About The Project

Create a Garmin compatible map image from the Squadrats.com kml file.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

You need a working python installation to run the script.

Installation

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/rankka74/Missing_squadrats.git

2. Install necessary python libraries eiter system wise or as a virtual environment

sys
os
time
math
shapely.geometry
datetime
pathlib
shutil
subprocess

3. Modify path variables to match your system
4. Download and uncompress mkgmap

Usage

python3 missing_squadrats.py kml-file userID NWlon NWlat SElon SElat

Example

python3 missing_squadrats.py squadrats-2026-02-01.kml Olli 24.859027260564833 60.220602974148186 24.947346246430854 60.197660629350736

Roadmap

• Add optional grid for whole map area
• User configurable tile line color and width
• Add an option to make a map of squadrats (zoom level 14)

Inspiration

• How to create a tile grid overlay for the Garmin Edge based on VeloViewer unexplored tiles
• https://github.com/Myrtillus/arkiruudut
• https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1jU3_k32zwaM1d1ftZv-9XOaO_dHWCWr_