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Up to date open street maps
Hi all,
planning to go to Morocco beginning of June (if possible) and look for the most up to date open street maps for my Garmin.
The Olaf maps seem to be a bit outdated...
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Hi all,

planning to go to Morocco beginning of June (if possible) and look for the most up to date open street maps for my Garmin.

The Olaf maps seem to be a bit outdated...

help appreciated
If you search Garmin OSM you'll find a site where you can download up to date ones of anywhere, including Morocco.

http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

Though apparently Garmin's own Morocco map may be better.

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The border is very unlikely to be open for the beginning of June. Spain has confirmed they wont review opening the border until then. Morocco won't review the border until towards the end of the current SoE at the 10th June.

The maps available via Ian's link haven't been updated since June 2020. But the maps from here were updated in November and should be due a new update soon, its normally every 6 months or so

Africa North OSM Topo Routable | GMapTool
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If you search Garmin OSM you'll find a site where you can download up to date ones of anywhere, including Morocco.

http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

Though apparently Garmin's own Morocco map may be better.

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These are not that up to date either, newt than Olaf’s but not updated since June 2020


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These are not that up to date either, newt than Olaf’s but not updated since June 2020


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Garmin I guess you mean?

I think this OSM is updated monthly or so, but obviously the actual info depends on users' edits. I've amended a few roads etc myself!

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OSM its self is updated almost daily somewhere but its down to the users updating it. Not every country will be updated every day.

The different downloads and apps are updated separately depending on the source or app develpper. Lambertus' site which we've all been using at garmin.openstreetmap.nl hasn't been updated since June 2020

Gmap tools North Africa Topo was last updated in Nov 2020 and is normally updated about every 6 months. I have no idea on the App updates
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OSM its self is updated almost daily somewhere but its down to the users updating it. Not every country will be updated every day.



The different downloads and apps are updated separately depending on the source or app develpper. Lambertus' site which we've all been using at garmin.openstreetmap.nl hasn't been updated since June 2020



Gmap tools North Africa Topo was last updated in Nov 2020 and is normally updated about every 6 months. I have no idea on the App updates
Well I've learned something!

I thought garmin.openstreetmap.nl was auto-updated from OSM data, I didn't realise it was manually done.

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Garmin I guess you mean?

I think this OSM is updated monthly or so, but obviously the actual info depends on users' edits. I've amended a few roads etc myself!

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No, these OSM maps haven’t been updated since June 2020. It will give you the date if you look. It means this OSM provider is no longer incorporating updates into the maps.


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Garmin Nuvi and Topo North Africa V4
Hi and sorry in advance for possibly ignorant question, but in the v useful Morocco Overland it seems to suggest that Garmin North Africa Topo Light will load onto a Garmin Nuvi sat nav.

Which sounds good and I bought one (a Nuvi 2595 sat nav) and installed Garmin Express and Basecamp and purchased V4 of the North Africa Topo map. But it didn’t show up in my Garmin Express (even after repeated sign ins) and when I spoke to Garmin they said that was just because it wasn’t compatible, so it wouldn't.

Before I give up or send myself mad with trying different things of my own limited invention, have I just misunderstood or am I missing something or part of the process?

Any suggestions or thoughts welcome, even if just setting me straight.

And if I can’t get it to work are there optimum specific devices to buy to load it on, leaving this sat nav to just run City Navigator Middle East and Northern Africa NT say, which is stated as compatible.

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Hi and sorry in advance for possibly ignorant question, but in the v useful Morocco Overland it seems to suggest that Garmin North Africa Topo Light will load onto a Garmin Nuvi sat nav.



Which sounds good and I bought one (a Nuvi 2595 sat nav) and installed Garmin Express and Basecamp and purchased V4 of the North Africa Topo map. But it didn’t show up in my Garmin Express (even after repeated sign ins) and when I spoke to Garmin they said that was just because it wasn’t compatible, so it wouldn't.



Before I give up or send myself mad with trying different things of my own limited invention, have I just misunderstood or am I missing something or part of the process?



Any suggestions or thoughts welcome, even if just setting me straight.



And if I can’t get it to work are there optimum specific devices to buy to load it on, leaving this sat nav to just run City Navigator Middle East and Northern Africa NT say, which is stated as compatible.



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Not sure about that specific one. I bought it to put on a Zumo 550 (circa 2009) and it wouldn't work, so they took it back.

I now have the Zumo XT, and think it should work. Sadly I didn't take a copy of the DVD !

Basically I think it's a security unlock thing which works only with newer units.
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