Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:41 pm
Routable Karachi Street Map for Garmin GPS
Below is a routable digital street map of Karachi for Garmin GPS software/devices.
Instructions
Simply copy/upload the gmapsupp.img file to your mobile card/GPS.
Refer to our individual devices' sections for details.
Registration/used ID required to get the download link.
Download gmapsupp.img file:
Karachi v0.95.zip
Download MapSource files:
Karachi v0.95 MapSource.zip
Subscribe to this thread to get an alert on new updates!
Update changelog:
0.95 - 17 Jan 2010
- Major updates: Surjani Town Sector 4-11, Malir Memon Goth and vicinities, completed Gulzar-e-Hijri, partial Gulshan-e-Maymar
- Minor updates:
Univ Rd to Kashmir Rd connection added,
Routing pref changed for 4 main roads,
Sohrab Goth intersection fixes
Nagan Chowrangi flyover partial fix
Malir Cantt to Super Hwy link Rd added (using best approximation)
Korangi Rd to Kh-e-Ittehad link
Northern Bypass to Manghopir Rd link
16 U-turns/cuts added
+ Map now displays ALL POI names (Note: Make sure viewing labels is enabled in the settings)
- Pro-only updates: House search for Modern CHS, Jinnah CHS, Dar-ul-Aman CHS, Karachi Memon CHS, Delhi Mercantile CHS, Maqbool CHS
- Stats:
10,600 POI
43,200 roads (12,200 km)
5,200 addresses
80 POI with contact numbers
0.90 - 14 Nov 2009
- Major updates: Added Karachi University, NED University, Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 5-8,10, Gulzar-e-Hijri (Saharanpur CHS, Karachi Revenue Judicial CHS, Karachi Memon CHS, Varayal Patan CHS, Tipu Sultan CHS, Capital CHS, New Rizvia Society, PCSIR, SUPARCO, Metroville 14 Block 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, Gulshan-e-Kaneez Fatima Block 1-4, Karachi Bar CHS, Pakistan Post Office Employees CHS, Memon Nagar), Pehlwan Goth, PIA Township, PAF Faisal, Bhitai Abad,
- Minor updates: Fixed Creek Ave and junctions with Korangi Rd and Ittehad Kh, Mansfield St junctions in Saddar updated, 7 miscellaneous road cuts added, fixed MT Khan U-turn road types (thanks to mat_een), Club Rd and Faisal Sh routing turn fixed, routing preference changed when going from Faisal Sh to Malir Cantt (now takes through airport)
- Pro-only updates: Added House number search for Clifton Block 6-9, KDA Scheme No 1
- Stats: 10,100 POI, 39,800 roads (11,300 km), 4,000 addresses, 70 POI with contact numbers
0.85 - 18 Oct 2009
- Major updates: Added Federal B Area Block 21, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 3-4A, Manora, Sand Spit Beach, Hawk's Bay, Sher Shah Clny, Gutter Baghicha, Garden East, Garden West, Kharadar (basically all of Saddar), Lyari, Hub Chowki & HITE (Hub added as a separate city),
- Minor updates: Add U-turn on Lyari Expwy at Sir Suleman Interchange.
- Pro-only updates: House number search for Clifton Block 3, 4, 5 & Old Clifton
- New experimental feature: POI area names under POI name search to help identify location of POIs with the same name (e.g. fast food restaurant chains have all got the same name but can be soughted by area by looking at their description in the search menu).
- Stats: 9,500 POI, 36,000 roads (10,500 km), 2,500 addresses, 40 POI with contact numbers
0.80 - 23 Sep 2009
- Major updates: Completed Buffer Zone Sector 15B, 16A, Federal B Area Blocks 2,4,6,8-10,12,14-20,22, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Blocks 6-11, 13-19 Gulistan-e-Jauhar Blocks 1-4,11-20, Askari 4, Safari Park, Malir Cantt, Gulshan-e-Mehran
- Minor updates: Added U-turn at Gulshan Chowrangi
- Pro-only updates:
- Stats: 8,300 POI, 33,500 roads (9,800 km), 1,600 addresses, 38 POI with contact numbers
0.75 - 09-Sep 2009
- Major updates: Completed SITE, Landhi, Nazimabad Blocks 3-5, North Nazimabad Blocks A-U, Karachi Port, East & West Wharf, Keamari, Buffer Zone Sector 15A, Shadman Town No 1-2, North Karachi Sectors 1-5, 8-11, Surjani Town Sectors 1-2.
- Minor updates: Jail Chowrangi flyover, Shara-e-Quaideen Underpass, University Rd elevated U-turn, NIPA Chowrangi signal-free, new Saddar Sh-e-Quaideen to Sh-e-Liaquat Road (thanks to hchishtie for all these - no other digital/online map has them yet!)
- Pro-only updates: House-number search for Clifton Block 1-2, Al Hamra CHS, Bangalore Town CHS, Kathiawar CHS, Mohammed Ali CHS, Dawoodi Bohra CHS
- Stats: 7,900 POI, 31,000 roads (9,300 km), 1,600 addresses, 30 POI with phone numbers
0.70 - 23-Jul 2009
- Major updates: Now in NT format; Coastline and Arabian Sea added; islands near shoreline; complete Port Qasim town; Korangi Creek; SITE Industrial Area (partial);
- Minor Updates: Lyari Expwy S ramps in Nazimabad & Saddar (thanks to hchishtie); service lanes around Nazimabad underpass; FTC flyover and Civic Center Flyover ramps using GPS tracks; KPT Interchange updated; Shah Faisal Clny Flyover updated; Karsaz Flyover updated; National Stadium Flyover; Nazimabad, Liaquatabad & Gharibabad underpasses;
- Stats: 5,600 POI, 24,500 roads
v0.65 - 14-Jun 2009
- Added: Shah Latif Town, Landhi Industrial Area, EPZ (Note: Korangi/Landhi is a work-in-progress)
- Faster automatic route calculation when device discovers off-route
- Stats: 5,100 POI, 21,600 roads
Instructions
Simply copy/upload the gmapsupp.img file to your mobile card/GPS.
Refer to our individual devices' sections for details.
Registration/used ID required to get the download link.
Download gmapsupp.img file:
Karachi v0.95.zip
Download MapSource files:
Karachi v0.95 MapSource.zip
Subscribe to this thread to get an alert on new updates!
Update changelog:
0.95 - 17 Jan 2010
- Major updates: Surjani Town Sector 4-11, Malir Memon Goth and vicinities, completed Gulzar-e-Hijri, partial Gulshan-e-Maymar
- Minor updates:
Univ Rd to Kashmir Rd connection added,
Routing pref changed for 4 main roads,
Sohrab Goth intersection fixes
Nagan Chowrangi flyover partial fix
Malir Cantt to Super Hwy link Rd added (using best approximation)
Korangi Rd to Kh-e-Ittehad link
Northern Bypass to Manghopir Rd link
16 U-turns/cuts added
+ Map now displays ALL POI names (Note: Make sure viewing labels is enabled in the settings)
- Pro-only updates: House search for Modern CHS, Jinnah CHS, Dar-ul-Aman CHS, Karachi Memon CHS, Delhi Mercantile CHS, Maqbool CHS
- Stats:
10,600 POI
43,200 roads (12,200 km)
5,200 addresses
80 POI with contact numbers
0.90 - 14 Nov 2009
- Major updates: Added Karachi University, NED University, Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 5-8,10, Gulzar-e-Hijri (Saharanpur CHS, Karachi Revenue Judicial CHS, Karachi Memon CHS, Varayal Patan CHS, Tipu Sultan CHS, Capital CHS, New Rizvia Society, PCSIR, SUPARCO, Metroville 14 Block 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, Gulshan-e-Kaneez Fatima Block 1-4, Karachi Bar CHS, Pakistan Post Office Employees CHS, Memon Nagar), Pehlwan Goth, PIA Township, PAF Faisal, Bhitai Abad,
- Minor updates: Fixed Creek Ave and junctions with Korangi Rd and Ittehad Kh, Mansfield St junctions in Saddar updated, 7 miscellaneous road cuts added, fixed MT Khan U-turn road types (thanks to mat_een), Club Rd and Faisal Sh routing turn fixed, routing preference changed when going from Faisal Sh to Malir Cantt (now takes through airport)
- Pro-only updates: Added House number search for Clifton Block 6-9, KDA Scheme No 1
- Stats: 10,100 POI, 39,800 roads (11,300 km), 4,000 addresses, 70 POI with contact numbers
0.85 - 18 Oct 2009
- Major updates: Added Federal B Area Block 21, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 3-4A, Manora, Sand Spit Beach, Hawk's Bay, Sher Shah Clny, Gutter Baghicha, Garden East, Garden West, Kharadar (basically all of Saddar), Lyari, Hub Chowki & HITE (Hub added as a separate city),
- Minor updates: Add U-turn on Lyari Expwy at Sir Suleman Interchange.
- Pro-only updates: House number search for Clifton Block 3, 4, 5 & Old Clifton
- New experimental feature: POI area names under POI name search to help identify location of POIs with the same name (e.g. fast food restaurant chains have all got the same name but can be soughted by area by looking at their description in the search menu).
- Stats: 9,500 POI, 36,000 roads (10,500 km), 2,500 addresses, 40 POI with contact numbers
0.80 - 23 Sep 2009
- Major updates: Completed Buffer Zone Sector 15B, 16A, Federal B Area Blocks 2,4,6,8-10,12,14-20,22, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Blocks 6-11, 13-19 Gulistan-e-Jauhar Blocks 1-4,11-20, Askari 4, Safari Park, Malir Cantt, Gulshan-e-Mehran
- Minor updates: Added U-turn at Gulshan Chowrangi
- Pro-only updates:
- Stats: 8,300 POI, 33,500 roads (9,800 km), 1,600 addresses, 38 POI with contact numbers
0.75 - 09-Sep 2009
- Major updates: Completed SITE, Landhi, Nazimabad Blocks 3-5, North Nazimabad Blocks A-U, Karachi Port, East & West Wharf, Keamari, Buffer Zone Sector 15A, Shadman Town No 1-2, North Karachi Sectors 1-5, 8-11, Surjani Town Sectors 1-2.
- Minor updates: Jail Chowrangi flyover, Shara-e-Quaideen Underpass, University Rd elevated U-turn, NIPA Chowrangi signal-free, new Saddar Sh-e-Quaideen to Sh-e-Liaquat Road (thanks to hchishtie for all these - no other digital/online map has them yet!)
- Pro-only updates: House-number search for Clifton Block 1-2, Al Hamra CHS, Bangalore Town CHS, Kathiawar CHS, Mohammed Ali CHS, Dawoodi Bohra CHS
- Stats: 7,900 POI, 31,000 roads (9,300 km), 1,600 addresses, 30 POI with phone numbers
0.70 - 23-Jul 2009
- Major updates: Now in NT format; Coastline and Arabian Sea added; islands near shoreline; complete Port Qasim town; Korangi Creek; SITE Industrial Area (partial);
- Minor Updates: Lyari Expwy S ramps in Nazimabad & Saddar (thanks to hchishtie); service lanes around Nazimabad underpass; FTC flyover and Civic Center Flyover ramps using GPS tracks; KPT Interchange updated; Shah Faisal Clny Flyover updated; Karsaz Flyover updated; National Stadium Flyover; Nazimabad, Liaquatabad & Gharibabad underpasses;
- Stats: 5,600 POI, 24,500 roads
v0.65 - 14-Jun 2009
- Added: Shah Latif Town, Landhi Industrial Area, EPZ (Note: Korangi/Landhi is a work-in-progress)
- Faster automatic route calculation when device discovers off-route
- Stats: 5,100 POI, 21,600 roads
We'll continue to strive to make our maps better!