In fact, the only units I personally know of that do routing properly are Garmin Zumos. The GPS limitation I'm thinking of is the inability to follow a route properly.Īs you've noted, most GPS receivers, including Garmin Nuvis, simply don't do this 'right'. I would think that others could use this too. ridewithGPS also seems like a good thing and a reasonable way to deal with GPS limitations. I know there have been times when I wanted to produce an image from a route or track so learning about IMGfromGPX is a good thing. If there is any interest I can go into more detail on how this works. gpx to create a Garmin map overlay with IMGfromGPX. kml to display on your web browser with mappingsupport or use the. So basically you use ridewithgps to draw, edit and export your routes. You can also use the to embed on a website using iframes. If your device has GPS you can display your location to assist in navigation. So the file example.kml is stored on the server and called up by in a browser. kml on line and then call it using a url that uses the mapping software plus the target file. I use the Nuvi series and am not sure how it works with all other models.Ī guy contact me about using his software to display my maps. gpx files and make them into a map overlay that works with Garmin. You can upload the saved files into Google Earth to display or for other uses like GPS. (know you will hate that) When finished and saved the route can be exported as either. Checking this box will give you a route without Interstates automatically. Plus a really great feature is a check box where you tell the software to 'avoid highways'. Using their website you can make routes as long as you want. This time it is the bicycle enthusiasts with the great idea. In doing some research I found ridewithGPS.

Google Earth has fewer limits but really sucks doing complex routes and does not do map mode natively. Google Maps has great accuracy but limits you to routes about 150 miles long depending on the number of edit points. I had to break Rt 66 into 3 separate routes. I have used DeLorme software for about 5 or 6 years but was always a little disappointed in the lack of accuracy of the roads and the limitations of how long of a route you can put into it. So I learned from them how to create and upload a map overlay that just makes a bold line for the path you want to take. The motorcycle guys were more interested in following a particular track even if it was not a road. The problem with turn by turn routes is the GPS tends to focus on getting to the destination by either shortest or quickest route. They were using a map overlay in a Garmin GPS rather than true routes with turn by turn directions. I was emailing with some motorcycle riders who were using a different approach to their trips. I am going to throw this out pretty broadly, but if there is interest I can go more in depth.

Route 66 gpx file