Thread: Help please on tile selection

@caspertone,

I do not understand why you are having problems. If you know anything about Garmin GPS units the easiest way to make any size map is to use "Garmin Mapsource".
In the example I show in the screen shot using an Openstreet map installed on my laptop. "Openstreet Belgium,Holland, Luxemburg and Germany.

Please note most openstreet maps come with an install version for your PC or a complele IMG file to copy to your GPS Unit.

In the PC installed version you can pick any area of the map you want and add as many tiles as you want and make a IMG of the area you need.

See screen shot:

Spoiler: How to pick map tiles you want.

I have picked 3 tiles as this example to compile into an IMG file to use on my Garmin GPS.

I have an arrow pointing to the tool you use to pick the tiles you want. Click on each till you and and they will show in the window to the left.
Then go to the menu again and pick "Transfer"

Spoiler: Transfer to GPS unit

Make sure you GPS Unit is attached to your PC......

Then click "Send to Device" it will then make the file "gmapsupp.img".

Make sure you do not have a file on your GPS already with the name "gmapsupp.img" rename it or copy it to your PC.

If you have a new GPS for hiking you can also give it a different name to reflect what map it is.
That also goes for the map you just transfers to you GPS via "Garmin Mapsource"

You can also do the same for any owned Garmin map that is installed on your PC that you paid for.

Remember you can only use Garmin Paid maps for your own personal use if you make map tiles from a commercial version you own and is install on your PC using "Garmin Mapsource"

We do this all the time when I take people out for the first time they every used a handheld GPS Unit.
I make a small openstreet maps of the area I am taking the group on. Each having a GPS unit I supply for them to use.

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