t see them, Thanks
They are integrated for the Windows and Max OSx map downloads (only in gmapsupp.img format you need to download them separately for the 20m version).
India missing?
No it’s under standard downloads. It’s English anyhow so no special English version.
Many thanks. I found the file.
Alek
I have downloaded the file mtbbritain-and-ireland.exe which – as far as I understand – includes the contour lines. When I attempt to install this file I get a request to open a contour .7z file that I don’t have. The only way to install the map on my PC is to choose an installation without contours. I assume I am making a mistake somewhere, could you please help me?
Regards and thanks for very useful maps
Alek
the great-britain-and-ireland map has the contourlines as separate download – just get them from the contourlines tab. (the normal britain or ireland maps have them included).
Ciao Felix,
ho provato ad installare tramite MapInstall le mappe OMTB sul mio dispositivo Montana 700 ma senza successo: l’operazione termina correttamente ma quando vado sul dispositivo non le trovo.
Ho provato anche con le .img nella cartella Garmin ma nulla…
Grazie!
please try the gmapsupp.img maps alternatively – to make sure it’s not a MapInstall problem. Also which map? Unicode maps aren’t working on the 700. (Italy from Italy country map is always non unicode). What is inside the /garmin folder on the device mSD card?
Hi Felix,
I have installed omtb_italy_22.04.2022 using basecamp, process is succesfull but when I select the map on my Garmin Edge 830 the screen doesn’t show any map detail like roads buildings and so on. Basically is plain grey.
Explanatory screenshot attached.
On the same device I’m still running the old italy-20.03.2020-omtb and still working properly.
Basecamp
Hi Marco, that is to be expected. You are never allowed to install the same map twice on your PC as well as on your Garmin GPS device. The installer/Garmin MapInstall usually overwrites older versions however. If you remove the old version the new version should work. You are lucky the 830 doesn’t bootloop – older devices bootlooped if you installed the same map twice from time to time!
Problem solved. Many thanks for your help!
Non riesco ad andare sulla pagina dove scaricare le mappe… Non trovo nessuna mappa da scaricare.
come fare? volevo scaricare la Svizzera.
Grazie
Hi Claudio, please try with your browser in incognito mode or with plugins disabled. You just need to click on the tab “OpenMTBMap” on the top right of “Instructions”.
If you cannot see the tabs your internet browser has a problem.
Hallo Felix, ist es möglich, eine OMTB-Karte in Transparenz zu haben, um sie auf andere Rasterkarten im img-Format zu legen?
wie war das mit dem knie?
Eine Begrüßung!
Hi Pirpolo, nein das geht nicht – weil viel zu viele Flächen in der Karte sind – und weil ich einen weißen Hintergrund in der Karte habe – der glaube ich nicht transparent geschaltet werden kann. Früher hatten viele Geräte sonst gelben Hintergrund – inzwischen die meißten zum Glück weiß aber ich möchte den nicht rausnehmen. Es wären aber sowieso noch viel zu viele Flächen wie Wälder und Wiesen vorhanden.
Vielen Dank!
Ich erkläre warum:
Bei den anderen Garmins habe ich immer Alex Whiters Patch verwendet und das Jnx-Raster mit Ihrer fantastischen openmtbmap überlagert.
Aber jetzt habe ich eine Garmin Fenix 6, die verschlüsselt ist, und ich verwende IMG-Rasterkarten, aber ich kann OpenMTBMap nicht darauf setzen, selbst wenn ich die “Zeichnungsreihenfolge” ändere.
Aber ich habe die OSM-Overlay-Karte von hier heruntergeladen http://www.frikart.no/garmin/velgkart.html
und es funktioniert gut auf der Rasterkarte.
Es wäre schön, ein OpenMTBMap-Overlay zu haben
Hier ist ein altes Militärkarten-Rasterbild mit Frikart-Overlay
es wäre schön, oben eine transparente openmtbmap zu haben!
Danke
du kannst manuell das Layout ändern – alle Flächen transpartent machen im typfile editor. Dann hast du transparente Karte. die karte selber auch noch transparent setzen. Tools dafür gmaptool und maptk bzw andere typ-file editoren.
Danke für die Antwort!
Letzte Sache und ich lasse Sie in Ruhe: Welche Werte sollte ich bei TypViewer einstellen, um die Karte transparent zu machen?
Polygone oder Polylinien?
Nochmals vielen Dank und ich versuche zu lernen!
Du musst alle Flächen die du nicht sehen möchtest transparent machen – vor allem das 0x4a Background Polygon – aber halt auch Wälder usw. Dazu die Karte an sich halt mit gmaptool transpartent schalten.
bereits mit gmaptool erledigt, es funktioniert nicht
vielleicht muss ich die Draworder aufdrehen
die von Rasterbildern ist 26
Danke!
die openmtbmap muss transparent darüber liegen – nicht andersrum. Das reicht aber nicht daher ja das .typ-file die Flächen transparent machen.
Flächen=Polyogone.
Hallo Felix,
bei mir funktioniert die Extraktion der Image-Datei 65100000.img aus der mtbus-west.exe vom 03.04.2022 (Openmtbmap – US-West (west of Denver, Colorado Springs, Albuerque — complete N/S or Canada to Mexiko) – (contourlines separate download) (MD5)) leider nicht.
Die Extraktion der Konturlinien verläuft ohne Probleme. Die ersten IMG-Dateien werden noch korrekt extrahiert, nur die 65100000.img scheint einen Fehler aufzuweisen (Fehlermeldung: extract: error writing to file 65100000.img).
Kannst du mir hier vielleicht weiterhelfen?
Viele Grüße,
Andreas
Bitte überprüfe mal die MD5 Checksum. Ich nehme an du meinst die Extratkion beim ausführen vom Installer? Oder wirklich manuell den Installer entpacken (das klappt nicht immer zuverlässig). Wenn MD5 Summe passt – dann eine Woche warten zum nächsten Update.
Danke für die superschnelle Antwort. Ja, ich meinte die Extraktion vom Installer. Die Checksums waren identisch. Dann werde ich mal bis nächste Woche warten.
Schönen Abend noch 🙂
Hi Felix,
I’m missing the map for the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey). They used to be part of the map for France but are not included anymore and they are also not a part of the UK map.
Am I doing something wrong or is there no map for the Channel Islands available besides the large map of Europe.
Kind Regards, Eric.
Hi Eric, sorry geofabrik must have changed that. So if it’s neither on France or UK – nothing to do for now except Europe map. I will see if it is included in the Great Britain and Ireland extract from Geofabrik (if it is I may add it as a premium download country)
I added a new great britain and ireland map that includes them.
Hallo Felix,
habe die Kanarenkarte runtergeladen. Danach habe ich eine Tour, die ich in BaseCamp bearbeitet habe, mit “senden an” an den internen Speicher des Edge 1030 gesendet. Eigentlich wie immer. Aber, wenn ich am PC den internen Speicher von Edge 1030 aufrufe sehe ich die Tour. Im Edge 1030 ist sie aber nicht vorhanden. Was mache ich da falsch? Kannst Du da mir vielleicht weiter helfen?
Leider nicht wirklich – Route sind vom senden her komplett unabhanängig von den installierten Karten – aber brauchen die Karte um zu funktionieren zu routen. Die Sichtbarkeit am Gerät hab aber nichts mit der Karte zu tun. Evtl sind zu viele Routen oder Tracks am edge 1030? Evtl ist die Route zu lang? Zu viele Zwischenpunkte? Probiere mal eine kürzere Route. So wirklich weiß ich nicht woran es liegen könnte.
ich würde eine Alps Karte für Mac osx begrüssen!
Die gibt es doch eh. Ist bei den Mac OSx Downloads verlinkt (gibt und gab es seitdem ich Mac OSx Karten zum Download anbiete).
Ja danke hab die nicht gesehen.
wie kann ich die 10m Höhenlinien für die Asien-Karte installieren
Es gibt für Asien keine 10m Höhelinienkarte – da diese etwa 30GB hätte und 4096 Kachellimit sprengen würde – die 20m kannst du installieren unter Windows durch einfaches auswählen im Installer. Unter Mac OSx so wie auch andere Höhenlinienkarten integrieren.
Hallo Felix,
ich habe heute die Norwegenkarte für Windows heruntergeladen sowie die die Höhenlinien (20m)dazu. Bei der Installation erkennt er die Datei “norway_contours.7z” nicht. Ich habe sie bereits mehrfach gelöscht und erneut heruntergeladen, in einen anderen Ordner verschoben, entpackt… aber leider kann der Installer die Karte nur ohne Höhenlinien installieren. Mache ich etwas falsch oder hat die Datei ein Problem?
Herzlichen Gruß
Barbara
bitte überprüfe die MD5 Summen. Und checke dass du auch 20m Höhenlinien heruntergeladen hast und nicht 10m bzw halt das gleiche angeklickt hast. Ich habe es gerade testweise heruntergeladen/installiert und es geht ohne Probleme.