[mkgmap-dev] Routing tests without Garmin device? Garmin emulator for PC?

Tue May 26 18:16:44 BST 2009

Thank you and thanks to Mark!

I must admit, I did not know that Mapsource supports routing... :-)

Just managed to display a small gmapsupp.img in Mapsource. Now I can start extended tests of Mark's cycle patch.

Markus

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> Datum: Tue, 26 May 2009 18:51:49 +0200
> Von: Clinton Gladstone <clinton.gladstone at googlemail.com>
> An: Development list for mkgmap <mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk>
> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Routing tests without Garmin device? Garmin emulator	for PC?

> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:41 PM,  <gypakk at gmx.eu> wrote:
> > Is there a way to test the routing at home? Garmin offers a software
> called "Garmin mobile PC" which should be able to do the routing based on
> Garmin map files. Is there a freeware alternative?
> 
> If you use Windows or Mac OS, you can use Garmin's Mapsource or
> Roadtrip. I have found that this is a reasonable test of routing, but
> does not always match what happens on the GPS.
> 
> I am not aware of an alternative for Linux; Qlandkarte does not support
> routing.
> 
> Cheers.
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