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BaseCamp discontinued

SUSSAMB
over 6 years ago
This seems to indicate what many of us here have long suspected, there is no more BaseCamp development:

https://support.garmin.com/en-CA/?faq=cmo7YxRdRB1DDl1JAWuEV8

(Thanks to Boyd at http://forums.gpsreview.net/discussion/31269/is-basecamp-headed-for-extinction#latest for flagging this up, and the folks at GPSFileDepot https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/)
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    That's a bummer. I have a GPSMAP 64s and use Basecamp mostly on my Macbook. I guess that means that after Mojave, I'll have to start looking at something else. Are there any alternatives? As I understood, my GPS device is not supported by the explore website / garmin connect solution in place for newer devices.

    How would you go to managing tracks and waypoints? Use Google Maps / Earth and export to GPX?
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    Garmin did say they would at least update BC to 64bit so I wouldn't worry yet. But yes, any program that produces gpx files could be used.
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    That’s true for Tracks. However for Routes you need to use the same map that’s on the GPS or it will recalculate. Your route will then not be what you wanted. Do you know any other program that will use the same map as a Garmin and create a Route?
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    Well that depends on the device and the map it has loaded, how close the map you use matches that, what activity profile you're using and how many points you have in the route. I do agree though that BC is best to use if you're able to do so.
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    I think, as many others do, that BC has been on the way out for a long time now.

    The withdrawal of Adventures and Garmin Cloud services is typical of internet on-line services. GeoCities was probably the best early example. This is why I will never rely on saving my data on-line, as I have no control of it's availability in the future.

    Garmin's discontinuation of Adventures & Garmin Cloud, and now officially BC is to be expected.

    My first Garmin, a GPS 75 was used with Garmin's PCX5 software, replaced by MS and then BC, so the Explore website is a natural progression. However I'm not happy with the way Garmin just drops support unannounced. Garmin Southampton were unable or just not interested in finding and correcting a problem when BC just stopped working on Windows. Over a month later, I had decided that it was possibly a problem with a runtime part of Windows, when I investigated the various dates of events on my PC. Then the next update of Windows removed the problem.

    With MS, one organised ones data easily and it was available for use with other programs. BC data being held in one non-standard format is lost when BC stops working.

    Some software running on my Windows 7/10 PCs is 'controlled' via the internet when I connect for e-mails etc. It's possible that Garmin will join in with this new trend. So should we be looking to find other programs, to manage our waypoints etc.?

    Garmin appear to be able to make good GPSrs but are poor with software. My latest GPSr is a 276Cx and before that a 64st. When the 66 was announced, at first I thought I would get one to replace my 64st, but when the manual was available to download, I decided that the only significant new feature was the ability to download BirdsEye direct to the GPSr, without the slow process of using BC. Now that Explore is available, I can see why that feature was added.

    As for BirdsEye, my one year subscription that came with the 276Cx is about to expire and I'm not sure that I will buy a continued subscription. The images are not as recent as available on Google Earth/Maps. Now with Explore, will Garmin terminate BirdsEye and use later Google mapping data?

  • 0 over 6 years ago
    I guess I am sorta out of step with the new stuff. I have RV760 and RV770 that I use while traveling in my RV. I am 75 and am single. I don't see how using a handheld device is beneficial to traveling across the US. The GPS in my 2016 truck is a POS and it can't programmed like my 760 and 770. I have only had Garmin over all the years and it seems to me that Garmin is fazing out all the GPS's that are useful for traveling ...
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    I have RV760 and RV770 that I use while traveling in my RV. .... I don't see how using a handheld device is beneficial to traveling across the US. .... it seems to me that Garmin is fazing out all the GPS's that are useful for traveling ...


    I'm the same age with a Hymer, it's built-in GPSr, a ZENEC Z-E3726, is useless for waypoints and track saving, but can be setup for the size and weight of an RV. I also have an older RV Garmin, the Camper 660LMT-D, used in my previous motorhome (RV).

    I find my newest Garmin, the GPSMAP 276Cx, is ideal for travelling. It is always used when travelling in my Hymer. An excellent handheld, but rather large. Based on the original 276C, with its good user interface, with added modern features.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    If you read the 3rd post in this thread, maybe BaseCamp development does go on?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    I used Mapsource and Basecamp for a longtime. It has all the tools to maintain and create tracks. The only BIG disadvantage is that is is not platform independent. There is no working version for linux fans and for a while there is no good alternative on linux that have the same options. In this time these kind of apps should be web-based and also work when you are offline. I.e. support to download maps and create tracks/routs while you are offline and send to tour device while connected: a typical situation when you are on holiday in the middle of nowhere. I use the app OSMAnd+ for a while. This app comes pretty near what I am looking for bit you cannot modify tracks in a wat you can do with Basecamp. I hope the development of Explore will go in a way so is could replace Basecamp for me. I still have to wait till it supports one of my devices (fenix3, gpsmap64.....).