4.5. Maps

Navit can use a variety of maps from a number of sources. This includes free and commercial material, that can be read using different map drivers which allow different sets of functionality. The visual design of maps can be adjusted with a layout.

The following matrix shows at-a-glance the features that each supported map type has.

Provider	Coverage	Age	Binfile	Garmin	mg	poi_geodownload	textfile
OpenStreetMap	global	daily	Yes	Yes
Garmin maps	global		Yes	Yes
Marco Polo Grosser Reiseplaner	EU	> 4y
Routeplaner Europa 2007	EU	> 4y
Map + Route	EU	> 4y

Map Plugins

• 4.5.1. Binfile
• 4.5.2. Binfile
• 4.5.3. Csv
• 4.5.4. Including in Navit
• 4.5.5. Adding map items by osd commands
• 4.5.6. The csv File
• 4.5.7. Garmin GPX POI
• 4.5.8. Android Issues
• 4.5.9. WinCE Issues
• 4.5.10. Custom POIs
• 4.5.11. Define your POI
• 4.5.12. Using a custom icon
• 4.5.13. Using the POI file with the map
• 4.5.14. Load POIs via CSV
• 4.5.15. Hard way
• 4.5.16. Sources
• 4.5.17. Garmin maps
• 4.5.18. Limitations / known problems
• 4.5.19. Installation and configuration
• 4.5.20. Map + Route
• 4.5.21. Maps
• 4.5.22. Marco Polo Grosser Reiseplaner
• 4.5.23. OpenStreetMap/countries
• 4.5.24. OpenStreetMap
• 4.5.25. OpenStreetMap
• 4.5.26. Shapefiles
• 4.5.27. Using Shapefile maps directly in Navit
• 4.5.28. How can I find the field name and value to use?
• 4.5.29. Textfile
• 4.5.30. Overview
• 4.5.31. Creating it out of an OSM map
• 4.5.32. Creating a binfile Map out of it
• 4.5.33. US/Tiger maps
• 4.5.34. Outdated, For historical interest:
• 4.5.35. Other maps
• 4.5.36. POI as Navit Text maps
• 4.5.37. Troubleshooting
• 4.5.38. Convert CSV POIs to Navit format