Garmin BaseCamp

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| developer = Garmin

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| branch1 = Windows

| version1 = 4.7.5

| date1 = {{Start date and age|2023|03|27}}{{cite web

| url = https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4435

| title = Garmin: BaseCamp Updates & Downloads

| website = garmin.com

| access-date = 2023-09-17

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| branch2 = macOS

| version2 = 4.8.13

| date2 = {{Start date and age|2023|03|31}}{{cite web

| url = https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4449

| title = Garmin: BaseCamp for Mac Updates & Downloads

| website = garmin.com

| access-date = 2023-09-17

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| genre = Geographic information system / GPS navigation device utility software

| license = Proprietary (free download)

| website = {{URL|https://www.garmin.com/en-US/shop/downloads/basecamp}}

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Garmin BaseCamp is a map viewing / GIS software package offered free for download by Garmin, primarily intended for use with their GPS navigation devices. BaseCamp serves as a replacement to the now unsupported Garmin MapSource.{{cite web|url=https://forums.garmin.com/showpost.php?p=102469&postcount=6|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818123853/https://forums.garmin.com/showpost.php?p=102469&postcount=6|archive-date=18 August 2011|website=Garmin Forums|title=View Single Post - routes with street intersections as viapoints, NOT POIs}}{{cite web|url=https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=209|access-date=7 March 2024|website=garmin.com|title=MapSource Updates & Downloads|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119173234/https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=209|archive-date=19 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://pureoutside.com/blog/garmin-basecamp-series-everything-you-need-to-know-about-garmins-gps-software/|website=PureOutside|title=Garmin Basecamp Series: Everything you need to know about Garmin's GPS Software|date=6 January 2015 |access-date=7 March 2024}}

Features

  • View map and satellite imagery and transfer it to the GPS device.
  • Plan trips by entering routes and waypoints and transferring them to the device.
  • Geotag photos and export them to e.g. Picasa.

Mac

The Mac version has not been updated for ARM CPUs, and when launched on M1/M2 CPUs will run on Rosetta 2.

References