Garmin/Fenix

Garmin Fenix with OSM based map by GMapTool

The Garmin Fenix is a wrist-mounted GPS device, designed for fitness/outdoor activities, released in 2012. It has octagonal display with 70x70 px resolution.

Garmin have followed it with several similar watches, for specific puropses: Tactix (military), Quatix (marine), and D2 (aviation). The Fenix 2 was released in 2014.

Garmin Fenix 5X has full circle full color display with resolution over 200px in diameter and has more space for install maps.

The Fenix can record a tracklog and waypoints. It can be set to record tracks as either GPX or FIT format, or both. It works as a USB Mass Storage Device.

Maps

The Fenix includes a basemap, and does not officially support additional mapping. But it is possible to load additional maps in the available memory (about 20MB). Due to the limited memory, and slow processor, it is probably best to use rather simplified maps.

For Garmin Fenix/Fenix 2, Fenix 5X (and later)

• World (continents and countries) + instruction: http://www.gmaptool.eu/en/content/maps-garmin-fenix
• Ukraine: https://fenix.ukrainetopomap.pp.ua/

For Garmin Fenix 5X (and later)

• Poland (some mountain areas): http://gpsmaniak.com/2010/download-Gory_2017.htm
• The United Kingdom: https://www.pinns.co.uk/devon/devonmap.html

Create map

• GMapTool's build scripts (create_fenix.7z) + Mkgmap
• GMapTool's "osmfenix" map style TYP files

External links

• Garmin Fenix - details on Garmin website
• Garmin Support Center: Loading maps to a fenix, tactix, or fenix 2
• How to install free maps to Garmin Fenix 5X-7X watches (in Ukrainian)