Multiple map files on Garmin 520 plus?
05-26-19, 01:59 PM
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Multiple map files on Garmin 520 plus?
I have a Garmin 520 Plus. I live in California and and heading for a bike trip in Germany and Austria.
I've downloaded OpenStreet maps for those countries.
In the past, due to storage considerations in my old 520 (regular, not plus) I I removed the map I was using to replace it with a map I needed to tavel.
The 520 Plus has lots of storage, so I didn't delete the USA map. I added the Austria map and named it gmapbmap-aus.img and the Germany map gmapbmap-germ.img
It SEEMS like they all load, even though I was given to believe I needed a specific name: "gmapbmap.img" for them to load.
Can anyone confirm or refute that this works? I can't figure out how to be sure until I'm in Germany and I'd sure like to.
Thanks.
I've downloaded OpenStreet maps for those countries.
In the past, due to storage considerations in my old 520 (regular, not plus) I I removed the map I was using to replace it with a map I needed to tavel.
The 520 Plus has lots of storage, so I didn't delete the USA map. I added the Austria map and named it gmapbmap-aus.img and the Germany map gmapbmap-germ.img
It SEEMS like they all load, even though I was given to believe I needed a specific name: "gmapbmap.img" for them to load.
Can anyone confirm or refute that this works? I can't figure out how to be sure until I'm in Germany and I'd sure like to.
Thanks.
05-26-19, 08:12 PM
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It should work fine on the 520+.
If the 520+ lets you pan (slide) and zoom the map, you can look at it.
Zoom in to verify that there is detail.
The 520+ is very different from the 520. The 520 really doesn't support maps (it just displayed it and could only deal with one map).
For the 520+, use a name that isn't one of the existing names.
If the 520+ lets you pan (slide) and zoom the map, you can look at it.
Zoom in to verify that there is detail.
The 520+ is very different from the 520. The 520 really doesn't support maps (it just displayed it and could only deal with one map).
For the 520+, use a name that isn't one of the existing names.
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05-27-19, 10:29 AM
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Thanks njkayaker! I think I have it working!
It should work fine on the 520+.
If the 520+ lets you pan (slide) and zoom the map, you can look at it.
Zoom in to verify that there is detail.
The 520+ is very different from the 520. The 520 really doesn't support maps (it just displayed it and could only deal with one map.
For the 520+, use a name that isn't one of the existing names.
If the 520+ lets you pan (slide) and zoom the map, you can look at it.
Zoom in to verify that there is detail.
The 520+ is very different from the 520. The 520 really doesn't support maps (it just displayed it and could only deal with one map.
For the 520+, use a name that isn't one of the existing names.
