Topos for Garmin Zumo 550

[mazz1972]

Seriously the best way to learn is to sit down with someone in the know for a little one on one time being shown the way.
Trying to explain stuff over the web isn't much better than telling you to go back and re read the manual which obviously didn't work well the first time.

Yes TA I agree, just haven't found anyone willing to help so far. I found the manual like reading another language.....I must be getting old(er)!

[cooneyr]

So where were you when I went shopping for a map system (or in plain mans language, why didnt I ask more questions first instead of listening to a slick salesman ) What you have described is excactly what I wanted and what I thought I was buying, turns out I brought a lemon
So where do you get GT Maps?

http://www.gtmaps.co.nz/

[Cloggy]

I like playing with and creating maps. Have my own version of cGPSMapper professional so not dependent on Mapcentre for compiling. I am far from an expert map maker and still have a lot to learn but am keen at having a go.
What exactly is it you are after? A specific area or all of NZ? Willing to give it a shot but without any guarantees it will work.

[Phreaky Phil]

What I, maybe mistakenly assumed, is that there would be a package I could buy, like the navigating packages for other countries, that is either on SD card or Disc that can be transfered to SD card. The SD card fits into the Zumo (after I take my music card out) and then I can bring up the topo maps onto the screen. The topos would have the same detail as the paper versions, meaning you wouldnt have to get the paper one out so often. You still need the paper on as a 3 inch screen will only show you so much.

[Cloggy]

What I, maybe mistakenly assumed, is that there would be a package I could buy, like the navigating packages for other countries, that is either on SD card or Disc that can be transfered to SD card.

That you can. The link above to GT Maps lets you buy all of NZ in Topo on a CD for $150.00.
For that you will get very good quality maps. Gary Turner sure knows what he is doing.

[Hitcher]

I'd like to update the NZ maps on my zumo. Here's the thing. I haven't got enough memory on it to take the latest version.

Simple, I thought. Delete the old ones. Brilliant. But I'm fucked if I know how to do that.

I've found a bunch of folders on the zumo that contain a whole bunch of rat-arsed files which presumably contain the full and unexpurgated road atlas of the USA and Canada and also New Zealand open source maps. I know this as I have been to all three countries and toured effortlessly and accurately with this information served up beautifully. But I have no idea which should stay and which should go.

Presumably there is somebody out there who knows if and how this seemingly simple task can be completed?

[NordieBoy]

What I, maybe mistakenly assumed, is that there would be a package I could buy, like the navigating packages for other countries, that is either on SD card or Disc that can be transfered to SD card. The SD card fits into the Zumo (after I take my music card out) and then I can bring up the topo maps onto the screen. The topos would have the same detail as the paper versions, meaning you wouldnt have to get the paper one out so often. You still need the paper on as a 3 inch screen will only show you so much.

If you save the gmapsupp.img file from my above post into a garmin folder on an sdcard then it'll be available on the gps.

[NordieBoy]

I'd like to update the NZ maps on my zumo. Here's the thing. I haven't got enough memory on it to take the latest version.

Simple, I thought. Delete the old ones. Brilliant. But I'm fucked if I know how to do that.

I've found a bunch of folders on the zumo that contain a whole bunch of rat-arsed files which presumably contain the full and unexpurgated road atlas of the USA and Canada and also New Zealand open source maps. I know this as I have been to all three countries and toured effortlessly and accurately with this information served up beautifully. But I have no idea which should stay and which should go.

Presumably there is somebody out there who knows if and how this seemingly simple task can be completed?

Yours will probably have the...

gmapoem.img (oem map bits)
gmapbmap.img (base map)
gmapprom.img ('nother map)
gmapprom1.img ('nother 'nother map)
gmap3d.img (3d info)
gmap3d1.img (more 3d info)
gmapsupp.img (map[s] transferred from mapsource etc)

You can copy all of them off (leave gmapsupp) to your computer and delete them from the gps.

Copy them back if you need them.

[Phreaky Phil]

Had a bit of a look at things. The GT maps appear to be good. Today I had a play with the Zumo and found out how to switch to the new NZ Grid Map Coordinates. Real easy. Apparently some are a lot more involved and arent easy to swap back and forward between the two grids. That means I dont have to replace all my old maps and can just change the Zumo to suit. I will continue to study the GPS Topo side of things.