converting between kml and garmin's img

[roger]

hello folks

have had a root around on the web, but not had much luck yet - can
anyone tell me of an easy way to convert between garmin img files and
google earth kml/z files? both ways?

also, more generally, what's the easiest way to make my own img file
from, say, a scan of a hand-drawn map?

cheers
Roger

[barryhunter [KML Guru]]

converting img=>kml is probably not going to be easy as the potential
for copyright abuse is high.

You might want to look at something like GPSMapEdit, which is a good
editor for img files. You can probably use some convertor to convert a
KML file to a format it understands.

One possibility is to go via OSM format, as I know there are a number
of converters of OSM=>img. Not sure there are so many KML=>OSM, but
both are just XML so you could probably write that yourself.

[roger]

Thanks very much Barry, some avenues to follow...

What I'd really like is to upload simple calibrated JPEG files to a
GPS (contained in a Garmin wrapper I expect), but I can't find out for
sure if this is even possible. Do you know? Oh, wish it were all
simple... As for your final suggestion, made me smile!

Cheers
Roger

On Oct 25, 9:59 am, barryhunter [KML Guru] wrote:
> converting img=>kmlis probably not going to be easy as the potential

> for copyright abuse is high.
>
> You might want to look at something like GPSMapEdit, which is a good

> editor for img files. You can probably use some convertor to convert aKMLfile to a format it understands.

>
> One possibility is to go via OSM format, as I know there are a number

> of converters of OSM=>img. Not sure there are so manyKML=>OSM, but

> both are just XML so you could probably write that yourself.
>
> On Oct 24, 11:59 pm, roger wrote:
>
> > hello folks
>
> > have had a root around on the web, but not had much luck yet - can
> > anyone tell me of an easy way to convert between garmin img files and

> > google earthkml/z files? both ways?