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is it just me or does anyone else HATE Basecamp?
I can't figure it out at all...............total frustration!
I'm not all the tech savory to begin with but this program is killing me!
Does anyone know how to convert a google map to GPX?
tks,
Jason
Does anyone know how to convert a google map to GPX?
No. Not everybody hates Basecamp. Some of us simply refuse to even try it. Powerful shmowerful. I don't need powerful. Powerful means complicated. The only things I do with Mapsource is store waypoints as a backup and to load when I get a new GPS; and to load a track every now and then so I can review it on my computer. For trip planning on my computer I use a 1990's version of Street Atlas USA.
Does anyone know how to convert a google map to GPX?
tks,
Jason
I for one use Basecamp regularly and find it a great trip planning tool. It can be used in many different ways from storing waypoints, to trip planning. Yes, Basecamp can be quirky but reboot your PC every now and then. It seems to mellow the "quirkiness." Another annoying thing Basecamp and my GPS do often is route me to an off-ramp only to get right back on again. So now I try to understand my route in advance to avoid these annoying quirks.
As for the haters... some folks have different skills than others - not better - just different. Some embrace technology some reject it. The reality is that tech is here to stay. It's your choice whether to use it or not. The old fashioned way - paper maps - works as does the tech way - a GPS. To make either work you've got to use your brain, relying on yourself not a map or a device.
I for one use Basecamp regularly and find it a great trip planning tool. It can be used in many different ways from storing waypoints, to trip planning. Yes, Basecamp can be quirky but reboot your PC every now and then. It seems to mellow the "quirkiness." Another annoying thing Basecamp and my GPS do often is route me to an off-ramp only to get right back on again. So now I try to understand my route in advance to avoid these annoying quirks.
As for the haters... some folks have different skills than others - not better - just different. Some embrace technology some reject it. The reality is that tech is here to stay. It's your choice whether to use it or not. The old fashioned way - paper maps - works as does the tech way - a GPS. To make either work you've got to use your brain, relying on yourself not a map or a device.
Did you install the detailed maps from your GPS into your PC for basecamp to use? If not. You only have the base map which is basically interstates until you bring the detailed maps from your GPS to the PC.On a whim, I installed Basecamp. The first thing it told me is that my version of OpenGL is out of date...on a new laptop. I was limited to 2D maps. After spending some time trying to find out what my installed version of OpenGL was, I decided to simply use the 2D maps. I was only trying to find out how difficult it was to use.
I zoomed in on the area I normally ride in. I know what roads are available and wanted to see what Basecamp would suggest. Hmm...only about 1 percent of the available roads in the area were displayed.
Okay. I'm done. I can easily go to Google Maps, plot my route there, then save waypoints on my GPS to force it to take the same route.
Chris
On a whim, I installed Basecamp. The first thing it told me is that my version of OpenGL is out of date...on a new laptop. I was limited to 2D maps. After spending some time trying to find out what my installed version of OpenGL was, I decided to simply use the 2D maps. I was only trying to find out how difficult it was to use.
I zoomed in on the area I normally ride in. I know what roads are available and wanted to see what Basecamp would suggest. Hmm...only about 1 percent of the available roads in the area were displayed.
Okay. I'm done. I can easily go to Google Maps, plot my route there, then save waypoints on my GPS to force it to take the same route.
Chris
Thanks for the suggestions. That's what forums are all about...helping each other.
I'm finding a block in making this work. It's a personal thing, I think. By the time I can zoom in to see the detail maps...I can't see anything more than my own neighborhood. Ugh.
So I set up a test scenario from my home to the Duval library. Hmmm...it took me on a less twisty road than if I just let my 590LM handle it. It also took me into a road that is often stop-n-go, rather than moving traffic.
I'll look into this more...but I'm thinking there are better alternatives.
Chris
. . .here is another excellent resource:http://www.newenglandriders.org/Learn_BaseCamp_PC.pdf
Trust me when I say that once you get the hang of it you'll find its a very powerful program and you'll not go back. The key is once you learn the basics, just keep using it and it will all fall into place. I use it exclusively.
But in answer to your original question, here is a link to a program that many use to convert to .gpx: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/
Good luck!