#Garmin basecamp alternative pro
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#Garmin basecamp alternative free

But many people do not report changes, so if sites are closed they get not removed. Many details get added over the years, so the maps have great details.

#Garmin basecamp alternative free

What you are talking about here is exactly one of the porblems of these free maps in general. These - indeed good sources of information - live from the contribution of their users and a certain quality assurance.īy the way, maybe it makes sense to move this topic to the 'Overland Navigation' forum as it contains useful infromation which might be interesting for all the OB members, not just Europe?

Is there an alternative for this in the Linux. There is a quite similar topic with regard to apps which offer details for overlanders and campers such as places to stay and much more. For managing my Garmin GPS Im using their proprietary program Mapsource which runs in the W operating system.

Quite often these waypoints are just useless then. I sometimes observe this when having collected a bunch of good waypoints in a country and go there again some years later. But if you are overlanding in regions and countries with a fast development this might cause problems. This issue might be a smaller one only in regions which do not develop much and fast. Thus the map just seem to be very detailled at that point. Make sure you have both BaseCamp and your Garmin set to the same activity profile and that you select what type of roads you want to travel. Many details get added over the years, so the maps have great details. Alternative to Garmin Base Camp Alternative to Garmin Base Camp. map Pairing Garmin Basecamp with these free maps for Garmin GPS gives you. Waypoints of nice potential camp spots (for next time), blocked roads, attention points, picnic spots.īack home import the actual track back to Basecamp and if necessary adjust the original track to the changes in the driven one.Ĭlick to expand.What you are talking about here is exactly one of the porblems of these free maps in general. Garmin Montana 700 Vs Gpsmap 66sr1 Replies GPSMAP 66sr GPSMAP 73. Once on the road, while following the track prepared at home, I also record my actual track and add waypoints along the way.

#Garmin basecamp alternative pro

I bought the Locus Pro version (€10) just because it is only €10 and a one time fee and to get rid of the adds. Import it in Locus and just follow the track. Once finished, safe the route as a track and export as a GPX file, place the GPX in the cloud (google drive or Microsoft OneDrive.

#Garmin basecamp alternative Offline

All from the comfort of offline working on a big screen. What do I use? Garmin Basecamp with free OSM maps and Google earth integration and on the route, a tablet (android) with Locus maps PRO (but the free version will do just fine)Īt home I can create a route in Basecamp on my laptop tweak it, double check in Google earth, set waypoints for possible camp spots and POI's. Thought it might be of interest to someone, so here it is. So I finally found a free (or almost free) alternative to Gaia for route planning at home and navigation on the trail.