Where to find India's Maps for Garmin GPS

esteem_lover · 23rd July 2008, 17:35

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Originally Posted by rr_zen

@Monkey: 4.5K for 4 metros and other towns is definitely worth the price I would say. I was quoted 10K by GPS India just for Chennai and nearby areas and so I junked the idea of buying it. I have a Nuvi 350 for which I am desperately in need of India maps.

you could buy a state of the art mobile phone with all the features plus GPS, maps & navigation free for life, all for just 13k. Nokia 6110.

rr_zen · 23rd July 2008, 19:07

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

you could buy a state of the art mobile phone with all the features plus GPS, maps & navigation free for life, all for just 13k. Nokia 6110.

Well said, John. By the way, I already have a N95 8GB which does the trick.

The thing is that having bought a Garmin in the US, I want to put it to the best of its use in India as well.

phamilyman · 24th July 2008, 01:31

Interestingly, no free upgrades etyadi fr the 4.5k, 3k for city map though.

I asked the ASPL gent in delhi if I could get an re-install if my SD card crashed, to which he said: Do you get a replacement CD if you break your movie OST CDs?

Mad Monkey · 24th July 2008, 16:37

i was told while buying the maps that i would get two free updates .....

phamilyman · 24th July 2008, 16:45

delhi mein ASPL junta have told me that.

that said, worldwide torrent sites are FULL of US/EU map data. What about India?

Maibaa · 14th August 2008, 16:46

Bought Garmin India map SD card for my Nuvi 360 from Street Atlas Company India Pvt Ltd, bangalore for Rs.4500/- after a 10% discount. This is the company that is designing the online maps and marketing the same through ASPL. The address and contact no is in one of the previous posts.

Looks like it has detailed information on Bangalore city roads but I am still trying out various local routes. Not sure about the state and national highway coverage though. Planning a trip to Jog this weekend where I will test its usability.

Regarding map updates, I was told I would get free map updates for one year every three months on an average.

In case the data on the original SD card gets corrupted, re-installing the maps on a different SD card is possible as long as you return them the original SD card. Of course, you need to buy the replacement SD card yourself.

spawnofsatan · 14th August 2008, 23:48

@Monkey - Does the voice talk in different Indian accents? or is it just the standard one?

tsk1979 · 25th September 2008, 12:10

Here is the link to free garmin India map.
This is from openstreetmap.org, so its not really very detailed. Many road names are missing, and all you see is a line.
So if you just want to try out a gps, or know your city somewhat, this map will be great
Its 12MB, and in img format, so just load it in your SD card and read it up!
http://downloads.cloudmade.com/asia/india/india.img
I am linking NCR.img(Delhi) and Bangalore.img(Bangalore) also, if india map is too huge.
Please note that there is no topographic information in BLR and DEL maps since I created them myself from OSM, and creating topo map was a bigger headache(download data from NASA et al)
http://www.tanveer.in/files/tbhp/Bangalore.img
http://www.tanveer.in/files/tbhp/NCR.img

nirmalts · 29th September 2008, 20:48

Nice work!!

Works fine with Garmin Mobile XT on WM 6.1.

Search doesnt work however. Says "Detailed maps are required for this feature". Any way to fix this?

Also any possibilities of converting googlemaps to Garmin IMG. I guess they are more detailed than OpenStreetMap

Thanks again

Nirmal

tsk1979 · 30th September 2008, 11:42

Nope, no way of converting google maps. They are proprietery.
OSM can get much better if everybody contributes and adds to maps.
For example for California, OSM has coverage rivalling commercial vendors
If more people get involved in India, we would not need any mapping companies to supply maps.

nirmalts which map did you try on your garmin. The india.img or the ones which I created?

nirmalts · 30th September 2008, 14:45

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

If more people get involved in India, we would not need any mapping companies to supply maps.

It will be tough for companies in India to keep the map updated without public support. Google is also following the path with their public mapmaker. But as you said using googlemaps offline is illegal.

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

nirmalts which map did you try on your garmin. The india.img or the ones which I created?

I tried the bangalore.img you created. I liked the Garmin interface better than Destinator (Satnav) or MapMyIndia or MapKing. I am using it on my HTC. With Garmin I get a lock in 20-30 secs.

tsk1979 · 30th September 2008, 14:56

What you can do is study google maps, and then using Yahoo satellite overlay, keep on adding to the Bangalore map.
You can even study locally available paper maps, learn the road names, and then keep adding to open street map.
Every wednesday the database gets updated with new maps, so you will see your changes on wednesday.

Try the India map, it has TOPO information too and I think your unit may be wanting that to activate search feature.
If that works use the all India map.

nirmalts · 30th September 2008, 15:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

What you can do is study google maps, and then using Yahoo satellite overlay, keep on adding to the Bangalore map.

I have been updating googlemaps. Will start updating openstreetmap from now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Try the India map, it has TOPO information too and I think your unit may be wanting that to activate search feature.

Tried india.img map now. Routing doesnt work with this either. I can choose a point on the map and navigate to there, but cannot give an address. Interestingly it shows that it is a "detailed map". I have a Europe map loaded, where it works fine.

Nirmal

dskumar · 8th November 2008, 14:13

Does anyone use the above Garmin India Maps in Mobile (Symbian S60) ?

It always shows the next Road / Street to where am actually travelling.
Tried Zooming out, Etc. as suggested in the screenshots above, but no use.

As this map has all the highways covered, it would be very helpful, when compared with Nokia Maps or Nokia Navigator (Route66).

I tried Google Maps and mGmaps, but they dont provide Turn by Turn Navigation in India.

Any help in this will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

gd1418 · 8th November 2008, 16:40

My Garmin iQue 3200 is a symbian platform

Quote:

Originally Posted by dskumar

Does anyone use the above Garmin India Maps in Mobile (Symbian S60) ?

It always shows the next Road / Street to where am actually travelling.
Tried Zooming out, Etc. as suggested in the screenshots above, but no use.

As this map has all the highways covered, it would be very helpful, when compared with Nokia Maps or Nokia Navigator (Route66).

I tried Google Maps and mGmaps, but they dont provide Turn by Turn Navigation in India.

Any help in this will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

24th July 2008, 01:31	#18
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,673 Times	Interestingly, no free upgrades etyadi fr the 4.5k, 3k for city map though. I asked the ASPL gent in delhi if I could get an re-install if my SD card crashed, to which he said: Do you get a replacement CD if you break your movie OST CDs?
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24th July 2008, 16:37	#19
Mad Monkey BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 274 Thanked: 456 Times	i was told while buying the maps that i would get two free updates .....
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24th July 2008, 16:45	#20
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,673 Times	delhi mein ASPL junta have told me that. that said, worldwide torrent sites are FULL of US/EU map data. What about India?
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14th August 2008, 16:46	#21
Maibaa BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 308 Thanked: 92 Times View My Garage	Bought Garmin India map SD card for my Nuvi 360 from Street Atlas Company India Pvt Ltd, bangalore for Rs.4500/- after a 10% discount. This is the company that is designing the online maps and marketing the same through ASPL. The address and contact no is in one of the previous posts. Looks like it has detailed information on Bangalore city roads but I am still trying out various local routes. Not sure about the state and national highway coverage though. Planning a trip to Jog this weekend where I will test its usability. Regarding map updates, I was told I would get free map updates for one year every three months on an average. In case the data on the original SD card gets corrupted, re-installing the maps on a different SD card is possible as long as you return them the original SD card. Of course, you need to buy the replacement SD card yourself.
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14th August 2008, 23:48	#22
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	@Monkey - Does the voice talk in different Indian accents? or is it just the standard one?
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25th September 2008, 12:10	#23
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	Here is the link to free garmin India map. This is from openstreetmap.org, so its not really very detailed. Many road names are missing, and all you see is a line. So if you just want to try out a gps, or know your city somewhat, this map will be great Its 12MB, and in img format, so just load it in your SD card and read it up! http://downloads.cloudmade.com/asia/india/india.img I am linking NCR.img(Delhi) and Bangalore.img(Bangalore) also, if india map is too huge. Please note that there is no topographic information in BLR and DEL maps since I created them myself from OSM, and creating topo map was a bigger headache(download data from NASA et al) http://www.tanveer.in/files/tbhp/Bangalore.img http://www.tanveer.in/files/tbhp/NCR.img Last edited by tsk1979 : 25th September 2008 at 12:31.
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29th September 2008, 20:48	#24
nirmalts BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stuttgart, Germ Posts: 252 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Nice work!! Works fine with Garmin Mobile XT on WM 6.1. Search doesnt work however. Says "Detailed maps are required for this feature". Any way to fix this? Also any possibilities of converting googlemaps to Garmin IMG. I guess they are more detailed than OpenStreetMap Thanks again Nirmal
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30th September 2008, 11:42	#25
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	Nope, no way of converting google maps. They are proprietery. OSM can get much better if everybody contributes and adds to maps. For example for California, OSM has coverage rivalling commercial vendors If more people get involved in India, we would not need any mapping companies to supply maps. nirmalts which map did you try on your garmin. The india.img or the ones which I created?
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30th September 2008, 14:56	#27
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	What you can do is study google maps, and then using Yahoo satellite overlay, keep on adding to the Bangalore map. You can even study locally available paper maps, learn the road names, and then keep adding to open street map. Every wednesday the database gets updated with new maps, so you will see your changes on wednesday. Try the India map, it has TOPO information too and I think your unit may be wanting that to activate search feature. If that works use the all India map.
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8th November 2008, 14:13	#29
dskumar BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 63 Thanked: 17 Times	Does anyone use the above Garmin India Maps in Mobile (Symbian S60) ? It always shows the next Road / Street to where am actually travelling. Tried Zooming out, Etc. as suggested in the screenshots above, but no use. As this map has all the highways covered, it would be very helpful, when compared with Nokia Maps or Nokia Navigator (Route66). I tried Google Maps and mGmaps, but they dont provide Turn by Turn Navigation in India. Any help in this will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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