Is very interesting if we could insert a basemap of our own making into the Garmin GPS. Basemap provided by Garmin by default has a very small scale is not accurately be used in the field. If we have the basic data in shapefile format from 1:50,000 scale maps or even a 1:25.000, we can create a base map for Garmin GPS we made sendiri.Tahap 1: Download software
Software used to make the Garmin GPS Basemap is CGPSMapper, GPSMapEdit, and SendMap. Third software can be downloaded at http://www.ziddu.com/download/3177112/Garmin.rar.html
Phase 2. Creating maps
1. Run GPSMapEdit by clicking on mapedit.exe
2. Import shapefile file with the menu File> Import> ESRI (*. shp)
3. Browse shp file that want to be included in the map
4. Determine the type of select objects. If the shapefile of our storied legend, use the fields and select fields from distinguishing between features.
5. If you want labels displayed, activate the select fields for labels and select fields as labels
6. Specify the select source coordinate system corresponding to the data shapefile
7. Select a zoom level
8. Perform re-imported to the menu File> Import> ESRI (*. shp) to another file if necessary
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9. Set Folder Properties, for example the picture below
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10. Save the file folder
Stage 3. Export to IMG format
1. Perform the export file to IMG format with the menu File> Export> Garmin IMG / CGPSMapper.exe
2. Decide where to store the file IMG, specify the location of the file CGPSMapper.exe, and click RUN
3. Wait a few moments by the minute
4. Wait until there is a message that the process is complete
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Stage 4. Upload to Garmin GPS
1. Run sendmap2.exe
2. Add maps, select the IMG file that was created in step 3.
3. Define a port, for example com1. Click Connect to the GPS
4. If you believe everything is OK, click on the Upload selected maps to GPS.
Tips:
* For ease of symbology, shapefile which has various levels of the symbol should be separated into several separate files. As an example for a file path, should be split into different shapefile for arterial roads, local roads, other jalain and walkways. At the time of import into GPSMapEdit each file can have a symbol berebda.
* Export file folder to the IMG may be an error if too many grids are exported because too many files are imported. Create a region for the province to alleviate CGPSMapper scope. In GPSMapEdit can use TRIM icon.
