Thread: How to get a Bluechart Map in Mapsource

Originally Posted by All R R

Hello everybody,
I'm reading this forum now for 10 days and have learned a lot. Now I've a question.

I've a Bluechart map Adriatic Sea North XEU452S. It is a not locked img file called "gmapsupp.img".
Stored on my USB-stick in a map "Garmin" I can view the map in Homeport on my PC.
Now I want to use this map in my GPSMAP 278, so I want to copy the map to a Garmin Data Card (not a SD-card).

How can I do this? With Homeport or Mapsource or a other program?

I've a Garmin Data Card Programmer that is visible in Mapsource and Homeport, but I believe my Bluechart Map is not visible in Mapsource.

Is there a way to view the Bluechart Map in Mapsource so I can copy it to the Garmin Data Card using Mapsource?

You need addional infos to see it in mapsource :
Open GMapTool
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@catymag - 2 questions:

1. After you install a marine map in Mapsource following the procedure you described, is there a way to switch the symbols to the IALA standard (in Mapsource that is)? It looks like Mapsource displays the NOAA symbols after the gmaptool conversion.
2. Would you know where the tide data is? Seems like gmaptool only creates the main map but not the tidal one.

Thanks for your answer.
Rgds.,

Originally Posted by gpshacker123

I wanted to install a G2 Vision chart in Mapsource. Followed the instructions, and all seemed to go well as files where created in the new directory I created. But when I doble-click on the install.bat file I get the following error:

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Compiling preview map.
'cgpsmapper' is not recognized as an internal or external command....

Another question is in regards to the "FID" of the map to be entered in the Gmap tool , should I use "2028" as shown in the example, or do I need to look for the number that corresponds to my specific map? If so, how or where can I find this number?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Install cGPSmapper free version, GmapTool will recognize it in your system-

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Every map is identified by its own FID, The one in the screen is just an example-
Every map thread posted contains infos about map FID, alternatively look here
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