Basecamp and Google Earth routes

I think it is important to understand the difference between a track and a route.

A track, which could be created outside of BaseCamp (in Google Earth), or downloaded from your device, or created inside BaseCamp, is a series of connected points in a specific order. You can edit a track if you like, but a track does not ever change unless you manually change it. It is a collection of points in space. In my opinion, tracks are most useful when you are dealing with off road situations. The need to move a track, rather than a route, from Google Earth is understandable, as it would be a transfer of exact points in space, as opposed to a way to get somewhere.

A route can be based on a track, but it is not the same thing. It has a start and a finish, and a direction, and will change depending on the mode of travel, and outside of BaseCamp, it will often change when downloaded to a device, as the device I imagine must have a different routing algorithm than the one used in BaseCamp. In a device that has autorouting it will follow the roads, per the road preferences in the device, but if the device does not have the autorouting feature, the route will be straight lines between waypoints. Some people get frustrated when they create routes in BaseCamp that they are happy with, then find them changed when they move them onto their GPS. On a GPS with traffic, the traffic data may also change a route in real time as you are looking at it. A route is how you get somewhere, per your preferred roads and mode of travel, taking into account your particular GPS's capabilities and preferences set.

A track imported will not change, it is fixed points. Nothing will change a track, except you yourself editing it.

Any corrections are welcome, this is my understanding of the differences.