Re: [Qlandkartegt-users] Sizes of files & Garmin devices

[DB <Fre...@ya...>]

On 10/15/2012 07:15 PM, qla...@li... 
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> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:55:00 +0200
> From: Oliver Eichler<oli...@gm...>
> Subject: Re: [Qlandkartegt-users] Sizes of files & Garmin devices
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> Hi Dave,
>
> usually most file formats have a limit of 4GB. And probably the file
> system on your SD card, too. I consider ~88MB as small.
>
> Now for Garmin devices in detail. The more recent devices (Oregon,
> Dakota, 62/78,...) are able to display raster maps as well as vector
> maps. However Garmin sets a harsh limit on your own maps. That is 100
> tiles of size 1024x1024 combined in a kmz file.
>
> If you patch the firmware you can use your own jnx format maps. The
> limit with those is 4GB or 55000 tiles of size 1024x1024. What ever
> comes first.
>
> HTH
>
> Oliver


Thanks Oliver.

So basically. if I understand you correctly(!), I would need to chop my 
Din A2 map into lots of 1024*1024 squares & then load these as a map 
collection???

Thanks

Dave