Garmin® BaseCamp® provides an interface for viewing Garmin map products and managing geographic data. With BaseCamp, you can perform the following tasks:.
Transfer data to and from your Garmin device. Plan multi-day trips using Yelp® and your map data. Create, view, edit, and organize waypoints, routes, and tracks. Find places, such as addresses, points of interest, and public land survey areas included in your detailed map data. View map data in 2D and 3D. View topographical information included in your detailed map data.
Geotag photos with geographical location information. Print detailed topographical maps, PLS quads, and multi-page poster maps. Download and view BirdsEye™ satellite imagery and topographic raster maps. Import and view Garmin Custom Maps. Create, share and download Garmin Adventures (http://adventures.garmin.com).
Added support for downloading preview imagery for BirdsEye select. Added support for track metadata from FIT files. Added support for importing FIT files. Added support for displaying DEM shading for some cycling map products. Improved map rendering performance. Updated the Czech translation for “road”. Updated route avoidance settings to be more like PNDs.
Fixed an issue with routes created in BaseCamp not displaying lane assist and junction views on Nuvi devices. Fixed an issue with Garmin Adventures transferred from BaseCamp being deleted after the device is disconnected. Fixed an issue with sending Garmin Adventures to device SD cards. Fixed an issue with Geocaches not showing up on Oregon devices as found. Fixed an issue with importing large KMZ files. Fixed an issue with adding duplicate photos when matching photos to track(s).
Fixed an issue with canceling route calculations. Fixed an issue with failing to unlock city navigator maps. Fixed an issue with displaying the wrong day number in Trip Planner.
Fixed an issue with viewing raster maps. Fixed out of memory crashes related to the undo buffer growing too large. Fixed other various bugs.
4.5.2 Oct 19, 2015. Added support to delete and update waypoints on select FIT wearable devices, specifically Fenix3. Updated Garmin Express instructions.
Made it easier to see and access BirdsEye help. Added user preference to configure mouse hover tool tips. Added map selection and searching to the Create Route dialog. Consolidated route toolbar items. Added hotkey (Ctrl) to draw direct segments while routing.
Added postal code searches for applicable map products. Added icons for VIRB and wearables. Improved address searching for German HERE map products. Fixed restoring backups issue.
Fixed import fit data crash. Fixed retina related out of memory crashes. Fixed video playback on welcome page. Fixed Trip Planner export crash. Fixed default Adventure photo issue.
Fixed various Trip Planner issues. Improved reading of VIRB FIT files. Fixed duplicate waypoint issue when transferring routes to devices.
Fixed issue with importing and exporting KML. Fixed issue where route information was not showing in tool tips. 4.4.8 Jun 15, 2015. Fixed issue with searching the City Navigator Europe NTU maps - Fixed auto-routing issue where straight line segments were inserted after each waypoint. Improved track to route behavior. Now supports preserving the shape of track sections that aren't near a road. Fixed certain instances of route direction text where the text was 'turn left/right' instead of 'bear left/right'.
Fixed various stability issues with routing. Fixed issues with application initialization. Fixed issue with attaching a device that is running in BaseStation mode. Fixed issue with geotagging photos for waypoints. Fixed various issues sending data to memory cards. Changed to automatically unlock BirdsEye for a device when sending the BirdsEye to a card in that device. Fixed various issues with Adventure search.
Updated to support Mac OS X 10.10. 4.4.4 Nov 21, 2014.
Fixed issue with searching the City Navigator Europe NTU maps - Fixed autorouting issue where straight line segments were inserted after each waypoint. Improved track to route behavior. Now supports preserving the shape of track sections that aren't near a road. Fixed certain instances of route direction text where the text was 'turn left/right' instead of 'bear left/right'. Fixed various stability issues with routing. Fixed issues with application initialization.
Fixed issue with attaching a device that is running in BaseStation mode. Fixed issue with geotagging photos for waypoints.
Fixed various issues sending data to memory cards. Changed to automatically unlock BirdsEye for a device when sending the BirdsEye to a card in that device. Fixed various issues with Adventure search. Updated to support Mac OS 10.10. 4.4.3 Oct 6, 2014. Improved BirdsEye™ user experience.
Added ability to activate BirdsEye subscriptions. Added user configurable avoidance areas that can be set for each activity. Added waypoint category option to Smart List criteria. Added additional information to find results for Public Land Survey data. Added some additional waypoint symbols to be more consistent with newer nuvi and zumo devices. Added 'Show in Finder' button to the custom waypoint symbol manager.
Added waypoint categories column to detailed data list. Fixed a bug with Trip Planner itinerary distance calculations.
Fixed a crash in Trip Planner when adding/deleting days from trip. Fixed crash when sending trip to a Garmin device. Fixed crash with auto naming routes. Fixed crash when renaming via points in the Trip Planner. Fixed crash when recalculating routes from a context menu. Fixed rendering issues with some City Navigator maps.
Fixed problem with reading marine charts off of devices. 4.3.4 Jun 26, 2014. Fixed issue where list data was misread during upgrade from 4.2. Fixed an issue in 4.3.1 with downloaded BirdsEye images not being valid when sent to the device. This only affected the subscription plan images, e.g satellite imagery, USGS Topo not the pay per area images. Added new task launcher. Added waypoint categories.
Improved device information. Improved creating route from track.
Added preview how the tracks will be joined. Added ability to edit multiple tracks and routes. Added split route capability. Added per device transfer preferences.
Added ability to remove 'shaping' points in route sent to device. This will help get around the 50 via limit as well as announcing of the point. There is an issue with BirdsEye downloads in 4.3.1.
Please don't download 4.3.1 if you want to use BirdsEye imagery. Added new task launcher.
Added waypoint categories. Improved device information. Improved creating route from track. Added preview how the tracks will be joined. Added ability to edit multiple tracks and routes. Added split route capability. Added per device transfer preferences.
Added ability to remove 'shaping' points in route sent to device. This will help get around the 50 via limit as well as announcing of the point. Fixed startup crash that occurred when there was a device connected. Fixed issue that where dragging a find result into the user data pane caused a crash. Fixed start-up issue when opening some map installations. Fixed start-up issue with opening Trip Planner.
Fixed activity based routing. Fixed issue that preventing Shortest Distance to be set in the routing preferences. Fixed various issues with upgrading legacy databases. Fixed issue with editing routes received from a device. Fixed issue that caused GarMap Sub-Saharan Africa Streetmaps to not display. Fixed issue where creating a waypoint in Trip Planner could cause a crash. 4.2.1 Jun 28, 2013.
Fixed an issue where display mode was not preserved between app runs. Fixed an issue where elevation plot was not available for Fenix tracks.
Fixed an issue where moving a track point cleared the time data. Fixed an issue where ascent and descent data was not calculated for some tracks. Improved copy/paste behavior for data from tables (User Data Table, Tracks, etc.) into other applications.
Various route creation and editing stability improvements. Various map stability improvements. 4.1.1 Mar 15, 2013. Added Garmin Adventures, including; authoring, publishing, online search, downloading, playback, and transfer to supporting devices.
Added support for Garmin Cloud Storage. Added support for searching and displaying Custom POIs from devices (GPI file support). Added a Photo Dialog to view geotagged photos in BaseCamp.
Added ability to filter tracks by time, distance, or number of points. Added arrival, departure, and layover times for route via-points. Added a context menu on the map for the hand and selection tools. Added support for waypoint creation date, which will not be changed when updating the waypoint.
Added a list in the waypoint properties dialog to display which routes a waypoint is used in. Added support for temperature and pressure in track statistics and graphs. Change to handle delete waypoints that are included in a route better.
Added Basestation mode for compatible Astro, Rhino, and Alpha devices. Added ability to copy/paste data from tables (User Data Table, Tracks, etc.) into other applications. Added ability to report map errors directly from within BaseCamp.
Combined the two search boxes into one. Moved the search box to toolbar. Added ability to enter coordinates in search field. Added intersection search when using the 'and' or '&' keywords. Added display of postal code in address search results.
Support For Garmin Gps
Added a read-only 'Unlisted Data' list that contains all items that are in no other lists. Added ability to create a route from a named trail. Added ability to import into folders and lists (and not always import into My Collection).
Added link to the BaseCamp license agreement in help menu. Added ability to undo/redo changes made to data on a GPS and SD card. Added ability to accept Google Maps coordinate format when centering map at position. Added new dog icons. Added waypoint creation date to the waypoint properties dialog.
Added ability to center on selected point in the track properties dialog. Added number of maneuvers in the driving directions in the route properties dialog. Added option to encourage the user to recalculate a route when the map that the route was created with isn't found on the device. Added prompt when duplicating a route if BaseCamp should also duplicate the waypoints used in the route. Added size of selected BirdsEye imagery to the status bar. Added support for sandboxing.
Change to narrow the POI categories available in find to the ones supported by the current map. Improved 'stack' when many photos are at the same spot on the map. Improved XML processing (so it should now be possible to import and export larger gpx files than previously). Improved the measurement tool's display of measurement information. Improved behavior when importing data into an already selected list or folder. Improved behavior when double-clicking on a list. BaseCamp will now zoom to the data contained in that list.
Improved default file name for backup. The default name now contains the current date. Changed icon for gas stations with convenience stores to be the gas station icon, not the shopping cart. Fixed an issue where a device's SD card would not always be recognized by BaseCamp. Fixed numerous issues with finding addresses. Fixed area calculation for tracks.
Fixed an issue where you could not rename an item from lower case to upper case (like renaming 'washington' to 'Washington'). Fixed issue where the Geocache symbol was not consistent with found status when importing or adding a geocache.
Fixed an issue where turning off the display of points would leave a lot of 'shopping cart' POIs on the map for certain map products. Fixed an issue where the selection was lost when left-clicking on the map with the hand tool. Fixed issues with creating routes from tracks. 4.1.0 Feb 26, 2013. Added Garmin Adventures, including; authoring, publishing, online search, downloading, playback, and transfer to supporting devices.
Added support for Garmin Cloud Storage. Added support for searching and displaying Custom POIs from devices (GPI file support). Added a Photo Dialog to view geotagged photos in BaseCamp. Added ability to filter tracks by time, distance, or number of points.
Added arrival, departure, and layover times for route via-points. Added a context menu on the map for the hand and selection tools. Added support for waypoint creation date, which will not be changed when updating the waypoint. Added a list in the waypoint properties dialog to display which routes a waypoint is used in.
Added support for temperature and pressure in track statistics and graphs. Change to handle delete waypoints that are included in a route better. Added Basestation mode for compatible Astro, Rhino, and Alpha devices. Added ability to copy/paste data from tables (User Data Table, Tracks, etc.) into other applications. Added ability to report map errors directly from within BaseCamp.
Combined the two search boxes into one. Moved the search box to toolbar. Added ability to enter coordinates in search field. Added intersection search when using the 'and' or '&' keywords.
Added display of postal code in address search results. Added a read-only 'Unlisted Data' list that contains all items that are in no other lists. Added ability to create a route from a named trail.
Added ability to import into folders and lists (and not always import into My Collection). Added link to the BaseCamp license agreement in help menu. Added ability to undo/redo changes made to data on a GPS and SD card. Added ability to accept Google Maps coordinate format when centering map at position.
Added new dog icons. Added waypoint creation date to the waypoint properties dialog. Added ability to center on selected point in the track properties dialog.
Added number of maneuvers in the driving directions in the route properties dialog. Added option to encourage the user to recalculate a route when the map that the route was created with isn't found on the device. Added prompt when duplicating a route if BaseCamp should also duplicate the waypoints used in the route. Added size of selected BirdsEye imagery to the status bar. Added support for sandboxing.
Change to narrow the POI categories available in find to the ones supported by the current map. Improved 'stack' when many photos are at the same spot on the map. Improved XML processing (so it should now be possible to import and export larger gpx files than previously).
Improved the measurement tool's display of measurement information. Improved behavior when importing data into an already selected list or folder.
Improved behavior when double-clicking on a list. BaseCamp will now zoom to the data contained in that list. Improved default file name for backup. The default name now contains the current date. Changed icon for gas stations with convenience stores to be the gas station icon, not the shopping cart. Fixed an issue where a device's SD card would not always be recognized by BaseCamp. Fixed numerous issues with finding addresses.
Fixed area calculation for tracks. Fixed an issue where you could not rename an item from lower case to upper case (like renaming 'washington' to 'Washington').
Fixed issue where the Geocache symbol was not consistent with found status when importing or adding a geocache. Fixed an issue where turning off the display of points would leave a lot of 'shopping cart' POIs on the map for certain map products. Fixed an issue where the selection was lost when left-clicking on the map with the hand tool. Fixed issues with creating routes from tracks. Fixed issue with displaying custom maps on devices.
Fixed issues related to retina display. Fixed various stability issues.
3.3.2 Apr 3, 2012. User data management:. Added Detailed Data table view for user data. Added shaping point support. Shaping points are not announced when you reach them. Note that not all devices will support this feature.
Improved graphing of track data. Added display settings to adjust width of routes and tracks. Added support for importing waypoints and tracks from KML/KMZ files. Added ability for smart lists to follow any or all criteria. Added ability to drag URL from browser to the waypoint or track Link: field. Added waypoint category to the waypoint dialog.
This is synced with newer devices that support waypoint categories. Added contact and address info to the waypoint dialog. Added grade to the track dialog. Added notes and multiple link support to the track dialog.
Improved printing of routes. Fixed issues with sending routes to the zumo. Fixed issue when duplicating a route. BaseCamp will now also duplicate the waypoints in that route.
Activities:. Added more activity profiles, with improved activity routing on supported maps. Added specific avoidances for various road classes, removed the road selection slider. Added ability to create custom activity profiles.
Made activity selectable from relevant preference pages. Converting activity profiles where vehicle doesn't match the default for the profile to a custom activity profile. General:. Changed to read all GPX files on a memory card, similar to how devices behave. Added the ability to create OpenCaching.com geocaches from a geocache or waypoint.
Changed notifications from pop-ups to less obtrusive notifications. Added ability to use a key to temporarily switch to the hand tool.
Defaults to the space key. Added ability to switch the behavior of mouse-scrolling between zooming and panning the map. Fixed an issue where reading data from fitness device caused BaseCamp to crash.
Fixed an issue with importing certain GPX files with geocaches. Fixed an issue where downloading BirdsEye could cause BaseCamp to crash.
Fixed crash that could occur when ejecting a device. Fixed issue where Undo and holding the Alt Key would terminate the current route creation using the Route Tool. Fixed zumo 5x0 and 4x0 route transfer issues. Note that this may cause route transfer issues on the zumo 660.
A future firmware update on the 660 will address this issue. 3.2.2 Aug 24, 2011. Fixed receiving from Oregons getting stuck for some geocache users. Fixed start-up crashes some users were experiencing. Fixed possible track corruption when duplicating and then editing tracks.
Fixed loss of photo waypoint thumbnails, added automatic thumbnail recovery when first starting 3.2.2. Fixed adding/removing via points to a route setting its activity to the current app setting. Fixed the creation routes from tracks potentially creating too many via points. Fixed a possible crash when sending routes to the Edge 800. Fixed the error dialog for 3D rendering issues coming up multiple times in a row. Fixed bug that would mistakenly open some waypoint photo links as web links.
Fixed a possible crash when attempting to show a route on the map. Fixed Topo Great Britain's display when rotated in 2D.
Fixed a possible route profile crash for routes with the same point multiple times. Fixed found address markers being the wrong color. Fixed other miscellaneous bugs. Fixed BirdsEye Imagery with '/' in the name creating directories on the device. You can no longer edit geocaches with the waypoint tool (it caused possible data corruption). Diggertfu, Disapointed - Again I have been using Garmin devices for many years - BaseCamp for the past 10 years.
I keep hoping Garmin will do an overhaul of this aged, unintuitive, overly complicated and frustrating application, but I am disappointed with each new release/update. (BTW, I spent 30 years as a product manager responsible for complex medical imaging devices, so I do feel I have a sense of what makes a decient UI.) I just updated from a ten year old iMac to a new iMac; 4.2 GHz i7, 32 GB RAM, 3TB Fusion Drive - very fast machine. But, BaseCamp is still about as slow as it was on my ten year old iMac.
Within the first 15 minutes of use BC crashed four times. Seems to have become a bit more stable now, however I have not tried to connect a Garmin device and upload routes. Ironically, I did not receive any notice on the earlier version of BC (4.2.2) that an update was available, even after selecting Check for Updates. The 4.2.2 version was completely unstable on the new iMac, so after a web search I found out there had been several updates since 4.2.2. Garmin folks, you have to get it together Please. You know I’m not the only one who is frustrated. Diggertfu, Disapointed - Again I have been using Garmin devices for many years - BaseCamp for the past 10 years.
I keep hoping Garmin will do an overhaul of this aged, unintuitive, overly complicated and frustrating application, but I am disappointed with each new release/update. (BTW, I spent 30 years as a product manager responsible for complex medical imaging devices, so I do feel I have a sense of what makes a decient UI.) I just updated from a ten year old iMac to a new iMac; 4.2 GHz i7, 32 GB RAM, 3TB Fusion Drive - very fast machine. But, BaseCamp is still about as slow as it was on my ten year old iMac.
Within the first 15 minutes of use BC crashed four times. Seems to have become a bit more stable now, however I have not tried to connect a Garmin device and upload routes. Ironically, I did not receive any notice on the earlier version of BC (4.2.2) that an update was available, even after selecting Check for Updates. The 4.2.2 version was completely unstable on the new iMac, so after a web search I found out there had been several updates since 4.2.2. Garmin folks, you have to get it together Please. You know I’m not the only one who is frustrated. MotoInvictus, Old interface, unintuitive and crashes often What’s to say?
Garmin seems to not care about updating this product to something that looks like it was designed in the last 10 years. I have been using the Zumi 660 for 6 years on motorcycle trips and using the basecamp to create the journeys. Every year it gets a little worse and Google gets a little better. I’d use GMaps all the time except that there are some places I ride that don’t have cell coverage and an offline map isnt an option. I’ve been trying to plan a trip for the last 8 hours and it’s crashing constantly now. Please Garmin - can you produce a better interface?
If you are trapped into a Garmin product, this is as good as it gets and that is not good at all. MotoInvictus, Old interface, unintuitive and crashes often What’s to say? Garmin seems to not care about updating this product to something that looks like it was designed in the last 10 years. I have been using the Zumi 660 for 6 years on motorcycle trips and using the basecamp to create the journeys.
Every year it gets a little worse and Google gets a little better. I’d use GMaps all the time except that there are some places I ride that don’t have cell coverage and an offline map isnt an option.
I’ve been trying to plan a trip for the last 8 hours and it’s crashing constantly now. Please Garmin - can you produce a better interface? If you are trapped into a Garmin product, this is as good as it gets and that is not good at all. Lgdgbv, Won’t load routes to zumo 660 or 665 I’ve used BaseCamp ever since it came out for the Mac, and I’ve usually been pretty happy with it. But this BaseCamp update combined with the system software update on the Garmin zumo 660 & 665 motorcycle GPS systems no longer works. I reported this to Garmin, and they confirmed in a letter: “Due to product testing that has occurred it has been determined that the sic BaseCamp is not compatible with transferring created routes to either a Zumo 660 or 665.
This is likely due to the latest software update which was released in 2014. The best option at this point would be to either go back to using RoadTrip on your Mac, or to download Garmin MapSource on a Windows based PC.” No mention of whether they plan to fix this or not. Lgdgbv, Won’t load routes to zumo 660 or 665 I’ve used BaseCamp ever since it came out for the Mac, and I’ve usually been pretty happy with it. But this BaseCamp update combined with the system software update on the Garmin zumo 660 & 665 motorcycle GPS systems no longer works. I reported this to Garmin, and they confirmed in a letter: “Due to product testing that has occurred it has been determined that the sic BaseCamp is not compatible with transferring created routes to either a Zumo 660 or 665.
This is likely due to the latest software update which was released in 2014. The best option at this point would be to either go back to using RoadTrip on your Mac, or to download Garmin MapSource on a Windows based PC.” No mention of whether they plan to fix this or not.
Garmin introduces the Forerunner 645 Music – a GPS running watch with integrated music and Garmin Pay contactless payments Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the Forerunner® 645 Music, a GPS running watch with integrated music that gives athletes the freedom to enjoy their favorite tunes on a run or during a workout without having to take a phone along. Additionally, when in need of a bottle of water or a quick bite to eat, Garmin Pay™ contactless payment solution1 lets users pay for purchases with their watch and keep on moving. Whether out for a run with friends or gearing up for race day, the Forerunner 645 Music makes it easier for runners to get the data they need.
In addition to 24/7 heart rate monitoring2, it includes advanced running dynamics3, performance monitoring tools, connected features and thousands of ways to customize with free watch faces, widgets, data fields and apps through the Garmin Connect IQ™ store. With the introduction of the Forerunner 645 Music, the sporty style of the Forerunner line is getting a sophisticated makeover; the metal bezel, chemically strengthened glass and interchangeable bands make it easy to wear all day, every day. “Listening to music helps most of us keep our momentum going during those long or particularly difficult runs,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of worldwide sales. “Now, with the addition of integrated music and Garmin Pay, the Forerunner 645 Music will help give athletes the independence they’ve been looking for while still providing them with the quality and accuracy of our other running products that they have come to rely on.” Featuring similar high-end fitness, wellness, and smart connectivity features as on previous Forerunner devices, the Forerunner 645 Music gives users an extra pep in their step with on-device music storage, up to 500 songs. Download offline playlists4 from select music streaming services, including iHeartRadio, Deezer and more, or transfer music from a computer directly to the watch. Once the playlist is loaded, pair the Forerunner 645 Music with a set of compatible Bluetooth® headphones (sold separately) and go. Garmin Pay, a contactless payment solution, means athletes can leave their cash and credit cards at home and still stop for a bite to eat along their route.
Utilizing their Garmin Pay wallet, users have the same rewards and benefits of the physical cards, with the convenience of having them right on the wrist for contactless payment. Athletes can better prepare for a race or training cycle with the help of training features provided by Firstbeat. Training status automatically evaluates previous exercise and fitness levels to let athletes know if they are training productively, peaking or overreaching. Measuring exercise volume from the last seven days, training load helps users determine if they are training in the right zone and whether their sessions are too easy or hard. Additionally, the anaerobic training effect metric will tell athletes how their hard work and training is improving their ability to push the limits. The Forerunner 645 Music allows athletes to go even further with their running data.
Clipping the Running Dynamics Pod to the waistband allows users to see all six running dynamics, including cadence, ground contact time, stride length and more on their watch without the need for a chest strap. Built-in GPS and GLONASS let athletes track how far, how fast and where they run – no phone connection required.
Go for a ride, swim, walk and more to take advantage of even more features available on the Forerunner 645 Music. Furthermore, users can view and follow downloaded courses on their wrist, race a previous activity and train with simple intervals or follow complex workouts.
In the pool, the Forerunner 645 Music will track distance, pace, stroke, personal records and more. With an array of connected features, the Forerunner 645 Music lets users stay in touch with the rest of the world, even while on the move. When paired with a compatible smartphone, it automatically uploads to Garmin Connect™, an online fitness community where users can track workouts, sleep patterns, join online challenges to compete against friends and earn virtual badges. Directly from the wrist, users will be able to receive and respond to text messages5, invite friends to follow their runs in real time with LiveTrack, and view social media updates, emails and more.
Easily customizable through the Connect IQ store, Forerunner 645 Music users can download free data fields, watch faces, widgets, and apps including UBER ETA, SmartThings, AccuWeather MinuteCast and more. The Forerunner 645 Music features up to 7 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 5 hours in GPS mode with music.
Weighing roughly 42 grams, this is the first Forerunner to feature a stainless-steel metal bezel and always-on Garmin Chroma Display™ that is easy to read — even in direct sunlight — and is housed under chemically strengthened glass. It is available with a black or cerise band and has a suggested retail price of $449.99. An option without integrated music capabilities – the Forerunner 645 – is available with a black or sandstone band with a suggested retail price of $399.99. For more information, visit. Find Garmin on.