[mkgmap-dev] generating custom maps (stylesheet or typ files)

Tue May 26 13:05:50 BST 2009

Thanks for clarifying!

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Marko Mäkelä <marko.makela at iki.fi> wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:33:01AM +0800, maning sambale wrote:
>> I want to create additional custom maps aside from the regular
>> standard map from the default stylesheets.  What I want are maps for
>> cycling/mtb.
>> But I am a bit confused with two options,
>> 1.  creating custom styles by editing the default stylesheet, or
>> 2. creating typ files.
>>
>> Can somebody explain the difference of the two options?
>
> With 1, you probably mean the mkgmap translation rules.  They specify
> how OpenStreetMap node and way attributes are translated into Garmin point
> and line types and attributes in the *.img file.
>
> The TYP files are useful if you want to define custom map symbols and the
> like.  If you think of the Garmin map data as a HTML document, the TYP file
> would customize the presentation, like CSS and graphical images do for HTML.
>
> If you find a good tutorial into TYP files and a nice set of tools, I'm
> interested.  I use Debian GNU/Linux, and I am distributing a map of Finland
> that I would like to be more useful for cycling (but still useable for
> pedestrians and motor vehicles).
>
>        Marko
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