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    Garmin/GPS Systems GMod. Creating Garmin IMG Maps
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    Lots of questions and or/observations there. Actually most answers can be found/confirmed by searching the forum.

    In essence, MS Flag needs to be 0 for BC to see an image. Change it easily with ImgTool or with GMAPTool.

    Most of your other observations are basically correct but if you're suggesting literally that 'Mapsource patched ..... allows one to create many .img files so the 4GB FAT32 file limit is overcome' [my empathis], that's incorrect. As you have stated, the file size limit [actually 4Gibibyte - 1 byte] is a FAT32 limitation, and it cannot be [physically] overcome. From what you wrote elsewhere in your post you understand that, so probably what you mean is that you can create larger single images up to 4GiB by joining smaller maps from gmap folders, and yes that's right. You can also join smaller images together using GMAPTool. In either case beware of overlapping data from different FID maps. As well as the ~4000 tile limit with modern outdoor units, there is also an upper map limit of ~16 i think.

    The problem is often not so much the size of the card, but the nature of the data on it. I've used both a 32GB and a 64GB [reformatted to FAT32] in some modern units and they work fine. But depending on the size of the tiles and the number of maps you'll soon run up against the other limits as you've found and long before a 32GB card is anywhere near full. 62c has 1.7GB of internal memory as well, but that isn't a great help. Numerous smaller cards with individual maps is the best policy imo but others may disagree.

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    Thanks for the reply. Yes, I worded things incorrectly. 4GB - 1byte is the FAT32 limit for a file, aka single .img. You can have multiple .img's on the device, however all maps inside the imgs must be < 4,000 total maps. I have noticed as the map count grows, it takes longer for the device to start up. So far, loading up nearly 4K maps in separate .img files on the device (these are mostly Garmin TOPOs), I'm at about 8.6GB. Given that, I suspect for the person trying to cram in the most amount of map tiles on an SDHC and also add some raster images, 16GB card should be sufficient. For the personal sticking with the single standard 4GB .img, which I suspect would have generally much less map tiles (and faster load time), 8GB SDHC is probably a good choice.

    I would still like to hear more about how people efficiently manage their maps.

    Also, hoping someone works on an open source Garmin IMG creation tool/library like cgpsmapper and/or tkmap. It would be very useful so both Open Street Map and NOAA ENC/S-92 data could be automatically converted vs a manual process. Even better, this could be done on Unix.

    Thanks again

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    Yes I agree with that. The more maps and tiles the unit has on it's internal or external memory, the slower the load time during boot. Changing cards is a pain i know though especially on the go in challenging conditions.
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    Placing the SDHC reader under the batteries was less then optimal. They should have made it a sliding slot somewhere else waterproof.

 

 

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