Trip Planning

Use BaseCamp to plan your next hiking, biking, motorcycling, driving or off-roading trip. You can view maps, plan routes, and mark waypoints and tracks from your computer and then transfer them to your device.

• Track Draw feature lets you trace your planned route and view elevation changes, helping you estimate the difficulty of a hike or bike ride.
• Plan the perfect scenic route, making sure your navigator takes you through certain waypoints, for your next road trip.
• Play back your routes and tracks over time and save and share your adventure.

Survey the Terrain

BaseCamp displays your topographic map data in 2-D or 3-D on your computer screen, including contour lines and elevation profiles. Load map data from your handheld device, or import maps you’ve downloaded or purchased on DVD or microSD™ card. Consider our TOPO series maps, which offer detail on a scale of either 1:100,000 or 1:24,000.

Geotag Photos

BaseCamp lets you geotag photos, associating them with specific waypoints. You can see the exact scenery at any given location. Transfer the photos to your handheld device, publish photos directly to Picasa™, or email your geotagged photos directly to friends or family so they can navigate right to your favorite spots in the future.

Transfer Satellite Images

With BaseCamp and a BirdsEye Satellite Imagery subscription, you can transfer an unlimited amount of satellite images to your outdoor or fitness device and seamlessly integrate those images into your maps to get a true representation of your surroundings. It makes it easy to scout campsites, sources of water, potential hazards and more. If you prefer raster topographic maps, you can also download BirdsEye Select maps and pay only for the data you download.

• Import and view maps, including TOPO and City Navigator® series.
• Create, edit, and organize routes, waypoints and more on your computer.
• View BirdsEye Satellite Imagery or BirdsEye Select raster maps, and transfer the data to your device (subscriptions required).
• Back up and archive your saved routes, waypoints, tracks and geotagged photos on your computer.
• Install new maps onto your device with the integrated MapInstall tool.
• Create and share geotagged photos.
• View playback of routes and tracks.
• Print full-page or multi-page tiled maps.
• Search for geocaches through integrated OpenCaching support.
• Keep your device up-to-date with WebUpdater.

BaseCamp is a free download available for both Windows and Mac users.

System Requirements for Windows®

1. You must have an IBM-compatible computer running Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later.
2. Microsoft® .NET framework 3.5 SP1 is required. A current version of .NET will be installed if needed.
3. A video card that supports OpenGL version 1.3 or later is needed to view 3-D terrain.
4. If you experience problems when interacting with the map views, make sure that you have installed current video card drivers.

System Requirements for Mac®

1. BaseCamp requires an Intel-based Mac running OS 10.5.8 or higher.
2. 1024 MB or RAM is needed (2048 MB recommended).