Seeing microSD preinstalled Map in Basecamp

Sorry for "now you tell me post" but maybe it will warn others. I would never buy maps on and SD card or topo maps on the units. For example, I found a super deal on a new oragan 300 plus a DVD of 100K Topo USA. With a DVD, you can install the topo maps on your mac and use the maps without the hassle of plugging the GPS into the usb port. When you but a nuvi with City navigator maps preinstalled, Garmin gives you an update you can download and install on your mac.

I have never tried it but I think you can copy the SD Card maps to your mac, use apple disk utility to make a volume and BaseCamp will read the map volume when mounted. I know base camp will see my time capsule when the volume is mounted and you can drag waypoints, tracks, or routes to the time capsule for backup of individual objects. Maybe some on the forum can give better instructions. I also think your SD card should mount under the GPS for your selection to view the maps on the SD Card.

Could you post a screen shot of what you see in BaseCamp when the 62 and card are plugged in? That would be very helpful in helping figure out what is going on. If you could also take a screen shot of your map menu that would help.

Here the screenshots. I have taken one of the left sidebar of basecamp, the 62 shows there and there is also the folder named "010..." that is the micro SD. I have also take a screenshot of the Maps menu and one of the desktop where you can see both the Garmin image (the 62) and again the "010...".

Thanks in advance for the help!

and the 3rd screenshot

hi azdrmn, any idea why I cannot see the SD maps?
thank you!
gianluca

I think i found the answer to this, but I would be very happy if I am wrong.
Just found this, while digging in the Garmin website (see pic)

"Maps on microSD/SD cards cannot be copied or viewed on a computer."

that is very disappointing, since in many cases it's just much easier prepare a route on the PC rather than on the GPS.

Any chance we are going to see this change in the future?

Rgds
Gianluca

MARUCCG,

The text you're quoting pertains to installing the maps on a computer for use in Mapsource, BaseCamp, Training Center, etc.

Garmin has taken this approach to reduce their costs for Map Licensing as well as there is no need to create an installation image. It also provides some additional security to the Unlock process for map products. Not many of us like that fact that we can't purchase DVD's for many products but here we are.

But, this does not pertain to how BaseCamp [is suppose to] show the map since the map is installed only on the GPS unit and BaseCamp is just a temporary (as long as your GPS is connected) use of the Map set - meaning the single use license is not in violation since you can't use the map while the GPS is plugged into the computer.

One of the "selling points" of BaseCamp is that you don't need to install maps on your computer and on your GPS. There is a problem in BaseCamp that it can not index and display gmapsupp.img files on the GPS and/or SDCard. This really needs to be fixed and I expect the Dev Team is working on it.

Hi DRTBYK,
reason why I quoted the following is mostly because it says viewed, which is what I was expecting from Basecamp

"Maps on microSD/SD cards cannot be copied or viewed on a computer."

I really hope I am wrong, let's see if the developers can help us on this
cheers!
Gianluca

MARUCCG,

Yes, I understand your concern. Garmin owns the Maps and BaseCamp so I think they can do whatever they want in this case.

I'd be happy if BaseCamp would just do what we're told it can: display the gmapsupp.img maps on your GPS. I can see the indexing fail as BaseCamp tries to read my gmapsupp maps.

Cheers,