Advanced Tools designed to improve your Garmin maps

TYPWiz 7
Advanced TYP file Editor

Theme Editor
Creating & Editing Garmin Map Themes

MapUploader 6
Create Garmin (Nuvi) compatible maps

IMG2TYP 5
Create a TYP file from any IMG

TDB Editor
control & (un)lock Mapsource / Basecamp

POLY Editor
Create & Edit poly files

ANT+ FIT to GPX for Dummies

Unravel the basic FIT file structure
How to convert FIT to GPX

Fit files are now very common on new Garmin devices, especially watches

How to convert FIT data to create a GPX file

Free FIT Converter

Poly Editor

Convert FIT to GPX / CSV
See how your speed and heart-rate varies
during a route

Free Route Editor 3

Poly Editor

Mkgmap Tricks & Tips

Lots of How to ideas

New Version
Quickly change routing properties
of your Customised Garmin Maps

DEM Hill Shading

Investigate the mysteries of Garmin's DEM subfile
How to add hill / terrain shading to your own IMG using a DEM subfile

How to add DEM subfiles to Garmin maps >

gmp2typ 1.3

Extract any TYP file from a gmapsupp.img or any img found on your Garmin up to 2gig in size.
Just drop any gmapsup-type img on to the GUI and it will extract the TYP file if present.

OS50 & Mapnik Typ

Download TYP files

OS 25,000 ,OS 50,000 TYP >

Mapnik TYP >

Active Routing

Many Garmin TOPO 2012 maps offer active routing :
They contain the main cycle,hiking ,mountain biking etc routes which you can have highlighted.
We have created a map of all the hiking routes in Devon UK showing appropriate symbols for each route and overlapping colours when routes are combined.

For more information and a free download of Devon Hiking Map check out

Active Routing >

Garmin Undocumented

Check out our latest Garmin Findings

OSM POIs on Garmin Nuvis

Create your own nuvi pois from osm files using our new nuvi osm2poi

Includes Devon speed camera and pub POI files

Download here >

style2typ

Quickly create a TYP file showing all the elements contained in your mkgmap style sheets.

GUI file structure

Garmins POIs, ie speed cameras, are stored in a .gpi file.

Learn how to put them onto your car / bike satnav.

Learn about the gpi file structure, documented for the first time.

Download speed cameras for most countries in Europe.

Check out here >

Exploring Garmin's IMG Format

Ever wanted to unravel Garmin's IMG file type but became daunted by its complexity?

Our most popular Exploring IMG Format will help you plot all the highways, polygons and pois in an IMG file and explain what can be retrieved from 'locked' TOPO files.