JaVaWa MapConverter converts Garmin maps in the old format (those who use configuration settings in the Windows Registry) to the new .gmap format.

Garmin's MapConverter is able to convert maps only when they have references in the Windows Registry. JaVaWa MapConverter goes beyond that: it can create a .gmap map out of a collection of several files; not only under Windows, but on the Mac too!

You can create a backup of your maps with JaVaWa GMTK and restore these (on another computer) including unlock codes. Re-installing maps is unnecessary.

Migration of your Garmin maps from and old computer to a new one is straightforward with this application.

Do you want to use your maps on a second computer like a laptop or netbook? JaVaWa GMTK takes care of it.

Creating a map based on GPX files for your GPS and for MapSource/BaseCamp on your computer is possible with several existing programs, but it's certainly not easy to accomplish. With IMGfromGPX it's a matter of a few mouse clicks! This program can generate a map with the following features:

• tracks in 8 different colors;
• POIs divided into different categories;
• POIs are searchable; you can find them in the menu 'Points of interest' (or whatever it is named on your device);
• the map is transparent, which enables you to use it simultaneously with another map.

This is a web-application for analysing tracks. After uploading a GPX file you are presented a overview with information about time, distance, elevation, ascent & descent, speed etc.; an elevation graph, a speed graph, a map with the track and a table with data of all track points and the track segments in between.

Several handy programs exist like MacGPX and WinGDB3 which can convert KML and KMZ files to GPX files.
However, some KML or KMZ files don't contain (or just a few) placemarks and/or paths, while Google Earth shows them (all). In that case the file contains "Network Links". Network links are references to other KML/KMZ files, usually on the internet. MacGPX and WinGDB3 cannot handle these references, so placemarks and paths in those referenced files are not converted.
With GetKML you can combine this kind of files to a single GPX file, which in turn you can open with MacGPX or WinGDB3 for further processing.

When you connect USB-disks, camera's, GPS devices and similar to the Mac several invisible files and folders will be generated; when putting files on it several more invisible files will be created.
When you delete files, they are moved to the folder .Trashes still taking up disk space; to get rid of them you need to empty the Trashcan.
These phenomena are generally not wanted, and in certain cases they even can disrupt the proper working of the device.
To prevent this the program CleanEject was created.

MacGPX is an application to convert data in GPX files in multiple ways. There are options to 'de-flag' routes, convert routes or a collection of waypoints to tracks. Tracks can be filtered to reduce the number of trackpoints and there are options to convert for Google Earth and Google Maps.

When you install City Navigator Europe NT 2009 (or a nüMaps Lifetime update for this map), MapSource 6.14.1 or 6.15.3 will be installed too. 6.14.1 is much slower than 6.13.7; on an older PC it might even be unworkable (not to mention the ugly distortion of the maps). 6.15.3 is faster than 6.14.1, but this version has some nasty bugs. (And it's still slower than 6.13.7)
The problem is that MapSource 6.13.7 cannot use these maps, because the files have a new format (actually the same as RoadTrip for Mac OS X uses).
 
Some members of the German forum Naviboard.de found a solution to convert the new files to the format that MapSource 6.13.7 uses. Their solution is not so easy to use, so I created the program MapReverseConverter to make te conversion process easier.
MapReverseConverter is an universal program, not only for City Navigator Europe NT 2009, but for any map in the new format.

Wenn Sie City Navigator Europe NT 2009 (oder ein nüMaps Lifetime-update für diese Karten) installieren, wird automatisch MapSource 6.14.1 oder 6.15.3 installiert.
MapSource 6.14.1 ist deutlich langsamer als 6.13.7; auf einem älteren PC kann das Arbeitstempo sogar zu langsam sein. MapSource 6.15.3 ist dagegen schneller als 6.14.1, aber diese Version hat einige gravierende Fehler (und sie ist immer noch langsamer als 6.13.7).
Das Problem ist, dass MapSource 6.13.7 diese Karten nicht lesen kann, weil sie ein neues Format haben (tatsächlich ist es dasselbe Format wie RoadTrip für Mac OS X).
 
Einige Mitglieder des deutschen Forums Naviboard.de haben eine Lösung gefunden, die neuen Karten in das Format für MapSource 6.13.7 zu konvertieren. Dieser Weg ist aber etwas umständlich, so dass ich MapReverseConverter programmiert habe, um die Handhabung des Konvertierungsprozesses zu erleichtern.
MapReverseConverter ist ein universelles Programm, also nicht nur für City Navigator Europe NT 2009, sondern für alle Karten dieses neuen Formats.