confused as to how to create custom satellite imagery for garmin oregon using google earth

[+gaijinboricua]

Hello,

 

I am currently trying to create some satellite view maps to use in my Garmin Oregon 450. I have seen online that people can use G-raster and google earth, but I have no idea on how to do this. I have been looking onlnie but I can only find how to improt images to G-raster. Anyone has experience wiht this?

[Motorcycle_Mama]

Moving to the GPS and Technology forum.

[robertlipe]

GPSFix and GPSTracklog both did nice write-ups of this when it was new. Start at http://www.gpsfix.net/garmin-custom-maps-tips-random-stuff/ and follow through to the links in 'resources'.

[+Redwoods Mtn Biker]

The original Garmin blog post details a way to do it in Google Earth...

 

http://garmin.blogs.com/softwareupdates/20...easy-steps.html

[+splashy]

Even better

http://mobac.dnsalias.org/index.html

Manual

http://www.tritonforum.com/morel/A%20Guide...s%20Creator.pdf

 

This program should win a price and I really mean this.

[+gaijinboricua]

Thanks everyone for their input. I am right now checking the mobile atlas Creator. The other websites assumed that Ialready have an image and only need to add coordinates, but sadly I don't have any images. I am hoping that Mobile Atlas Creator can provide these images. I wasnt sure if I had to screen shot google earth or what to do.

[+hondaatvrider]

I have been playing around with Mobile Atlas Creator. I like it. It takes a lot of experimenting to get the zoom levels and file size the way you want it. There are a lot of options. Let us know how it works for you.

[+splashy]

Actually, you only need about 17 zoom, more zoom shows you the path you're on, but you know that because you're on it.

 

See this post #4

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...e+atlas+creator

[+Entropy512]

Thanks everyone for their input. I am right now checking the mobile atlas Creator. The other websites assumed that Ialready have an image and only need to add coordinates, but sadly I don't have any images. I am hoping that Mobile Atlas Creator can provide these images. I wasnt sure if I had to screen shot google earth or what to do.

For copyright and licensing reasons, you cannot directly use Google Earth imagery in a Garmin device. You can, however, use Google Earth as a tool for finding imagery or georeferencing imagery you already have.

 

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/google_earth/...twork_link.html can provide you with a Garmin Custom Maps compatible KMZ using a variety of datasets for the area you are currently looking at in GE.

 

There's a utility called MAPC2MAPC (google it) that can take georeferenced images in a wide variety of formats and create a Garmin Custom Maps compliant KMZ. You say you don't have images, but there are a wide variety of sources for free imagery (at least in the US, there are also some but not as many for Canada.)

 

If you go to a place in Google Earth, you will see copyright info for the imagery - in many cases this can point you to a free source for aerial imagery. (Most states have imagery available at higher resolutions than the national USGS imagery.)

 

For example, Pennsylvania has 2-foot resolution imagery of the entire state and 1-foot for most of it. New York has 2-foot for the entire state, 1-foot for a good portion of it, and 6-inch resolution for a select few areas.

 

http://seamless.usgs.gov/ is a good place to obtain fully georeferenced imagery that can be easily turned into a KMZ with MAPC2MAPC (pre-georeferenced -> no need to manually calibrate the map.)

[+Redwoods Mtn Biker]

For copyright and licensing reasons, you cannot directly use Google Earth imagery in a Garmin device. You can, however, use Google Earth as a tool for finding imagery or georeferencing imagery you already have.

 

I think the jury is still out on that one (assuming it is for personal use).