garmin edge OS maps

ddraver
ddraver Posts: 26,738
edited October 2012 in Road general
Hi guys

Just saying my mate had the UK 1 50 000 OS maps on SD card, and, just saying, I copied the file off of his Garmin and put it on a new SD card, would it work?

Just saying...

;)
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  • NewTTer
    NewTTer Posts: 463
    Probably not as they normally need to be unlocked with the Garmin supplied Unlock code. Of course if you ........
  • jezzpalmer
    jezzpalmer Posts: 389
    Don't think so there is a serial embedded into the SD card IIRC.

    However....
    http://talkytoaster.info/ukmaps.htm

    I have the genuine maps, but these look identical.
  • tiredofwhiners
    tiredofwhiners Posts: 598
    just use the free OpenMaps instead - for most of the country on a road, you'll hardly notice the difference.

    http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/
  • jezzpalmer
    jezzpalmer Posts: 389
    The ones I posted are openstreetmap, the UK site for them. :)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,738
    Using them for off road tho....but thanks!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • jezzpalmer
    jezzpalmer Posts: 389
    Check them out, I'm pretty sure they are the same. Full OS.
  • Slack
    Slack Posts: 326
    I'm interested in this too. Having just looked at the openstreetmap website, they describe the OS style maps as 'look and feel', so these cannot be the original variants, surely? Has anyone seen the quality of these openstreetmap OS style maps?

    Needs more research before splashing out on the Edge me thinks.
    Plymouthsteve for councillor!!
  • careful
    careful Posts: 720
    I couldnt even get my original sd card to work in a second Garmin.

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