Can mapwell convert klm or kmz files to img files .
Main menu > Image > Import Calibrated Image from KML or KMZ File > Automatic Vectorization (to *.img format) > Send map from Mapwel to GPS.
Technical notes:
Number of auto-vectorized maps can be loaded into GPS at once. Auto-vectorized maps can be exported into IMG format and combined with any other GPS maps. Current version of Mapwel software supports max. 86 colors for autovectorization.
Assign different Map Set Data to all auto-vectorized maps you create. This ensures displaying of map with correct colors in the GPS. GPS uses the same color palette for all maps in a map set. Therefore, maps with different palettes are not displayed correctly if they have the same Map Set Data.
Warning: you have to set map detail in GPS to 'Most' (default value is 'Normal') to see autovectorized map in full detail. Otherwise, only a large colored squares are visible. Autovectorized map is supposed to be rendered in full detail at zoom 800 m and closer.
I have created a (kmz) card with mapwel but the result was not good.The text was not clear. I will retest with other optons.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Enhancements and fixes:
- Fix to problem with import of OziExplorer calibrated map with UTM grid, southern hemisphere;
- Enhancement to export of map into KML format. Export of user-defined color of polygons and polylines;
- Fix to import of POIs and map features from MP files.
I retested with other options but the result was very bad, If I get no better result with this demo I will notbuy the full version .The lines and polygones were very bad and also the hole TYP. Thanks Mapwel!
@rth741
If you don't like the results after Mapwel, try a command line utility [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
If you want to experiment with creating Garmin IMG-maps with BMap2MP, but don’t want to hassle with the command-line or text configuration file, and/or don’t have OziExplorer for calibrating the map imagery, the Author added a GUI front-end utility to [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] tool that makes BMap2MP easier to use. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Hi, Cnfhbr!
Am I right in assuming that Mapwel custom-made img (not kml!) maps created from rasters through Autovectorize option will NOT display properly in Garmin Mobile PC/XT (due to Mapwel custom types not being supported by Garmin Mobile PC/XT)? Is there any other way/software to create img cusrom maps from raster/imagery to use in Garmin Mobile PC/XT?
Thank you!
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