![]() The program integrates the Garmin Adventures feature which enables you to share routes and comments with other users. You can also use the cloud storage provided by the myGarmin account in order to save the information for later. You can fine-tune the route by selecting the types or road, transportation and speed limits in order to accurately calculate the duration.Īfter creating the waypoints and the route the application can help you transfer the data to the Garmin GPS in order to use it during the trip. In order to create a new route you just need to enter your waypoints and select the locations that you want to use. It allows you to plan a driving route but also supports hiking, mountaineering, dirt biking and other activities. The BaseCamp utility is designed to work with your Garmin maps in order to survey the area and plan your trip by taking into consideration all the locations that you want to visit. However, planning trips can be a challenging task when you need to handle multiple waypoints on a rather small screen. If you are frequently taking or planning trips, a GPS device is a valuable companion that can keep you on the right track. The program is designed to work with Garmin maps and can greatly enhance the usage of a Garmin GPS device. Garmin BaseCamp is a useful tool for the users who plan routes and view maps on their computer. I wish Garmin brings the feature level of this BaseCamp to that of MapSource.Provides an interface for viewing Garmin map products, as well as managing the corresponding geographic information or working with waypoints. To search for routes across borders, I have to make changes to the attributes of the waypoints that are otherwise totally unnecessary. To tidy up the numerous waypoints, I sort waypoints according to the countries they belong to. For example, it is not easy to search for routes between two waypoints if those two waypoints are under different categories. Others are concerning the ways it handles waypoints. Simply unbelievable! Now I am forced to use other programs (Apple Maps or browsers) to look for cities and this requires the net connection. It does not find a city by its name quickly. ![]() ![]() This BaseCamp seems to have one critical and several shortcomings compared to its predecessor. I loved the MapSource but Garmin decided to drop the development and to make users to migrate to the BaseCamp. Naturally I spend hours (more than 60 hours yearly?) using the companion computer software (this BaseCamp or its predecessor, MapSource) to plan the trips. I have used Garmin GPS devices traveling through mostly Western Europe for the last nine years. ![]()
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