[mkgmap-dev] Can mkgmap be used to read back in IMG files?

Sun Jul 10 13:54:35 BST 2016

Thank you for your reply. Good to know the newer NT can't be read. 

> Op 10 jul. 2016 om 14:50 heeft Gerd Petermann <GPetermann_muenchen at hotmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Hi Jarno,
> 
> 
> the source contains routines to read the img file, but I have no idea 
> how much work it would be to convert that information into OSM format.
> 
> Note also that mkgmap cannot read the newer NT format.
> 
> 
> Gerd
>  
> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von Jarno Le Conté <jarno.leconte at me.com>
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Juli 2016 14:42:37
> An: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> Betreff: [mkgmap-dev] Can mkgmap be used to read back in IMG files?
>  
> Hi,
> 
> I'm wondering if mkgmap can be used the other way around, given an IMG file, extract the road network from it and perform routing operations?
> Looking at the code it seems to be a full implementation of the IMG filesystem which includes both reading and writing. Is this true?
> 
> The main thing I want to know: 
> Can I extract the road network (and routing information) from a Garmin IMG file, and use it in an OSM routing engine for example?
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Jarno Le Conté
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