Maps in Basecamp

Thanks Sussamb. I'm using the talkytoaster OSM maps in my etrex. I rather wonder if the OSM maps may be superior to OS maps (heresy!!) in that the detail you get increases / decreases as you zoom in / out. OS maps, I guess, show the same regardless.

I'm trying to decide between an etrex 20, basically the current version of what I have, and something more expensive. I use Mapyx Quo for plotting routes (recommended) but I wondered if Basecamp would show OS maps if I bought one of the gps/map bundles. Sounds like the answer is "no" which makes the more expensive option pointless (for me).

Thanks,
John

I wondered if Basecamp would show OS maps if I bought one of the gps/map bundles. Sounds like the answer is "no"

That is not what SUSSAMB said. The answer is "yes", but you need to have the map on some form of removable storage such as a memory card or USB thumb drive. Since I'm in the US, I have never seen the Garmin OS map products, but based on screenshots and what I've read, they contain two layers. The base layer is actually a scan of the paper OS map. There is then a vector layer that contains roads which are routable (can be used to provide turn by turn directions).

I recall seeing some map-specific issues with displaying these in Basecamp however and I'm not sure if they were fixed. If you are contemplating purchase, contact Garmin support, tell them the specific product you are planning to buy and confirm that the maps can be viewed in Basecamp. Then if you have a problem for any reason after purchase you'll have something to "hang your hat on".

-Boyd

Thanks for the clarification Boyd and my apologies to Sussamb for mis-understanding. That sounds good then as it presumably means that I can use the maps on my main pc and on my lap top. I'll follow the point up with Garmin as you suggest, especially the "has this issue been fixed" point.

That's an interesting comment on the "two layers" that you mention. I knew that Garmin OS maps were routable and not just an image but I didn't know how they did it. Being routable probably explains the disparity in price between OS maps from Garmin and anyone else, where the maps are just images.

Thanks,
John

Just note that the talkytoaster maps, in your 'anyone else' category are routeable, and will even route down footpaths, bridleways etc. And of course they are vector rather than raster maps, so you can zoom in without any of the blurring that you get with raster maps.