Garmin BaseCamp Software Review

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[h=4]Changes made from version 4.1.2 to 4.2.1:[/h]
  • Added Trip Planner
  • Adds an easy way to plan multi-day trips
  • Round trip support
  • Can print a trip itinerary
  • Can add destinations along a route
  • Flying support (airport and flight number look-up)
  • Supports traveling between different time zones
  • Can add Adventures that you'd like to take as part of your trip
  • Routing Improvements
  • Added support for different route profiles for different legs of a route
  • Added RV and Truck routing profiles with special route options
  • Find Improvements
  • Added support for UK postal code search
  • Added support for Yelp search
  • Added support for named POI search (far away POIs should be found if it's an exact name match)
  • Added support for POI category search (you can type 'Hotels, Las Vegas, NV')
  • Added quick search (hover over the map to invoke it)
  • Added ability to display more search results
  • Fixed various find issues
  • Basestation Improvements
  • Added support for displaying BirdsEye while in Basestation mode
  • Added support for displaying and saving the track of the Basestation itself
  • Added support for displaying the most recent update time for Basestation contacts
  • Added support to have different folders and lists with the same name (as long as they have a different parent in the folder hierarchy)
  • Added support for changing the location of BaseCamp's database
  • Added Irish Transverse Mercator grid
  • Fixed an issue where roads from the base map were displaying along with roads from the detailed map
  • Fixed an issue where BaseCamp was not displaying properly localized map labels
  • Fixed issue with Garmap Southern Africa Topo & Rec 2012.3 NT not being displayed in BaseCamp
  • Fixed an issue with certain file names for Adventures and Garmin Cloud
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[h=2]Change History[/h] [h=4]Changes made from version 4.2.2 to 4.2.3:[/h]
  • Fixed imported files not creating lists in the proper place
  • Added ability to remove and delete user data when a list folder is selected
  • Added keyboard arrow key handlers to the geotagged photo properties dialog
  • Added support for joining tracks when the track point timestamps don't line up
  • Added support for a transparent color in Custom POI files
  • Added export of waypoints, routes, and tracks to KML
  • Added reading of fitness courses from Edge devices, these are converted to tracks
  • Improved quick search responsiveness, speed of searches, and usability
  • Improved Trip Planner UI display refresh and sizing behavior
  • Change so that 'Install Maps' and 'Check for device software updates' menu items are always visible and enabled
  • Change to recalculate the route if needed when the route properties dialog is hidden, not just when selection changes
  • Change so that list folders aren't required to have unique names in the same parent folder
  • Fixed issue with junction view information in routes not being calculated correctly, may not work on certain older devices
  • Fixed issue with track stats not updating after editing the track
  • Fixed various issues with Trip Planner
  • Fixed issue with reading some map files from newer PND devices
  • Fixed issue with some drag/drop operations
  • Fixed rounding of dimensions in truck and RV routing options
  • Fixed issue with displaying many error dialogs if a device is unplugged during a transfer
  • Fixed drag/drop of an Adventure from find results into Trip Planner
  • Fixed issue when creating a route from a Yelp find result that failed to geocode
  • Fixed issue with fitness data not being preserved when sharing data with Garmin cloud storage
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[h=2]Change History[/h] [h=4]Changes made from version 4.2.3 to 4.2.4:[/h]
  • Fixed error when deleting the last track point in a track
  • Fixed 'Arrive Continue' guidance issue on zumo 660
  • Fixed address search issue when running in languages other than English
  • Fixed user data from FIT files not being read from the Edge 800
  • Fixed error when removing user data from a list or list folder
  • Fixed error when using Trip Planner
  • Fixed error when selecting a track to create an Adventure from.
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[h=4]Changes made from version 4.2.4 to 4.2.5:[/h]
  • Fixed strings being displayed in multiple languages in the UI
  • Fixed long delay when changing the activity profile of a route on the route dialog
  • Fixed long delay when converting a track into a route
  • Fixed issue where changing the activity profile of an individual route leg wasn't applied unless one of the via times was also changed
  • Fixed issue clicking Next on the geotagged photo properties dialog when there is only one photo in the list
  • Fixed long delays when selecting many points in the track point list
  • Fixed long delays when pasting many points in the track point list
  • Improved robustness of auto-saving user data
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