Appreciate this might not be the right forum so won't be too disappointed if no-one replies!
I need a consistent method to calculate total ascent of tracks which I import from a Garmin Montana 650t carrying premium topo maps (not the inbuilt leisure maps)into Basecamp and then usually edit.
A clear reply will be worth its weight in gold to me!
I read in another wiki that the Montana records elevation data via its barometric altimeter recordings, which was a revelation; I assumed it was a GPS recording.
Once imported to BC tho, if I then cut bits of the track out and add other bits of track in manually, does anyone know what happens to the overall ascent/descent stats?
If I want consistency, I'm thinking that the only reliable method to measure ascent/descent would be to redraw a track manually over the imported track. I assume the elevation data is then taken from whatever topo mapping I have chosen in BC.
Thanks for looking!