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Edge touring map size

8762001
over 4 years ago

Hi guys,

First time here, so if I have posted in the wrong place sorry, I couldn't find a edge touring forum.

I have just bought a used Edge Touring, my first Garmin GPS, which I am super pleased with.

I noted there is a map update available, but also a lot of comments about the update failing, then losing the original maps. 

It would seem the SD card with the unit might not be large/quick enough for the new update?

I was going to buy a bigger SD card, so my question is:

Is there a certain size or speed should buy to ensure the update works?

Thanks for any help or advice,

Alex

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Information from Garmin:

    "Largest capacity MicroSD card for Edge 605/705/800/810/Touring/Touring Plus

    The Edge 605, 705, 800, 810, Touring, and Touring Plus, have an expandable memory slot into which a microSD* card can be inserted. This card provides the ability to install detailed mapping to enhance the device's internal basemap.

    It is recommended a standard speed card, no larger than 32 GB, be used in order to get the best performance from the device. Class 4 to Class 10 is considered standard speed.

    While considering memory limitations, another limitation is the number of individual mapping segments. Roughly 3,000 mapping segments can be transferred to the Edge 800, 810, Touring, and Touring Plus, and roughly 2,000 mapping segments to the Edge 605 and 705.

    The Edge will pick and choose which map segments to show when the map segment limit is surpassed. It is suggested to transfer additional mapping segments to another microSD card.

    *While any brand of microSD card should work, Garmin has only tested more common brands such as SanDisk and Kingston. The MicroSD card should be in the FAT32 format. ""

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to ldpnl

    Hi thanks for getting back to me, I will order  32gb then there should be plenty of space thanks again, 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 8762001

    Prepare the new micro SD-card with a little trick so Garmin Express will recognize it as the Edge Touring device.  The benefit of the procedure below is speed. Also, with the SD card in the reader Garmin Basecamp will be able to read the map data directly from the SD-card with much higher speed compared to the situation when it reads the Cycle Map from the Edge Touring.
    The text below is automatically translated.

    "That is why the old trick was applied not to charge the SD card via the device, but 
    directly via the card reader in the PC (or external card reader, but it must be connected 
    via USB 2.0 or preferably 3.0).
- In order for GE to recognize the SD card as a device, you have to copy the file 
    GarminDevice.xml from the device to the folder ..\Garmin on the SD card (if that folder 
    does not exist yet, please create it of course) . To be on the safe side, I also put the 
    Device.fit file in the same folder ..\Garmin on the SD card.
- Now disconnect the device from the PC and let GE perform the map update with only the 
    prepared SD card in the card reader. Voila! Ready within the hour"

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to bikepc01

    Cheers for the tip, I will have a carful read through once my card has arrived. Thanks again for the tip. Alex

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to bikepc01

    Hi thanks for the info, it all downloaded to the card directly so thanks.

    Not sure if you can help thou, the only odd thing is when the map is displayed on the unit the text showing on the map moves up and down a bit, about a1 mm or so.

    If you had any ideas that would be grerat, thanks again,

    Alex

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 8762001

    Can you give more details? Which text - text that is part of the map - for example road names, or text displayed in data fields or alike?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to bikepc01

    Hi thanks for getting back to me, its the road names.

    Just had another look to check, funny thing is it does not do it until its picked up its satellite signal, not sure if thats a clue or not :)

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 8762001

    With the device at a stable non-moving position, when there is a GPS fix its cursor position is not stable to exactly the same position, but moves a littlebit around. Every time the GPS position changes, the device starts to adapt the map position (supposed the map orientation is 'track up'). The map data consist of several layers (polylines, polygons, text, etc.) who are treated in successive calculation cycles which may explain some shift in their positions when the calculations have finished. Then follows a correction cycle with some slightly different outcome, resulting in re-settling of (for example) the displayed streetnames.
    Just my 2 cents... ;)

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to bikepc01

    hi , in fairness after 4 mins or so, its seems to settle down, makes sense what you are saying.

    Thanks again for your help, I will use it on a ride tomorrow. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 8762001

    In the meantime I could reproduce your findings on my Edge Touring Plus, both with the Garmin Cycle map EU and a different OSM derived map 'OpenFietsMap' Benelux (www.openfietsmap.nl). Indeed the text shift disappears after a short time. I've used the Touring for a long time and to be honest I never worried about it.