Garmin Tools
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 Advanced Tools designed to improve your Garmin maps

   
typwiz 7 Theme Editor
TYPWiz 7
Advanced TYP file Editor
Theme Editor
Creating & Editing Garmin Map Themes
   
Mapuploader 6 img2typ 5
MapUploader 6
Create Garmin (Nuvi) compatible maps

 IMG2TYP 5
Create a TYP file from any IMG
TDB Editor Poly Editor
TDB Editor
control & (un)lock Mapsource / Basecamp
 POLY Editor
Create & Edit poly files

 

ANT+ FIT to GPX for Dummies

  • Unravel the basic FIT file structure
  • How to convert FIT to GPX

Fit files are now very common on new Garmin devices, especially watches

How to convert FIT data to create a GPX file

 

Free FIT Converter

Poly Editor
Convert FIT to GPX / CSV
See how your speed and heart-rate varies
during a route

Free Route Editor 3

Poly Editor

Mkgmap Tricks & Tips

 

Lots of How to ideas

 

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New Version
Quickly change routing properties
of your Customised Garmin Maps		  

DEM Hill Shading

  • Investigate the mysteries of Garmin's DEM subfile
  • How to add hill / terrain shading to your own IMG using a DEM subfile

 

How to add DEM subfiles to Garmin maps >

 

gmp2typ 1.3

  • Extract any TYP file from a gmapsupp.img or any img found on your Garmin up to 2gig in size.
  • Just drop any gmapsup-type img on to the GUI and it will extract the TYP file if present.


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OS50 & Mapnik Typ

Download TYP files

 

OS 25,000 ,OS 50,000 TYP >

 

Mapnik TYP >

 

Active Routing

  • Many Garmin TOPO 2012 maps offer active routing :
    They contain the main cycle,hiking ,mountain biking etc routes which you can have highlighted.
  • We have created a map of all the hiking routes in Devon UK showing appropriate symbols for each route and overlapping colours when routes are combined.

For more information and a free download of Devon Hiking Map check out

Active Routing >
Garmin Undocumented

Check out our latest Garmin Findings

 

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OSM POIs on Garmin Nuvis

  • Create your own nuvi pois from osm files using our new nuvi osm2poi
  • Includes Devon speed camera and pub POI files

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Download here >

 

style2typ

  • Quickly create a TYP file showing all the elements contained in your mkgmap style sheets.

 

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 GUI file structure
  • Garmins POIs, ie speed cameras, are stored in a .gpi file.
  • Learn how to put them onto your car / bike satnav.
  • Learn about the gpi file structure, documented for the first time.
  • Download speed cameras for most countries in Europe.

 

Check out here >

 

Exploring Garmin's IMG Format

  • Ever wanted to unravel Garmin's IMG file type but became daunted by its complexity?
  • Our most popular Exploring IMG Format will help you plot all the highways, polygons and pois in an IMG file and explain what can be retrieved from 'locked' TOPO files.