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This page is part of the cartography project we started in May 2009 with an OSM workshop in Kruševo. Its primary aim is to provide easily downloadable up-to-date OSM maps to the Kruševo project team, which they can download directly into their Garmin eTrex Legend Cx devices. But of course, if my map files are also useful to anyone else, this is even better  Until we have found a good public source for downloadable OSM Garmin map for Macedonia, I will create such map files myself from time to time, depending on the mapping activity in Macedonia and my time available. The maps on this page are all in the gmapsupp.img format, so they can be downloaded, renamed to gmapsupp.img if they have a different name and uploaded to the x:\Garmin of the Garmin device, resp. of its microSD card. The region covered by the maps is determined by a lat/log rectangle covering the latitues from 40 to 43 degrees North and the longitudes from 20 to 24 degrees East, which means that the map extends down to Thessalonikki in the South, Sofia in the Northwest and also covers Kosova and the estern part of Albania. Since the Garmin GPS devices only reliably supports ASCII characters, the names used from the OSM data are processed as follow: Firstly, the name tags are accessed in the order name:en, int_name, name, using the first name tag found. As this name can still contain non-ascii characters (cyrillic characters or accented characters like š,ž,č), these names are transliterated into standard ascii. This should make most names inside Macedonia at least readable on the Garmin GPS. Having read Ivan's encouraging news about the routability of the Macedonian OSM network, starting 2009-07-24 I am now building the map files with the routing feature activated. This means that -- in principle -- the maps can be used for navigation. However, at the time being I consider this highly experimental and only to be used for testing purposes. So please don't blame me, if you end up stuck in the woods using the navigation feature of your Garmin GPS with these maps!  The first type of maps contains simply the OSM data for Macedonia and neighboring regions, created with the mkgmap tool. They are relatively small, so they can be easily downloaded and even fit into the internal flash memory of those Garmin mapping devices that don't support removable extension cards: Latest version of OSM map: gmapsupp.img (24'739'840 bytes, based on OSM data from 2012-01-26, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) Archived versions: 2012-01-26: gmapsupp-mk-20120126.img (24'739'840 bytes, based on OSM data from 2012-01-26, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-12-12: gmapsupp-mk-20111212.img (24'375'296 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-12-12, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-11-01: gmapsupp-mk-20111106.img (22'874'112 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-11-06, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-10-14: gmapsupp-mk-20111014.img (22'559'680 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-10-14, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-09-03: gmapsupp-mk-20110903.img (22'382'591 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-09-03, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-08-11: gmapsupp-mk-20110811.img (22'216'704 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-08-11, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-06-28: gmapsupp-mk-20110628.img (21'311'488 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-06-28, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-05-17: gmapsupp-mk-20110517.img (20'942'848 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-05-17, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-04-21: gmapsupp-mk-20110421.img (20'682'752 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-04-21, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-03-17: gmapsupp-mk-20110317.img (20'260'864 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-03-17, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-02-11: gmapsupp-mk-20110211.img (20'064'256 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-02-11, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-01-05: gmapsupp-mk-20110105.img (18'718'720 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-01-05, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-12-08: gmapsupp-mk-20101208.img (17'762'304 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-12-08, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-11-03: gmapsupp-mk-20101103.img (17'512'448 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-11-03, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-09-24: gmapsupp-mk-20100924.img (17'225'728 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-09-24, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-08-11: gmapsupp-mk-20100811.img (17'176'576 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-08-11, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-07-13: gmapsupp-mk-20100713.img (16'093'184 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-07-13, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-06-03: gmapsupp-mk-20100603.img (15'967'448 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-06-03, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-05-13: gmapsupp-mk-20100513.img (15'941'632 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-05-13, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-04-03: gmapsupp-mk-20100403.img (15'341'568 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-04-03, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-02-22: gmapsupp-mk-20100222.img (15'104'000 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-02-22, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-01-03: gmapsupp-mk-20100103.img (12'468'224 bytes, based on OSM data from 2010-01-03, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-11-25: gmapsupp-mk-20091125.img (10'532'864 bytes, based on OSM data from 2009-11-25, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-11-13: gmapsupp-mk-20091113.img (10'440'704 bytes, based on OSM data from 2009-11-13, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-10-30: gmapsupp-mk-20091030.img (10'354'688 bytes, based on OSM data from 2009-10-30, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-10-08: gmapsupp-mk-20091007L1.img (10'176'512 bytes, based on OSM data from 2009-10-07, using mkgmap r1265, explicit uppercase conversion and additional mkgmap options "--latin1 --code-page=1250 --lowercase=yes", reported to work well with Garmin XT) 2009-10-07: gmapsupp-mk-20091007.img (10'123'264 bytes - unsuccessful test uppercase, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-09-29: gmapsupp-mk-20090929.img (10'184'704 bytes) 2009-09-16: gmapsupp-mk-20090916.img (10'094'592 bytes)2009-08-24: gmapsupp-mk-20090824.img (9'738'240 bytes) 2009-08-07: gmapsupp-mk-20090807.img (9'496'576 bytes) 2009-07-24: gmapsupp-mk-20090724.img (8'949'760 bytes) 2009-07-20: gmapsupp-mk-20090720.img (5'425'152 bytes - not routable) 2009-07-14: gmapsupp-mk-20090714.img (5'029'888 bytes - not routable) 2009-06-04: gmapsupp-mk-20090604.img (968'704 bytes - not routable) The second type of map is a topological map containing, in addition to the OSM map data, also contour lines with a spacing of 20m. These were generated with srtm2osm and use elevation data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Note that this file is quite a bit larger than the one with just the OSM map. The file actually contains two separate maps which can individually be "shown" or "hidden" in the "Map setup" menu of the eTrex. For this, go to the map display, push the "menu" button , select "Map setup", go to the "(i)" tab, push again the "menu" button, and select the desired "show" or "hide" map operation. The mapset with the contour lines is called "topo-mk", the map with OSM data "mk-YYMMDD" Latest version OSM+topo map: gmapsupp.img (97'572'864 bytes, based on OSM data from 2012-01-26, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) Archived versions: 2012-01-26: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20120126.img (97'572'864 bytes, based on OSM data from 2012-01-26, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-11-06: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20111212.img (97'204'224 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-12-12, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-10-14: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20111014.img (95'436'800 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-10-14, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-09-03: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110930.img (95'219'712 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-09-03, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-08-11: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110811.img (95'053'824 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-08-11, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-06-28: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110628.img ( 94'148'608 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-06-28, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-05-17: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110517.img ( 93'779'968 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-05-17, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-04-21: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110421.img ( 93'519'872 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-04-21, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-03-17: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110317.img ( 93'097'984 bytes, based on OSM data from 2011-03-17, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-02-11: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110211.img ( 92'901'376 bytes - based on OSM data from 2011-02-11, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2011-01-05: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20110105.img ( 91'547'648 bytes - based on OSM data from 2011-01-05, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-12-08: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20101208.img ( 90'599'424 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-12-08, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-11-03: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20101103.img ( 90'349'568 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-11-03, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-09-24: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100924.img ( 90'062'848 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-09-24, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-08-11: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100811.img ( 90'013'696 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-08-11, using mkgmap r1667 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-07-13: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100713.img (88'930'304 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-07-13, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-06-03: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100603.img (88'813'568 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-06-03, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-05-13: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100513.img (88' 778'752 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-05-13, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-04-03: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100403.img (88'178'688 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-04-03, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-02-22: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100222.img (87'941'120 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-02-22, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2010-01-03: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20100103.img (85'305'344 bytes - based on OSM data from 2010-01-03, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-11-25: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20091125.img (83'369'984 bytes - based on OSM data from 2009-11-25, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-11-13: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20091113.img (83'277'824 bytes - based on OSM data from 2009-11-13, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-10-30: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20091030.img (83'191'808 bytes - based on OSM data from 2009-10-30, using mkgmap r1265 and explicit uppercase conversion) 2009-10-08: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20091007L1.img (83'013'632 bytes - based on OSM data from 2009-10-07, using mkgmap r1265, explicit uppercase conversion and additional mkgmap options "--latin1 --code-page=1250 --lowercase=yes", reported to work well with Garmin XT) 2009-10-07: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20091007.img (82'960'384 bytes - unsuccessful test uppercase) 2009-09-29: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20090929.img (83'021'824 bytes) 2009-09-16: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20090916.img (82'931'712 bytes) 2009-08-24: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20090824.img (82'575'360 bytes) 2009-08-07: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20090807.img (82'333'696 bytes) 2009-07-24: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20090724.img (81'895'424 bytes) 2009-07-20: gmapsupp-mk-topo-20090720.img (78'370'816 bytes - not routable) If you have any question about the use or the making of these maps, you can contact me via
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or as OSM user Enif . ------------------------------------------- P.S.: Some technical notes about my map files, for those who are interested in the details:
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