Downloaded 24k topo in BaseCamp

You can now view maps from cards using BaseCamp 3.0.1 on both the PC and Mac. MapSource does not have the feature. If you put the card into a card reader or a GPS, BaseCamp should read the map. Be aware that the first time BaseCamp sees the map, it will take a few minutes to index the map before you it will show up in the application.

Thanks for the reply...but, :confused: I have BaseCamp 3.0.1, Windows PC, I've updated the firmware on my Oregon 450, and I dowloaded to my SD card the TOPO U.S. 24K - Great Lakes. The only maps I see in BaseCamp are City Navigator North America NT 2008, City Navigator North America NT 2009, Global Map, and 2 maps I've dowloaded from elsewhere, the OSM World Routable and Michigan Topo. My Garmin 450 is listed on the left with a folder called All Data under it. If I click on that folder, I see a bunch of tracks..but that's it. This is frustrating. I contacted customer support via email 2 days ago, and I never even got a "whe're looking into it" reply back...nothing. Not so good an experience so far... :(

Dave

I copied the map from the SD card to my desktop. The maps don't show up at all, even if I go to File/Importon BaseCamp, the maps don't show. The map I downloaded from Garmin has 3 files. They are:

Topo24K_GreatLakes.gma
Topo24K_GreatLakes.img
Topo24K_GreatLakes.unl

And according to BaseCamp, none of those are supported. Only .gdb, .gpx, .kml, .kmz, .loc, .mps are supported...what gives!??

Dave, when you have your device plugged into BaseCamp do you not see the device maps displayed under the Device icon just above "My Collection". As azdrmn stated, BaseCamp should be able to read your map on your device. I know it's not the same as having it on your PC and that also means that your device needs to be connected all the time. Thanks for the heads up, I won't be getting any other maps either if they can't also reside on the PC.

The map on my card (purchased from Gamin) does not show up when my Vista HCx is connected and I don't see any way to add it as an option. Two small USB flash drives show up under the Vista in "My Garmin Devices" which I think is odd since they have no maps just text and video files for work. I'm running OSX 10.6.3.

Yay...zhenkel helped me out...here's what he said to do and it worked. What I did is rename all 3 files on my SD card:

Topo24K_GreatLakes.gma to gmapsupp.gma
Topo24K_GreatLakes.img to gmapsupp.img
Topo24K_GreatLakes.unl to gmapsupp.unl

(After copying them of course!) When I did that then opened BaseCamp..it started importing it right away! A popup comes up when it's done saying "The only restriction on this map is you can't print" or something to that effect!!! Thanks to zhenkel, my weekend has been saved! Thanks again!

Amemain, my Oregon needs to be plugged in for it to work...but that is much much better than not working at all! :o Since I purchased just the download and not a DVD or SD Card, BaseCamp couldn't read it... Here's the post where some of that is explained as well as the workaround.

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?p=33436#post33436

Dave

Ok hang on here! Customer support just contacted me and here's what they said:

"If you purchases the maps as a download you will only be able to view the maps on your device only. The only way you can view Topo 24K is by installing the map to your computer using a DVD. Maps from the internet will only install directly to the unit only and not your computer."

No where on their site does it say that! I downloaded that map with the intent of using both on my garmin and on my computer!!!! That's it! I am returning my piece of crap Oregon and demanding my money back for the scam map they sold me!!!! I was also looking to upgrade from my Nuvi 650 to a new one...I will, only it WONT be a Garmin...

You can bet that every single person I bump into during the day will get an earful on what brand they should NEVER EVER buy!

Dave

Oh yea..Garmin...FYI....You don't sell this product on DVD...great customer support....

It does say just that on the TOPO 24K Great Lakes product page:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=30149#requirementsTab

Minimum Requirements

The download process requires you to install the free Garmin Communicator Plugin on your computer so that we can communicate with your device. Note: The download is installed directly to a Garmin device or microSD/SD card and is not accessible on the computer.

Of course, this would change under BaseCamp v3.0.1

I don't quite understand their reasoning for mounting it on the card only. Is the map not locked to the user and are they worried about it being distributed if they were on a computer?

Pre-installed maps are locked to the card or device they are installed on. Maps copied to a computer will not be read. They need to be on the device they were sold/installed on.

Copy that, please tell me this isn't the way of the future and it's specific to these maps. I have a tendency to plan trip after trip for months at a time accumulating a lot of hours in the programs. I don't want to have to have my device connected the whole time just so I can read a map. With restrictions such as this, IMO people will continue to seek 3rd party maps. c'est la vie

edit: I have been looking at the maps for a while and if there was a 24k version for Canada I would have purchased it already, thankfully there isn't and I was able to discover this first.