I have used MS for a long time and have liked it because it works like the standard applications over the years.
MapSource will no longer be supported so I have been trying to learn and work with BC. So I will be asking for a number of ideas on how to setup BC to work using my logic. My problem with BC is everything you do is in one file and it is like taking a cardboard box and setting it on the floor and putting all your business and personal papers in the same box then trying to find them. Yes you can put documents in different folders in the box. So here goes with the questions. I plan to update this thread so I can keep everything togeather in one place.
A bit of history. I retire in 2007 and sold my property and travel fulltime in a 5th wheel. Saying this, I have a lot of waypoints and routes in seperate files sorted folders by year. In the folders I have each route saved in the folder by year/month/day with a name of the from and to locations. Example, 2012-05-11 Springhill COE, Barling AR To Branson Stagecoach RV Mo. I have a MS file with all the campgrounds I have stayed at listed by name and state (this is in a MS file). I don't expect to configure BC to meet the way I have used MS. This is just to give you an idea of how I have been managing my maps.
About BaseCamp. I have a pretty good feel of how BC works and am getting use to it so I am really looking for info on how to manage my waypoints, routes and such. So here we go.
What is the difference between a Folder and a list? I do know you can put lists in a folder but in a way you still see all the same thing.
Example: We are escapees and I want to keep a list of them. I create a folder called "Escapees". In the folder I create a list called "Campgrounds" If I click on "My Collection" I see all the waypoints. If I click on the "Escapees" folder I see all the waypoints. If I click on "Campgrounds" I see all the waypoints.
This is so redundant. In the "My Collection" I expect to see everything. OK.. But in the folder I should only see the name of the lists. Then I open the lists to see what is there.
The way this is working out is to just save everything in "My Collections". You need some way to section or seperate information into logical parts.
What is the folder "Unlisted Data" for. If you make a waypoint, route or such it is in "My Collection". Why have it in two places. I would like to remove "Unlisted Data". I would also like to remove Garmin Adventures . If I want to do Adventures then I could activate it.
I would like to have a list/folder or what ever that I can have all my waypoints and list them by state. It would help me to think about going to a state and I could go to the list/folder and select the state and see if I already have the campground available.
I know how to backup my BC Data file and I can export the data to a .GPX or GPB file. I also know how to export selected items to a file.
So, I can maintain a database, export data to different files, backup the entire database.
I actually hope the infomation collected here will help me and others that have similar ideas.
I ask that the thread stay on topic because there is nothing we can do to change the way BC is written and we will soon not be able to use MS. Just as well learn to use BC and learn to use it to the best as we can. I have no real problem with BC, I just need to learn how to use it in a way that fits my logic. With your help I believe I can do this.
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