Wish list for Basecamp

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As cyclist there are a number of things I would like to see in Basecamp is this the place to make these suggestions?

1 I would like to see the total ascent of a route or track.
2 It would be good if the length of a selected route or track was shown in the bottom bar beside the coordinates also the current length of a route or track being drawn so the length of stages can be monitored as you go, better still also give the total ascent as well, height at the cursor might be interesting to.
3 Routing seems a bit eccentric at times e.g. cycling profile will divert off a road to use a track even though no avoidances are specified. how about a custom activity profile so that routing parameters can be tweaked by the user.
4 Joining 2 routes together is always a balls up whereas joining 2 tracks mostly works.
5 A slider to adjust the auto density of points when converting between tracks and routes, it is a bit coarse at the moment (specifying the number of points depends on the length and how bendy the route is so can only be a rough guess)
5 The route or track properties window dissappears if you click on the map and not on the track or route it needs to stay on top until closed.
6 Forward and backward buttons in the route/track properties to move up and down the list of tracks
7 A means of annotating the map would be useful.
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    When I set the track elevation using map "A", then load map "B" and repeat (for the next portion of the track), the elevation data for the portions of the track not in the current map are reset to generic values, and not retained from the previous 24K map. This currently makes it impossible to to set my entire track to 24k map elevation data.


    I am afraid that is currently a limitation of the function. You could try to split the track into segments that fit the maps you have, set the elevation and then join the track segments again. I haven't tried that, but I think that could work.

    In the future, you will hopefully be able to display more than 1 map at the same time which should solve this issue. (This future is probably still a distance away, I don't think this will happen in 4.2.)
  • I am afraid that is currently a limitation of the function. You could try to split the track into segments that fit the maps you have, set the elevation and then join the track segments again. I haven't tried that, but I think that could work.


    I considered this, but I can not see where one maps boundaries begin and the others end, in BaseCamp.

    In the future, you will hopefully be able to display more than 1 map at the same time which should solve this issue. (This future is probably still a distance away, I don't think this will happen in 4.2.)


    Halleluiah!

    (need any beta testers?)
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    .......
    In the future, you will hopefully be able to display more than 1 map at the same time which should solve this issue. (This future is probably still a distance away, I don't think this will happen in 4.2.)


    Does it mean a CN and Topo of the same area can be activated at the same time (flexible transparency) and graphics, resulting out of the topo are available without switching the map? This would be great!
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    Re "3. Go to Options, Activity Profile and click on the 'plus sign' ... you can create as many additional profiles as you like with whatever settings you want."
    The profles are based on one of the existing profiles one of which you have to choose to make the new profile. What I am saying is that is the options available are just tweaks and do not alter the fundamental routing stratergy
  • Well you can reset avoidances, speeds, route preference etc ... I guess what you're saying is you want a completely different routing strategy to Garmins :confused:
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    Not exactly just a bit more control, if a detour is much longer than direct I would like to go direct (with some control over how much further is to far) I can do this with a track but it would be nice if the routing would follow a road where there is one but know to give up when there isn't one, I know this is not what routing is really for, what I am really after is a sort of interactive track making option so you don't have to click on hundreds of points when following a road or track or path. A hiking mountain biking route not an automotive one.