BaseCamp™

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.

Plan Your Route

Prepare for your next next hiking, biking, motorcycling, driving or off-roading trip by creating waypoints and routes on your computer and then transferring them to your device. Estimate the difficulty of your hike or bike ride before you start by using BaseCamp’s Track Draw feature to trace your intended path and view the elevation changes over your entire route. You can also use it to plot the perfect scenic drive in your car or on your motorcycle. When you return from your trip, BaseCamp shows a playback of your routes and tracks over time, so you relive your adventure.

Geotag Photos

BaseCamp lets you geotag photos — associating them with specific waypoints. You can see exactly what the scenery is like at any given location. Transfer the photos to your handheld, 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 device and seamlessly integrate those images into your handheld’s 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 a range of maps, including our TOPO and City Navigator series.
• View BirdsEye Satellite Imagery or BirdsEye Select raster maps, and transfer the data to your device (subscriptions required).
• Create, edit, and organize waypoints, routes, tracks and more on your computer.
• Transfer maps, waypoints, routes, tracks and geotagged photos between your computer and device. Use your computer to back up and archive your adventures.
• Install new maps onto your device with the integrated MapInstall tool.
• Create and share geotagged photos.
• View playback of routes and tracks over time.
• 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 PC 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).