Garmin has released the first public version of BaseCamp for the PC. BaseCamp is Garmin’s new outdoor-centric mapping software. Similar to Mapsource you can view your Garmin maps (as long as they include DEM) on your computer and do things like view 3D terrain, plot tracks, and analyze elevation profiles. I’ve downloaded BaseCamp [...]
About a month ago when Garmin announced BaseCamp, they also hinted that the Topo U.S. 24K maps, currently available only in microSD format, would be released on DVD. Garmin’s web site now lists two $130 Topo U.S. 24K DVDs — West and Southwest. West provides coverage for California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada and the Southwest [...]
GPSTracklog is reporting that Garmin will be making their 1:24k US Topo maps available as a series of regional DVDs. The coverage of one DVD will be the equivalent of what two microSD cards cover today. The first DVD will be available this quarter for around $130. Garmin made some confusing statements in their BaseCamp [...]
With every new generation of GPS receivers it seems like battery life takes a hit as the displays get bigger and CPUs get faster. The Oregon and Colorado haven’t been immune to this decline in battery life and many owners have complained about how frequently they have to replace batteries. By running some controlled tests [...]
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After completing some recent GPS accuracy comparison tests between the Oregon and Colorado I thought it would be interesting to compare the two GPS units with WAAS/EGNOS enabled. Almost immediately I ran into issues. As noted in the Oregon Wiki Issues List I’ve observed problems with the Oregon acquiring WAAS/EGNOS. This morning I watched more [...]
