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Basecamp will recognise maps installed in your Montana's own memory AND those on the micro SD card.
The larger the map, the more time it takes to 'cross over' but you can always see the green progress bar.
Maybe see you in Germany!  Weather forecast is good! 
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31 May 2012
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OK, I've gotten the OSM map of Mongolia to show up, but the level of detail is really low--there are very few roads, and once I zoom in below a very high level, all of the roads and terrain features disappear, even Lake Hovsgol disappears; do I need to download separate maps at higher detail levels? Also, where do I get the tracks?
Sorry for the dumb questions, but a lot of this GPS stuff is really counter-intuitive for me.
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no that's normal- in OSM map detail will fluctuate wildly depending on how much data has been sent in.
In some places it's as good as city navigator in others it's sparse.
The only way you will get better maps (if they exist!) is to buy them.
Tracks are made by others who may share them with you
Same for waypoints
Just a word of caution if I may- if going anywhere remote DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH and verify all data supplied by others.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by motoreiter
OK, I've gotten the OSM map of Mongolia to show up, but the level of detail is really low--there are very few roads, and once I zoom in below a very high level, all of the roads and terrain features disappear, even Lake Hovsgol disappears; do I need to download separate maps at higher detail levels? Also, where do I get the tracks?
Sorry for the dumb questions, but a lot of this GPS stuff is really counter-intuitive for me.
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can you bring your montana to lunch??
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1 Jun 2012
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heh, brought it with me.
Also, it appears that the battery fried during my last trip, when I had it mounted on the bike, so right now running it off of AAs. Anyone know what the battery would have fried? During the trip I kept getting messages "Unsupported Battery Detected", but I thought that the contacts might have been dirty or loose.
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heh, brought it with me.
Also, it appears that the battery fried during my last trip, when I had it mounted on the bike, so right now running it off of AAs. Anyone know what the battery would have fried? During the trip I kept getting messages "Unsupported Battery Detected", but I thought that the contacts might have been dirty or loose.
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Reading different forums there seems to be a consensus of opinion that if a Montana is mounted in the power-fed bespoke hard mount, there is no benefit in having the battery remain in the unit - in fact quite the contrary-
I sought Garmin's advice on this and their take was:
"Aside from the battery being charged whilst in the hard mount, there is no need to have it in the Montana."
Its removal seems to possibly avoid running the risk of battery loosening/damage and makes some sense. Some people have placed some soft foam between the battery and the casing to make a tighter fit and lessen possible vibration issues.
My only question, (which I forgot to ask  ) was the issue of compass calibration.
i.e once calibrated, does the unit retain its setting for this as the battery is removed?
Another Q for Garmin unless someone has the answer?
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Reading different forums there seems to be a consensus of opinion that if a Montana is mounted in the power-fed bespoke hard mount, there is no benefit in having the battery remain in the unit - in fact quite the contrary-
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Its removal seems to possibly avoid running the risk of battery loosening/damage and makes some sense. Some people have placed some soft foam between the battery and the casing to make a tighter fit and lessen possible vibration issues.
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Thanks for this info; I had hoped to keep a battery in so I could take pictures it, but I guess that's not critical. I am also trying the foam trick to see if I can get my battery to work.
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Has anyone used the OSM for Laos? I have just down loaded them but i am waiting got my Montana to come (just ordered it). I was just wondering how detailed they were
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Has anyone used the OSM for Laos? I have just down loaded them but i am waiting got my Montana to come (just ordered it). I was just wondering how detailed they were
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People without a GPS make use of OSM by printing it out as a paper map ...
OSM on Paper - OpenStreetMap Wiki
I used the first suggestion and came up with
Make - fieldpapers.org within 40 seconds .. you can do better by spending more time..
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I have got the Reizen map of Laos, which I think is quite good/detailed, will have a look at your suggestion
thanks
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No need to wait for your Montana Wayne
to see your map
Copy the .img file to a micro sd card
Leave the card reader in your computer
start basecamp
it will find it- wait for it to load - then select from drop down
job done
Taster below
Vientiane at 1.5Km
and at 300M
click in image to enlarge
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to see your map
Copy the .img file to a micro sd card
Leave the card reader in your computer
start basecamp
it will find it- wait for it to load - then select from drop down
job done
Taster below
Vientiane at 1.5Km
and at 300M
click in image to enlarge
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More than happy with that Bertrand, I will give it a go
many thanks
Wayne
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Originally Posted by Bertrand
to see your map
Copy the .img file to a micro sd card
Leave the card reader in your computer
start basecamp
it will find it- wait for it to load - then select from drop down
job done
Taster below
Vientiane at 1.5Km
and at 300M
click in image to enlarge
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Got it all to work, thx again
Wayne
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I have downloaded BaseCamp on my Windows 10 PC and downloaded the OSM as per the initial post. This is in a folder on a microSD card in a 'Garmin' folder and works fine on both my GPS (an old eTrex) and my laptop.
Rather than quit when I was ahead (!) I have also downloaded MapSource since my old eTrex does not work with BaseCamp. (I followed guidance on Wikipedia which advised that, once BaseCamp is on the laptop, it is then possible to download MapSource, which as proved the be the case).
I have run the osm_generic_windows.exe file which has created a Garmin/maps/OSM Generic Routable folder with 67 items in it, 64 of which are numeric .img files (e.g. 63240931.img). The others are two small .mdx and .tdb files and an uninstall.exe application.
When I open MapSource it shows no map available. How do I get the map to show up?
Cheers
Andy
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