TYPWiz 3

• Import any size pictures,any number of colours
• Increase or decrease the linewidths of major highways by just clicking a button . No need to do each highway separately.
• Showing all elements as thumbnails so it's easy to edit using tools not seen in other TYP editors.
• Quickly, draw lines,ellipses,rectangles or fill shapes
• Easy cutting & pasting of images.
• The only TYP editor to create large POIs up to 48x48 with truecolor or degrees of opacity.
• No need to go online

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Exloring 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.

IMG2TYP 1.6 creates TYP files from any IMG

How can I change the colours of my Garmin IMG?

Garmin has produced numerous TOPO maps without TYP files .This GUI examines locked or unlocked IMGs to produce a matching TYP file .
Latest version supports 'extended' pois,polyline and polygon types and is much faster.

More information & download img2typ

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
• more

TDB Editor

Mapsource uses TDB files to read mapnames,names of blocks (img files) etc before transferring any data to a gps.

By editing the tdb file you can alter the names of maps and make them more user friendly on your gps.

This GUI editor plots the various blocks and allows you to edit their names, useful if your gps,ie Oregon / Nuvi ,allows multiple maps (gmapsupps) .

Picture shows basemap for Topo France.

download tdb editor...

Mapsource Uploader

MapsourceUploader is a GUI to facilitate the import of img and osm files into Mapsource. You can then upload them onto your GPS or Nuvi via Mapsource ; just select the maps and click Transfer --> Send to Device. It should find your device if connected via a usb. Nuvi owners ensure your main directory has a folder named Map .

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

. Download here...

Route Editor

Route Editor will take the pain out of creating Routing styles .Beta now available for download.

Simple Style Editor

If you are using mkgmap's style files to create IMG maps you may like to have a look at our style editor and style tips. Backups of style files are created at the touch of a button.

Simple Contours

You will find the latest Simple Contours GUI which hopes to simplify the creation of contours on your Garmin or Mapsource.

NaPTAN data & BUS-STOPS

Coordinates for every bus_stop in the UK are readily available from Naptan.Now you can catch a bus and know exactly where to get off! Mapsource screenshot shows the location of every bus stop in London .Each bus stop includes it's own name, ideal if you are a tourist. With BUS-STOPS you can turn NaPTAN data into a transparent IMG file and use it as an overlay with your other maps. Please read the licences associated with all NaPTAN data.

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OSM2Style

How do I show ALL the info contained in an OSM file on my Garmin?. This GUI checks OSM data against your style files and highllights any elements NOT found in your points,lines or polygons files. More Information & download

Download pdf manual

OSVector Maps on your Garmin

How can I check the accuracy of my GPS in the UK?Nothing can be more accurate then the freely available OS vector maps. Unfortunately,to make them compatible with Garmin devices some tweaking is required.
OSV2IMG,a windows GUI, applies the necessary correction and generates img files to be uploaded onto your Garmin. See more details.

OSMchecker

OSMchecker is designed for those who without much effort wish to know a bit more about the area they have plotted.

• Will my polygons or highways be rendered in Mapnik?
• How many POIs and of what types have been plotted?
• Does the area contain any FIXMEs or notes which I may be able be address?
• Who else has been plotting and when?

osm2GE (oms2kml)

This OSM 2 Google Earth GUI enables you to project osm files onto Google Earth.You can edit colours,opacity,widths etc.

OSM polygons, highways,cyclepaths,paths,tracks,rivers,streams etc, 'as seen' on Google Earth - data is distorted for legal reasons.

Click here to download.

OS50 , OS25 & Mapnik Typ

Get some of the OS 25,000 ,OS 50,000 or Mapnik look on your Garmin or Mapsource.

mp2osm

This GUI will create an osm from a mp file. It can therefore, among other things, parse unlocked topo maps and make them routable. Apart from highways you could also extract all rivers, streams,forests and contours . If you want to create your own mp2osm converter click here for more information .