Comparison of different GPS maps
I hope someone here can point out what I'm doing wrong.
I've been comparing the following maps: - built-in low-detail worldmap that came with my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx
- SmellyBiker's Wanderlust world maps
- openstreetmap.org maps
Unless I haven't properly activated something in MapSource (I do have maximum detail selected), or my sampling has been really unlucky, openstreetmap.org maps are of far superior quality that the rest. I wonder why HUBBers don't seem to be using them that much.
Wanderlust has a wealth of Points Of Interest (POIs), but its drawing and street mapping is not so much more advanced than the (very low detail) built-in Garmin map.
It appears that overlaying the Wanderlust POIs onto the openstreetmap.org maps would produce an excellent result (best of both worlds?)
Other than that, when it comes to mapping roads and the accuracy of the terrain, at least on the PC (I haven't loaded OSM info onto the GPS yet) openstreetmap.org looks to be clearly superior to the competition.
Attaching some images for comparison - please do let me know if I'm missing something obvious.
(the order of the images is: - Garmin built-in world map
- Wanderlust world map
- openstreetmap.org
)
Beirut
|