Garmin custom maps from google earth generator#
Garmin custom maps from google earth full#

If the area you're viewing is smaller than the area that could be covered at full resolution by the given map type, it goes ahead and creates a larger overlay anyway.

(This is related to the importance of looking straight down if the view angle is too low and a lot of the surrounding area is visible, your choices will be limited.) You won't get a link to 1m aerial photos if you're looking at a 100km area where they wouldn't really help.

Garmin custom maps from google earth generator#

The overlay generator takes note of how large an area you're viewing.For example, it won't give you an option for NRCanada maps when you're in Europe, and it won't give you USGS topo maps if you're in northern Canada.

You will not always see all the options the link tries to be 'smart' about where you are in the world.If your current view includes the horizon, your generated overlay will stretch all the way to the horizon, and the resolution will suffer accordingly. I highly recommend that you only refresh the network link when you're looking straight down.If you don't refresh before clicking on a link, you will generate an overlay for the location you were viewing when the link first loaded, or when you last refreshed. When you navigate to a new position, you must refresh the GPS Visualizer network link (its icon looks like a folder with wires coming out of it) by right-clicking and selecting 'Refresh' from the contextual menu.NOTE: When using the Garmin links, or ANY 'static' overlays, you MUST set Google Earth to 'Show web results in external browser.' You can read more about this feature on Garmin's blog, or see for specific instructions on creating custom maps using GPS Visualizer. The special Garmin Custom Maps version of the overlay link will help automate the process of creating maps that can be loaded into the Garmin Colorado, Oregon, and Dakota series of GPS devices.Please read the following for more information about how it works: This is a KML Network Link (which acts somewhat like a plugin or extension) that allows you to view various alternate background overlays (click here for examples) in Google Earth the graphic on the right shows which types of maps are available. GPSVisualizer_Garmin_overlays.kml (For creating Garmin Custom Maps with GE) GPSVisualizer_overlays.kml (General-purpose, for use inside Google Earth) No ads? No problem! You can support GPS Visualizer by making a donation with PayPal instead.