BaseCamp not finding addresses that my Nuvi can

Former Member over 11 years ago

I stopped using MapSource long ago and had switched to MS Streets & Trips which has been working great but unfortunately is getting more and more outdated since MS discontinued it. I tried using BaseCamp back in the day only to find that it was mainly geared towards hiking, climbing etc. After doing some research I've found that BaseCamp has been updated to be a little more robust. So I decided to give it a try tonight and so far it's pretty decent. I love the fact that you can now optimize routes right from BaseCamp which was something that MapSource was lacking.

In any case, one issue I ran into was that BaseCamp doesn't seem to use the same type of search algorithm that the Nuvi unit does. As seen in the screenshot below, I was searching for a local Best Buy and BaseCamp wasn't able to find the address whereas my 3597LMTHD was. I tried playing around with the search results removing the city, zip code, removing the "st" etc, but to no avail. I also tried using MapSource to search for the same address and was able to find it no problem!

It seems like BaseCamp has come a long way, I'm wondering why such a basic/major feature would not work seeing as how the search feature within the Nuvi itself works just fine.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Tourists in the greater Los Angeles City/County region soon learn that the E-W street addresses from downtown L.A. westward to the ocean do not typically use the "W" or "West" modifier. However, it is a good idea to use the "East" modifier for E-W address lookups or postal mailings into the sunrise, as those East modifiers typically ARE used to differentiate from west locales towards the sunset.

Taking this into consideration, and remembering that the current Nuvis require the user to select a destination city as "current position" before trying to add the street and number for lookup, it may be that BaseCamp with all its quirks does "Find" better if used in the same manner as the Nuvi.

This means that moving the Map Center to the general destination area before starting a new search is typically helpful - either for addresses or POIs. It may also be helpful to refrain from using directional N-E-S-W modifiers on street names on the first search try. . . Or not.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

I will open a case for this. Thank you for the feedback.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

I will open a case for this. Thank you for the feedback.

Thank You! :)