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Nowadays, almost every car enthusiast uses a navigator. It makes it convenient to find the desired street and house address, view traffic jams in the city, and also plot the optimal route. Typically, navigators come with pre-installed city maps, however, these maps may be out of date or inaccurate. Then car enthusiasts are looking for how to load new maps into the navigator, not only official ones, but also amateur ones.

Let's take a closer look at how you can independently correctly load new official and unofficial maps into different navigators.

Installing official maps

On a Garmin navigator

To install a free map update on your Garmin navigator, you must

1. Download and install the MapChecker program from the official website.
2. Launch the program and check the navigator for the map version. To do this, you need to connect the navigator via USB cable to the computer or use a flash drive from the navigator.
3. Then the program will provide a link that you need to follow and download new maps to your navigator or flash drive.

After this, your navigator will have the latest version of official maps.

To Navitel navigator

To install Navitel maps on your navigator, you must

1. Log in to your personal account on the official Navitel website. Go to the “My devices (updates)” subsection.
2. Select the latest update in the table and download it. Compatibility with your device must be taken into account.
3. Connect the device or memory card to the computer.
4. Before downloading maps, delete previous versions from the “\NavitelContent\Maps\” folder.
5. We upload the updated maps to the same folder and launch the device so that it updates the atlases.

You can also download Navitel navigator map updates via wireless networks on the device itself. Go to the menu in the “My Navitel - updates” item and select the maps that you need to update. After this, files will be downloaded from the network.

To the Autosputnik navigator

Installing unofficial maps

On a Garmin navigator

Installing unofficial free maps based on OpenStreetMap works like this:

1. Download and install the MapSource program from the official Garmin website.
2. Unpack the files and run the MSMAIN.msi file, and then the Setup.exe file. The program will install automatically.
3. Download unofficial maps for your Garmin navigator. It is important that the files have the same extension as the official ones.
4. For each map file, you must run the INSTALL file to enter the data into the computer's registry.
5. Launch MapSource and in the “Utilities->Manage Map Products” section you will see all installed maps.

After the process is completed, you can view all the files in the program window and send them to the Garmin navigator, which is connected to the computer.

To Navitel navigator

To install any maps on your Navitel navigator you need

1. Download amateur maps from the Rambler file storage.
2. Connect the navigator or a USB flash drive from it to the computer.
3. Create any separate folder for unofficial maps. The name can be anything, but in English.
4. In the new folder, create more folders for each new file that you add.
5. Move all downloaded files into folders.
6. Disconnect the navigator from the computer or insert a flash drive with maps into the navigator.
7. In the navigator menu, click “Open atlas” and create a new atlas. To do this, follow the path to new cards and click on them.
8. We are waiting for the new atlas to be created.

After this, you will be able to use the new maps on your Navitel device.

To the Autosputnik navigator

Unofficial maps for the Avtosputnik navigator are loaded in the same way as official ones, but with the registration clause omitted. You can see how the process works on this navigator in the section “Installing official maps (on the Autosputnik navigator)”.

Mikhail Orekhov

Every lover of traveling long distances by car should learn how to use a navigator: leave a route, download updates. This is difficult for those who have recently purchased a device and do not yet know how to use all its capabilities, or for those who are planning to visit a new country whose map is not available in the navigator. In the latter case, uploading maps to the navigator becomes necessary.

The easiest way to load maps into your navigator is by contacting the service center. Professionals will easily select the necessary software and install the necessary data in a minimum time.

The price of the service (the most complex option) does not exceed 1 thousand rubles. And in this case, the car enthusiast can be calm about the reliability of the downloaded information.

Self-installation of cards

Taking on this process yourself can save you money. To do this, you need to visit the official server of the navigation program whose brand of device you are using. Next, log in to the site and go directly to the instructions for downloading maps:

1. Select the “Personal Account” section on the website.
2. In the “My Devices” section, find the “Updates” subsection and select it.
3. Next, you need to determine which software corresponds to the navigator model and download it into the memory of your personal computer.
4. Unpack the update archive. To do this, you will need a special program for unpacking archives.
5. Connect the device to a personal computer via a USB cable
6. By saving the downloaded add-on to the “Maps” section on your device, complete the work.

To continue using the navigation device, just reboot. Depending on the software, the reboot and partition addresses may not match each other.

When loading new data into the navigator, you should make sure that it has enough free memory. Otherwise, you should delete unnecessary files after saving them on your computer.

Modern updated models of navigators are equipped with Wi-Fi function, allowing you to easily synchronize the necessary information immediately. To do this you need:

1. On the website, select the section responsible for the software and find the required update.
2. Allow the navigator to use updated settings.
3. Reboot the device.

In the future, available updates will be downloaded automatically. If this does not happen, you need to perform the steps manually again.

When downloading updates, the system will require you to enter a license key, which is indicated on the packaging or instructions for the navigator. If the packaging is lost and the license number cannot be recovered, there is a method described below that will tell you how to download updates.

Downloading non-original software

The Internet is full of free-to-use sites that offer new maps for any navigation system. The main distinguishing feature of such resources is non-original software, which is added to the site by ordinary users. Maps may have some differences from the "real" versions, but still be reliable. The process of downloading data is no different from the method described above. The updated data will be saved separately in the designated folder.

Read how to install GPS in your car.

If the gadget model is not equipped with the function of adding files, you will not be able to make updates on these sites.

To summarize, it should be noted that downloading the necessary maps into the navigator is not a complex process that requires you to prepare. All you need to do is connect to the Internet and register on a website that has the software. And if problems suddenly arise in implementing your plan, you can always rely on the help of a professional.