European maps

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Contents 1 Marco Polo Grosser Reiseplaner 1.1 Description 1.2 Installation 1.3 Note for low memory devices 2 Routenplaner Europa 2007 3 Telefonbuch Deutschland Map+Route 4 Gelbe Seiten Map+Route

Marco Polo Grosser Reiseplaner

Description

Recommended map!

This is a detailed map of Europe. Probably your best bet for now if you're in EMEA. Works with version from 2003/2004 to 2007/2008 versions.

You can buy the latest version from here: http://www.amazon.de/o/ASIN/3829731434/navit-21 (remember the little reward please ;))

Warning: Version 2008/2009 has a different map format and does not yet work with navit

Installation

This manual was written with a german version of Grosser Reiseplanner aside. So it may differ a bit.

1. Change directory to where DVD is mounted
2. Unpack data2.cab with

   unshield x travel/data2.cab

3. Now, you should get a directory named like DIRLAN_GER. It contains:

   • The dem.map folder with all the majors roads and towns of Europe...
   • ...and five smpX.smp folders, which contain the details of countries:
     • smp1: DK,S,N,IS,FIN,N
     • smp2: F,E,GBZ,P,AND,MC
     • smp3: Germany
     • smp4: CZ,SK,RSM,EST,GEO,LV,LT,MD,RUS,UA,BY,GR,H,I,RO,CH,A,PL,AL,MT,CY,BG,FL,SRB,MNE,HR,SLO,BIH,MK,TR,AZ,AM,V
     • smp5: NL,B,GB,L,IRL

   Update your navit.xml file accordingly. A sample for Germany would be:

<mapset enabled="yes">
        <map type="mg" enabled="yes" data="/path/dirlan_ger/dem.map" />
        <map type="mg" enabled="yes" data="/path/dirlan_ger/dem.map/smp3.smp" />
</mapset>

Optional: You can save some space (up to 2G) by deleting all the *d60* files. They are not needed.

Note for low memory devices

For relatively low memory devices (for example 128MB of RAM) under GNU/Linux, please type as root:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory

(thanks to cp15 for the tip).

Routenplaner Europa 2007

Has a europe map, but not as detailed as the Reiseplaner. Only city maps of large cities. The good thing is that it costs only 9,90 € !

Telefonbuch Deutschland Map+Route

Detailed map of Germany, coarse map of Europe. Specifically this version, newer does not work.

Usage instruction : unzip karten.zip from the map cd where the map should go (about 1.2 GB) update your navit.xml file accordingly.

e.g.:

       <mapset enabled="yes">
               <map type="mg" enabled="yes" data="/usr/local/share/navit/maps/d7.map" />
               <map type="mg" enabled="yes" data="/usr/local/share/navit/maps/d7.map/deu.smp" />
       </mapset>

Gelbe Seiten Map+Route

Detailed map of germany, coarse map of europe. Specifically this version, newer does not work.

Usage instruction:

1. Unzip karten.zip from the cd where the map should go (about 1.2 GB)
2. Update your navit.xml file accordingly