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No Map detail in Basecamp

Robert 2 months ago

I had Suunto 9 Peak before and I was dissatisfied with the map and how to create a route. I switched to Garmin Epix Gen 2 and was amazed. It is impossible to create a route through the Basecamp Program because I do not have the detailed map. I have a drawing that I would like to edit, but it is not possible. As you can see in the attached image, there are no roads. I connected the watch to the computer and it seemed to be updating the maps, but then nothing.Pathetic. I thought it was simple to use, but Suunto was, and is much simpler, user-friendly, I think the little foray with the Garmin company will end here.

0 SUSSAMB 2 months ago

BaseCamp doesn't come with maps. If you want maps you either need to install them to your PC or it will read them from your device. Note the latter process can take a while and you need to let it finish. It will then only take a few seconds next time. Nothing wrong with BaseCamp but you need to understand how it works.

Note not all maps can be installed to your PC and as you don't say which map you want to use you may find the only option is for BaseCamp to either read the map from your device, or you can copy the map from your device to a removeable drive and use that with BaseCamp instead. I do that so that I don't have to connect my device everytime I want to do route planning etc.

0 Robert 2 months ago in reply to SUSSAMB

This is what the map looks like after reading the maps from the watch. I waited for half an hour, it seemed like they were loaded. I try MapSource too, with the same result. This both programs are outdated. Last update to MapSource is in 2010, for basecamp it is even older. shame on garmin

0 SUSSAMB 2 months ago in reply to Robert

BaseCamp is an old program and development stopped years ago. It is what it is. If it doesn't suit your needs use the programs Garmin is now using to interface with its devices, it's moved on since BaseCamp. Try posting in the Connect or Epix forum for help.

0 Eyelet99 2 months ago in reply to Robert

You can also use one of the many free maps for Garmin devices and BaseCamp based on OpenStreetMap, such as those from Freizeitkarte which are routable. You can put these IMG maps on a removable drive or install them on your computer.

0 Robert 2 months ago in reply to SUSSAMB

I don't want to get into controversy. I just don't understand things. Why do I need 3 programs installed on my phone to manage the watch: Garmin connect, garmin explore and garmin iq? Why old program that can still be downloaded from Garmin's website. At suunto, when they took a program out of use, it was no longer accessible. But another company, another mentality. Have a nice day, and thx,