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Does Basecamp show detailed maps when the 530 is plugged into the computer?

interactive3

Basecamp starts up with a really minimal map. insufficient for doing any real routing. If the 530 is plugged into the computer does Basecamp show a detailed map where you can route on trails and roads?

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    Have you tried it?  It doesn't take long to try it and see what happens, a lot more quickly than waiting for this answer.

    If you plug a Garmin GPS device into a computer that has Basecamp running then in Basecamp you will have the option to look at the maps on the GPS device.

  • 0 in reply to Wongataa

    I’m considering the purchase of a Garmin 530. I can’t try it. I’m in the research phase. 

  • 0 in reply to interactive3

    Yes you can view the maps on the 530 in Basecamp and use them for routing etc.

  • 0 in reply to interactive3

    Using maps off the device can be a bit slow. 

    It's easy enough to get free OSM maps to use in BaseCamp. I do this using a virtual USB disk (imdisk) that is marked as removal.

  • 0 in reply to dpawlyk

    I tried to download and use an OSM map previously, but it didn't work for me. However, I was not using a virtual USB disk. It was resident on my HD. I'll look imdisk up and see if I can get that to work. Thank you.

  • 0 in reply to interactive3

    There are other ways of doing it. It seemed the virtual drive approach was simpler (especially, with mucking with multiple maps).

    It's not even that hard to copy and use the maps that are on the devices.

    Create the \Garmin folder and drop the *.img map into it. Make sure the drive is indicated as removable.

    https://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/

    Create a short cut (on your desktop) to mount the disk (this will make it more convenient getting things set-up when you reboot).

    My shortcut has:

    C:\Windows\System32\imdisk.exe -a -o rem -t file -m #: -f C:\Users\myname\Documents\GPS\EDGESD_VIRTUAL

  • 0 in reply to dpawlyk

    Topo maps gets cached on the PC so they are quite fast to use, but sadly the unit acts as an "unlock key" and must be connected during use. I don't know if that apply for OSM maps though.

  • 0 in reply to oBuTTuSo

    It's also nice to be able to not have to plug the device in to use maps.

    The free OSM maps from other sources aren't locked.

    I got copies of the OSM maps on the device to work (they didn't at first). I don't have a good idea how I got them to work. It's something worth trying but it's not necessary (the free OSM maps are good enough).