GPSBABEL TO GPSD UPDATE

Information is protected by copyright and this includes mapping data.Others will be selling a 'Pro' version, hoping that the limitations of the free 'Lite' version will convince you to buy it. In the tools section, I've noted applications that you can use for free, but most will at least be hoping for donations. For example, most Open-Source applications are free to use but, like this site, have donation boxes. There used to be a clear distinction between freeware, shareware, and retail applications, but the line is getting a little confusing.Not all tiles exist in all mapsets cartographers generally don't make topographic maps of open ocean. Basically, it's 3 digits for the region(001-560), followed by a letter (a-p), and then a 2 digit number (01-16). The Canadian government has organised their topographic maps using a specific naming system.For more detailed information about filetypes, you can read this. Vector datasets are things like tracks or waypoints. Raster datasets are images, like the scan of a map or a satellite photo. You need to know the difference between 'raster' and 'vector' data.

GPSBABEL TO GPSD UPDATE

Update #1: Added a Canadian Commercial tool vendor called Avenza, Stats Canada, and several online mapping sites for Vancouver, Sannich, and the Southern Gulf Islands. Please, feel free to comment if you know of stuff I've missed. I'll also come back and edit it as I find more. Things are changing fast, so this is by no means an authoritative list, but it does have everything I know about. While the tools are mostly generic, and will work for anywhere, the mapping data is concentrated around Canada.

Gpsbabel to gpsd