Trip times different in BaseCanp vs Zumo 590LM GPS

Former Member over 8 years ago

I create a trip using BC on my PC and download to my RoadTech ZUMO 590LM. The trip time on my PC with BaseCamp is 6 hr 56 min for 506 Km. However, on the GPS, it shows the same 506 Km trip taking only 5 hr 55 min.

I have experimented with different trips, and the result is always the same... it is always longer on BC than when I downloaded the map to my GPS. It is very hard to plan a trip, when I have no idea what the actual time will be.

To my knowledge, the settings on my GPS match the settings in BC - both using fastest navigation, both set for motorcycle, and both using the same map.

Would appreciate any help in solving this problem.. thanks!

0 SUSSAMB over 8 years ago

You say it's a consistent occurrence yet I can't recall ever having this issue with BaseCamp and any of my devices, and I've owned quite a few over the years and used BaseCamp for all my trip planning pretty much from when it was first released.

Edit: Just been through all the 21 trips currently loaded to my DriveSmart and compared them to the trips in BaseCamp where I created them, all the distances agree bar one that shows a 2 mile difference. On examination that's because my Drive has taken a bypass around one town in France whereas the BaseCamp route went through the town.