Basecamp

 

I have basecamp in my PC and when i go to Canada there is no detail,something wrong or do i have to spend more money to do what mapsource does for free.

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Basecamp

Unless I am wrong, either MapSource or BaseCamp uses the same maps which are installed in the GPS unless you chose not to install to both the GPS and the PC.

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with BaseCamp, you can directly access the map on your device (assuming it is plugged into the computer), so the map doesn't need to be installed on the computer. You should see the same detail in BaseCamp that you see on your device.

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Check to see that the Global Map is not selected. If it is not selected, the previous posts are correct - it will use what you installed to your PC. If only the lower 48 states were installed - you will not get CA and MX.

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Does basecamp not create a "real" route with just the base map?

I don't have a Garmin PND. But I've installed Basecamp and have been working with it a few times, using the included "Global Map" (which used to be called the "basemap" in Mapsource). When I try to create a route (for an automobile), all it ever does is make straight lines (like tracks). Does basecamp not create a "real" route with just the base map? ...meaning that I need to buy (or otherwise acquire) a more detailed map in order to get a feel for how well Basecamp works?

Thanks.

Have to Set Options

When you download a new map, be sure to click download options to load map on GPS and Computer. Also have to ensure Canada or any other maps are checked.

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It's About the Maps

Make sure you have the maps you need installed and properly selected.

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GPSgeek wrote:

When you download a new map, be sure to click download options to load map on GPS and Computer. Also have to ensure Canada or any other maps are checked.

Actually there have been Garmin GPS sold in the USA which have only the USA maps. In those cases you can not get CA or Mexico.

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Easier said than done without having a Garmin PND or map

GoneNomad wrote:

I don't have a Garmin PND. But I've installed Basecamp and have been working with it a few times, using the included "Global Map" (which used to be called the "basemap" in Mapsource). When I try to create a route (for an automobile), all it ever does is make straight lines (like tracks). Does basecamp not create a "real" route with just the base map? ...meaning that I need to buy (or otherwise acquire) a more detailed map in order to get a feel for how well Basecamp works?

As I now know, the correct answer to this is no, Basecamp will not create a "real" route with just the included base map ("Global Map"). A more detailed, ROUTABLE map is required to get a feel for how basecamp works.

diesel wrote:

Make sure you have the maps you need installed and properly selected.

I understand that. "Make sure you have the maps you need installed and properly selected" is easier said than done without having a Garmin PND or City Navigator map on DVD. That's why I stated what I did in the first sentence of my post.

Many of the maps I tried at first were NOT routable maps, even though they supposedly had streets on them. I'd get them into Basecamp, and could SEE detail including the tertiary streets, but Basecamp ignored them as far as routing.

Others (e.g. the US maps at the bottom of this page: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Downloa...) did not have the installer required to make them available to select in Basecamp.

This page describes in great detail "How To Load .img Files Into MapSource or BaseCamp With MapSetToolkit" (http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-.img-files...), i.e.: what to do it you have maps without an integrated installer (like those mentioned above) but unfortunately these instructions are 3.5 years old, and one of the pieces of software from other websites required for this process does not work now (at least it did not for me, when I followed the instructions) so the map install process fails.

I've been through a lot more hassles with this than I want to describe here. Suffice it to say that while it is true that I needed to "Make sure you have the maps you need installed and properly selected" that was not the problem. I know where the maps are selected. The problem (as I now know for sure) is as I suspected all along: Basecamp (nor Mapsource, for that matter) will create an actual drivable route using just the basic "Global Map" ("Base Map" in Mapsource) that comes with it.

I even emailed Garmin tech support asking them this question: "I installed Garmin Basecamp 4.0.2. The only map I have is the Base Map that comes with it. When I create a route (for "Automotive") I only get straight lines (it never follows any roads) even if all points in the route are on roads that do appear on the Base Map. I believe I have changed all the necessary settings so that a route should follow roads rather than be in straight lines. Do I need to install a more detailed map in order for the routing to follow any roads? If the answer to that question is "YES" my next question is will a map such as a GARMIN CITY NAVIGATOR 2008 DVD (available cheaply on ebay) work with Basecamp and allow me to create routes that follow the roads in Basecamp? "

And the wonderfully detailed answer I got from Garmin was: "City Navigator 2008 would certainly improve the experience of creating a route in BaseCamp"

Marvelous.

As I now know, creating a route in Basecamp (or Mapsource) does in fact require not just a more detailed map, but a ROUTABLE map. Any route created using the included basic "Global Map" will show only straight lines, even if all route points are exactly located on roads shown in that basic map.

So the correct answer to my question was/is:

"The included basic "Global Map" is not routable along the roads shown in it; you can create a route, but it will only show up as straight lines. You need a Garmin-compatible routable map, preferably one with an integrated installer. Without the installer, you may not be able to get an otherwise compatible map to be usable in Basecamp."

I did finally find a usable map for testing, here: http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

If I wanted to do more extensive testing, I would probably spring for an older version of the Garmin City Navigator DVD, which can be found on ebay for under $20. But the maps available at openstreetmap.nl will work well enough to put Basecamp through its paces. The map tiles I downloaded from there had quite a few POIs in many areas, so I could get a feel for how well POIs are handles in Basecammp too. I think they work better in MapSource (unlimited number of ICONs on the map) than Basecamp (a maximum of 15 numbered balloons visible on the map at once, keyed to a list on the right side). I also think they oversimplified the "Find Places" functionality too much from the admittedly too-complicated way it is in MapSource, so that the current implementation of "Find Places" in Basecamp is a pretty significant drawback.

If Garmin would just add a navigation module to basecamp (similar roughly to the old Mobile PC), I'd like it even better, but I'm pretty sure that isn't going to happen.

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Seems after i did an update Canada now shows up in detail.Thanks for you help.

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