Around two years ago; when Garmin announced a new GPS software called BaseCamp. BaseCamp is to the outdoors world as MapSource is to street navigation. Users will be able to browse topo maps, tracklogs, waypoints, and plan trips for their handheld Garmin devices through the software which will be compatible with both Macs and PCs.
At that time, Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales said “BaseCamp brings a whole new set of features to hikers, hunters, geocachers, and anyone else who wants to maximize their experience with their Garmin GPS. This new utility lets users view, organize, and transfer their data more quickly and efficiently – allowing them to make the most of their time exploring the great outdoors.”
There are soo many changes made since the version of 2.0.4 to GPS software version 3.2.1 released at June 30, 2011 such as:
BaseCamp 3.2.1 GPS Software
- Added support for the GroundSpeak geocaching 1.0.1 extension
- Changed geotagging photos from a track to add links to those photos in the track
- Changed to not allow changing the location of geocaches when they are part of a route
- Changed the divide tool to create a new waypoint or trackpoint at the division point
- Added support for restoring backups from different computers
- Added geocache search integration with OpenCaching.com
- Added photo sharing site upload (currently for Picasa)
- Added track statistics that correspond to the selection in the track points list
- Added additional statistics to the elevation profile
- Added display of elevation profile when batch editing routes or tracks
- Added heart rate and cadence to the track points list and elevation profile
- Changed drawing style of routes and tracks to use thinner lines
- Fixed issue where we didn’t always remove all waypoints created as part of a route
- Fixed issue with adding and removing links on various property tabs
- Improved find address near center of screen
- Removed filtered routes
- … And a lot of more improvement
Requirements you should notice if you have to get the new release BaseCamp software version 3.2.1
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later is required.
- .NET framework 3.5 SP1 is required. A current version of .NET will be installed if needed.
- 1 GB of system memory is required, 2 GB of system memory is recommended when using BirdsEye Imagery or Garmin Custom Maps.
- A video card that supports OpenGL version 1.3 or later is needed to enable the 3D view.
- If you experience problems when interacting with the map views, please make sure that you have installed current video card drivers.
- BaseCamp will recognize all MapSource products except BlueChart.
- BaseCamp does not work with serial GPS devices.
How To Download and Install BaseCamp software
- Download the Garmin BaseCamp update file into a directory on your hard drive. (i.e., c:\downloads).
- Change to the directory in which you downloaded the files, (i.e., c:\downloads), and run the executable file (.exe). Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update of your BaseCamp installation.
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