Basecamp insists on exporting waypoints to GPX, Google Earth format with a timestamp even if you’ve created them in the program (and don’t want a timestamp).Be nice to be able to simplify tracks and still keep them as tracks now, you can only save a simplified route. “Added printing of USGS Quads and other public land survey areas.” There are features listed on the update/download page that don’t seem to exists, e.g.Only supports USB-interface models older serial models are out of luck (though you can still export data and use EasyGPS to upload it.Still some issues left, some kind of weird: Ability to import mapsets pre-installed on some GPS models.Better waypoint, track and route management.Conversion of tracks to simplified routes.Support for Garmin Custom Maps and Birdseye Imagery.Tiled (poster) printing of installed mapsets.Faster and less buggy than earlier versions.MapInstall isn’t as good for uploading and managing maps as MapSource, but it should be good enough for most people:īut there are lots of other useful new features: If you wanted to use free mapsets like those available at the GPS File Depot, you were out of luck now, you’re not. Prior to this, the only complete tool for doing this was Garmin’s MapSource program, only available if you purchased a Garmin mapset, or Garmin’s Trip and Waypoint Planner software, sold for $30. Probably the most important addition is an associated tool called MapInstall, that lets you upload Garmin-compatible maps to your GPS unit. As an added bonus, it’s available in both PC and Mac versions. It’s so improved that it wouldn’t be a bad basic choice for creating data for use with non-Garmin GPS models just export the data to GPX format, then use a program like EasyGPS to send it to your model. In short, it’s a major improvement over the first release it’s now better than Garmin’s classic MapSource program for uploading/downloading/managing data. I did say, “Hopefully future versions will be snappier, and add more features.” I just did a GPS presentation to a local hiking group, and in preparation for that took a full look at the latest version of Basecamp (3.05). It’s been a bit more than a year since I first looked at Garmin’s free Basecamp software, and wasn’t terribly impressed.
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