[mkgmap-dev] Feature Request: mkgmap able to create gmap archive (BaseCamp)

Sat Dec 3 15:07:26 GMT 2016

Yes I know, on each platform there are different options.... it's not 
the question about how to convert it on the different platforms, there 
are on each platform several options, but most of the times you have to 
choose different ways to go, depending on the platform.

There's even a cli version of the JaVaWa MapConverter, able to run on 
Windows, Mac and linux.... but unfortunately those executables are only 
32bit applications on linux, which is quite a heavy restriction nowadays 
too.

There are also many several ways to create gmapsupp files with external 
tools (JaVaWa, gmaptool, just to mention a few) but nevertheless mkgmap 
supports it natively too.

Mkgmap is THE tool for the osm map creation for Garmin, that's why I'm 
wondering/asking/requesting if it's possible that THE tool can support 
the nowadays very common GMAP typ maps also natively... even if there 
are several othere ways to do that, different unfortunately on each OS.

Cheers
Patrik

On 03.12.2016 15:58, Andrzej Popowski wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> on MacOS you can use JaVaWa MapConverter:
> http://www.javawa.nl/mapconverter_en.html
>
> On both, Linux and MacOS, you can install wine and use many of 
> Garmin's programs for Windows, including MapConverter.
>