Free Cambodia Laos Vietnam Garmin compatible GPS map 2010 R6 now available

[lurkin]

Free Cambodia Laos Vietnam Garmin compatible GPS map 2010 R6 now available via the download are from the top menu. Thanks

[dinhn]

Free Cambodia Laos Vietnam Garmin compatible GPS map 2010 R6 now available via the download are from the top menu. Thanks
1- This R6 displays land/road layer FIRST then rivers/streams displays OVER so the Hochiminh city looks like in a big flood with lot of roads and their names being disappeared under water as the screen zoomed at about 5mi.
2- The previous R4 displays in the other way, rivers first then roads so that they show much better on the screen.

[lurkin]

1- This R6 displays land/road layer FIRST then rivers/streams displays OVER so the Hochiminh city looks like in a big flood with lot of roads and their names being disappeared under water as the screen zoomed at about 5mi.
2- The previous R4 displays in the other way, rivers first then roads so that they show much better on the screen.

Sorry, but I can't reproduce the error you are reporting. My Nuvi 1490 as well as GPSmap 60 CSx are displaying the map correctly.

Have you de-installed any previous version of this map prior to the update?
Which GPS are you using?
Do you have the latest unit firmware installed?
Did you turn off any other maps you might have installed?

[dinhn]

Sorry, but I can't reproduce the error you are reporting. My Nuvi 1490 as well as GPSmap 60 CSx are displaying the map correctly.

Have you de-installed any previous version of this map prior to the update?
Ans: Yes I installed on a blank SD card all 8 maps (17MB) of R6 from MapSource.

Which GPS are you using?
Ans: Nuvi 260.

Do you have the latest unit firmware installed?
Ans: Latest firmware 2008, no newer to upgrade.

Did you turn off any other maps you might have installed?.
Ans: No other maps, except 8 maps of R6 mentioned above.

[dinhn]

More Interesting Findings on R6

1- After Marsource loaded the R6 version .exe file, 8 maps were shown for selecting. I chose them all (17MB) then click to "Transfer" to Gamin260 SD card. I checked SD card and found only 1 ".img" file was created (all 8 maps were combimed in that .img file as usual).

2- I disconnected GPS from PC and turned GPS on and went to GPS "Map Info" and found 3 maps there: 1 map (Garmin260 internal memory) for US/Canada as usual, and 2 new maps of version R6 ( on Garmin SD card) with the same name.

3- I tested two R6 maps one at a time and found 1 is highways/rivers with BLUEcolor,etc., the other map is roads/streets with no blue rivers/sea...

4- If I turn on both, the map with rivers blue color always overlays & encroached the streets map. At different zoom levels the blue rivers/streams cover almost all the land/street.

5- If we can fix (so far I don't know how to do it) to "force" the rivers map display first then the street/land map, the screen is much better as the R4 version which has only 1 R4 map listed on the Garmin Map Info and the display of the R4 is always blue rivers first then the overlaying streets/land.

[lurkin]

More Interesting Findings on R6

1- After Marsource loaded the R6 version .exe file, 8 maps were shown for selecting. I chose them all (17MB) then click to "Transfer" to Gamin260 SD card. I checked SD card and found only 1 ".img" file was created (all 8 maps were combimed in that .img file as usual).

2- I disconnected GPS from PC and turned GPS on and went to GPS "Map Info" and found 3 maps there: 1 map (Garmin260 internal memory) for US/Canada as usual, and 2 new maps of version R6 ( on Garmin SD card) with the same name.

3- I tested two R6 maps one at a time and found 1 is highways/rivers with BLUEcolor,etc., the other map is roads/streets with no blue rivers/sea...

4- If I turn on both, the map with rivers blue color always overlays & encroached the streets map. At different zoom levels the blue rivers/streams cover almost all the land/street.

5- If we can fix (so far I don't know how to do it) to "force" the rivers map display first then the street/land map, the screen is much better as the R4 version which has only 1 R4 map listed on the Garmin Map Info and the display of the R4 is always blue rivers first then the overlaying streets/land.

In your previous post you mentioned that no other maps are installed. All of a sudden you list various maps which are installed.

Again, there is nothing wrong with the V6 map. Re-read my initial reply to your problem, check all items I have listed.
Delete all Vietnam maps from the SD card (better format the card) and re-install the map from Mapsource.

[dinhn]

In your previous post you mentioned that no other maps are installed. All of a sudden you list various maps which are installed.

Again, there is nothing wrong with the V6 map. Re-read my initial reply to your problem, check all items I have listed.
Delete all Vietnam maps from the SD card (better format the card) and re-install the map from Mapsource.

Dear Lurkin,
I think you probably misunderstood my previous replies:
1- Your comments referred "OTHER maps are installed" on SD card:
My answer: They are NOT other maps but two ACTUAL maps from V6 AFTER I installed V6 on a blank SD card. Before I sent you my previous replies I already re-installed V6 three times using Mapsource with 3 different blank SD cards but the results are the same. V6 with Mapsource always created 2 maps on SD card having the same name for these two maps.
2- I turned OFF one map at a time to see if they are different and interestingly found ONE map showed Roads/Land with NO "blue water" on rivers; and OTHER showed blue color Rivers/Sea with NO roads on the map.
3- If I do want to see a "normal view" with roads AND rivers, I have to turn ON these TWO maps of V6 on my Garmin 260. And the result is the blue "Rivers map" being always on TOP and COVERING the "Road map" so that the "normal view" looked like a big flood.
4- Maybe that "big flood" view is just for the Garmin 260 (?)

Thanks a lot for your precious time.

[lurkin]

Dear Lurkin,
I think you probably misunderstood my previous replies:
1- Your comments referred "OTHER maps are installed" on SD card:
My answer: They are NOT other maps but two ACTUAL maps from V6 AFTER I installed V6 on a blank SD card. Before I sent you my previous replies I already re-installed V6 three times using Mapsource with 3 different blank SD cards but the results are the same. V6 with Mapsource always created 2 maps on SD card having the same name for these two maps.
2- I turned OFF one map at a time to see if they are different and interestingly found ONE map showed Roads/Land with NO "blue water" on rivers; and OTHER showed blue color Rivers/Sea with NO roads on the map.
3- If I do want to see a "normal view" with roads AND rivers, I have to turn ON these TWO maps of V6 on my Garmin 260. And the result is the blue "Rivers map" being always on TOP and COVERING the "Road map" so that the "normal view" looked like a big flood.
4- Maybe that "big flood" view is just for the Garmin 260 (?)

Thanks a lot for your precious time.


OK, very clear now.
I still can't reproduce your issue.

I uploaded the V6 map to my Nuvi using Mapsource (Version 6.16.3) and in the map overview I also can see 2 maps Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam -> screenshot 1

In the next step I am starting to zoom in on HCM -> screenshot 2-5 and as you can see no flooding.

You may try to update your Nuvi 260 to the latest firmware -> I would do this in the first step.

Check if your Mapsource is up to date, otherwise update.

De-install all Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam maps from your computer. Restart and install only V6 new.

Try to upload the map again using Mapsource.

[dinhn]

OK, very clear now.
I still can't reproduce your issue.

I uploaded the V6 map to my Nuvi using Mapsource (Version 6.16.3) and in the map overview I also can see 2 maps Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam -> screenshot 1

In the next step I am starting to zoom in on HCM -> screenshot 2-5 and as you can see no flooding.

You may try to update your Nuvi 260 to the latest firmware -> I would do this in the first step.

Check if your Mapsource is up to date, otherwise update.

De-install all Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam maps from your computer. Restart and install only V6 new.

Try to upload the map again using Mapsource.
Thanks. I try again.

[dinhn]

Thanks. I try again.
Lurkin,
I already tried, but no luck. Rivers/sea map is always the last display on the sreen and covered the roads/bridges with thick blue. I wish I could change the order that the Roads/bridges is the last display layer. Thank you and have a Happy New Year!

[lurkin]

That's weird. We have 91 downloads since the release of the update and only one reports problems.
The water layer on a map (ocean, inland waters) has always been one of the bottom layers on a map, we haven't changed anything.
Since you said V4 was working for you I still suspect that you didn't uninstall a previous version of the map on your computer.

Happy New Year to you too.

[NzYork]

Read few of the forum here..it's good to have the web's like this , especially for newbies (people like me) who luv adventure traveling, with bike..it's help us to manage our route easier & faster..I m not sure if I can upload this maps on my Zumo. sory if I miss 1 of yr forum abt which Garmin can or can't download ..pls advise . & TQ 2 u

[Ryo]

Hi NzYork,

Welcome back. If you can download map form Mapsource to your Zumo, our map should work. I don't know if there is some specific extension for the Zumo map but, our map is plain map which should work on the any mappable GPS excluding GPS/V (Too small internal memory)

best regards,

Ryo

[adah646]

I'm about to visit Cambodia. Nice to know there is map for that country but how do you download.

[Ryo]

Hi adah646,

You can see the downloads tab at the top of this page.

[dophuongnampleiku]

i can't download free Cambodia Laos Vietnam from page

[Hirvitie]

3- And the result is the blue "Rivers map" being always on TOP and COVERING the "Road map" so that the "normal view" looked like a big flood.
4- Maybe that "big flood" view is just for the Garmin 260 (?)


I have the same problem on my Garmin Nuvi 250 - water over ground object! There is peculiarity of this devices, really!? May be due this peculiarity we can see BlueChart on the Nuvi 250(260) unlike other Nuvi series...
But i was changing transparent map of water map to opaque and all be OK. More I load only two map of Vietnam and I can see street name under cursor!

And i can not find NoiBai (this airport and other in VREG) by seaching in Object...

[lurkin]

The reported issue can't be reproduced. The map displays correctly on my GPSMAP 60CSx as well as on my Nuvi 1490.

Did you guys updated your devices to the latest Garmin firmware? Usually those issues can be solved by updating the device software.
You will need Garmin's WebUpdater which can be downloaded from here: You can see links before reply
Install it, make also sure you have installed Garmin's USB drivers You can see links before reply hook up your device and fire it up.
Start the WebUpdater once your device is connect and turned on. The WebUpdater will show you all available updates for your device.

READ THIS!
Make sure you update the firmware first- version by version. In other words if your firmware is i.e. version 2.0 update to the next (not the highest) version i.e. 2.01.
Disconnect device, turn it off and on again until it fully loaded. Connect again via WebUpdater and get the next version i.e. 2.02. Restart your GPS again after updating.
Carry on until your device has the latest version.
Now you can also update all other available software like region and language files if you like.
Failing to follow this important procedure may render your device unusable!!!!

[Hoiting]

Nice for me

[buster14]

Hi guys,

I'm having the same issue. Is there anywhere I can download the R4 version, and use this? I can't seem to see it in the downloads...

[lurkin]

Hi guys,

I'm having the same issue. Is there anywhere I can download the R4 version, and use this? I can't seem to see it in the downloads...

Version 4 is not longer available; too old, too little details compared to later versions....
Btw. which Nuvi model do you have and is the latest firmware installed?

[buster14]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply! By the way, love the work and effort you guys have gone and put into these maps.

I've uploaded onto a Nuvi 260, as I'm trying to avoid the need to pickup the 62 model (as its pretty expensive).

I've been working all weekend, have cleared and uploaded the new firm wear, but it seems that how ever this model deals with the maps its loading the blue sections over and above the roads.

Its obviously a model issue, as the maps are very clear and work perfectly in base camp...

[lurkin]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply! By the way, love the work and effort you guys have gone and put into these maps.

I've uploaded onto a Nuvi 260, as I'm trying to avoid the need to pickup the 62 model (as its pretty expensive).

I've been working all weekend, have cleared and uploaded the new firm wear, but it seems that how ever this model deals with the maps its loading the blue sections over and above the roads.

Its obviously a model issue, as the maps are very clear and work perfectly in base camp...

Thanks for your positive feedback regarding our maps, much appreciated -> Ryo is the mapper :)

Nuvi 260 :) Just google "nuvi 260 problems" and you will see on your own. The 25X and 26X series are not the best ones.
Time to invest some money into a new GPS unit -> You can see links before reply as an example

[buster14]

Thanks Lurkin, might need to take your advice on this I think ;)

Keep up the great work!