![]() Select File/'Import into my collection' from the top menu and select the downloaded kmz file. Import the downloaded kmz file into “My Collection” by: The initial window will appear similar as shown below: Many kmz files on the net do not meet this criteria, so be careful when downloading from another site.Ĭonnect your Garmin to your PC, wait for your PC to recognize your Garmin, and open BaseCamp. IMPORTANT – the tracks of the kmz file must run in one direction. Go to Butch's Indiana Railroad Maps and download the desired kmz file. Regretfully, I cannot get BaseCamp to run on Linux, but it runs great on Windows. This proved to be easy using Garmin's free software – BaseCamp. After I created the ghost railroad routes on GE, I had to find a means of transferring routes from the GE kmz files to my Garmin nuvi 2595. ![]() It's much easier to track the route of a ghost railroad from Google Earth than tracking it from a car. Ever look for a ghost railroad while driving the backroads of Indiana and lose track where the grade went? This is the reason I created “Butch's Indiana Railroad Maps” site. These instructions are for Ghost Railroad hunters. Also, if they're going to continue bundling multiple application updates into each release without indicating as much in the name or description then make the installers smart enough to recognize when you have a newer version and don't mess with it!įinally, I don't see in the release notes that the problem with not displaying the latest BlueChart maps has been addressed in this update.How to Load a KMZ Track onto your Garmin GPS Device Using Garmin BaseCamp I'm happy that Garmin is supporting the Mac but it wouldn't take much more effort to be clear about what these packages contain and what is going to be updated. Like I said in my previous comment for version 3.0.1, it is very poor practice to not identify in the installer description that it will be updating or downgrading applications other than BaseCamp. MapManager and MapInstall updates were released quite recently and listed on MacUpdate as separate updates but in fact both listings point to the same download/file which installs both applications, again, without indicating what version is being installed. It's very confusing the way Garmin is packaging updates. This should not even be an issue though because the installer should be smart enough not to downgrade applications to older versions. When you do a custom install it does show that it will be "upgrading" MapManager and MapInstall applications but it does not indicate to what version which would allow you to unselect those applications if you already have a newer version installed to prevent an unintended downgrade. ![]() This version upgrades MapManager to version 2.1.3.1beta. If I were to rate this for a windows device it would be 2 stars. I gave this a 4 because of the difficulty in finding addresses. The trip is not complete but I will update what I find using the MAC. Even still, I am planning a trip to Italy and so far it has been very smooth. You would think that there is a way for the programmers to update the software with all the people who use it to add way points or places of businesses that people have found or at least work with Google Maps. I do this in conjunction with Google Earth. A lot of destinations are not there and you have to zoom into the map to find the right spot to make a waypoint. I recently loaded the program onto my older MAC (I had to upgrade the OS to make it work) and I am here to say, WHAT a DIFFERENCE. ![]() We set one with the hotels/B&B's and the other with the entire itinerary. We always bring two devices just in case. To date and the maps were always correct and led us exactly to where we needed to be. ![]() We have planned trips to Ireland, Germany, England, Scotland using BaseCamp. I used to use my dell laptop to plan our trips and the program took for ever to load and crashed during planning multiple times in an hour. It is a great tool to load our international vacation trips into our Garmin GPS. My wife and I have used BaseCamp for several years. ![]()
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