If the network on openstreetmap is incomplete, some strange detours might happen. Pedestrian routing in Mapsource is often blocked when crossing the tile borders (bug) Workaround is try to avoid toll roads in combination with a lot of via-points (avoidance of toll roads will prefer cycling routes, see below)Īvoid toll roads will choose a route over cycling routes (national, regional or local). Use this setting in combination with 'Avoid unpaved' to avoid footpaths and steps.
Pedestrian routing is handy within cities, because a lot of oneway streets are open to bicycles in both directions (but not all of them are tagged correctly on osm). Routing on paved roads only, avoids unpaved tracks, paths or gravel bike paths. Vehicle: motorcar/motorcycle (suitable for racing bikes, velomobile). In Mapsource the vehicle must be set to " bicycle" in the menu "Edit->Preferences".Ĭheck unpaved roads if you prefer to avoid tracks, (foot)paths, steps.Ĭalculation time on shorter/faster time set the preference to bicycle routes. Important note: routing doesn't work on longer distances (on some GPS devices max. The projection angle can be adjusted with Ctrl-Alt-A if the maps look distorted Select the map and zoom in on the map: Ctrl. Try to clear the cache: Ctrl-G (2x) if the map details are cluttered View> Hide GPS map detail must set to View> Show GPS map detail (ctrl-G) Make sure the map is selected: View>Switch to product>Openfietsmap Im a big fan of Garmin GPS devices, but I always found it disappointing that. gdp file contains database of map waypoints, routes, tracks, etc.
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Some tips & tricks to use Openfietsmap in Mapsource.Ī full Mapsource installation is only provided when you buy commercial Garmin maps, but there is a way to install itĭownload and install the latest Mapsource updateįor an alternative way to install Mapsource see here (in Dutch) And in most cases, the free maps are much better than the expensive Garmin maps. File extension gdb is mainly related with Garmin GPS devices and GPS applications, for example by MapSource, StreetPilot.
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