BDR trail maps into a Garmin NuVi? |
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jposey66
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Posted: 08 May 2018 at 1:51pm |
I am planning a trip
out west, with my 17yo son in a few weeks, and navigational
pre-planning is well under way. I am trying to figure out how to get
the maps from the BDR (Backcountry Discovery Routes) website to work in my NuVi. I know it can be
done, as i bought the TAT (Trans America Trail) file from GPSKevin and that works just fine.
Stuck the SD card in the NuVi and the TaT becomes a selectable map and i
am able to view it perfectly. I've downloaded mapsource and basecamp
but neither seem to be very intuitive.
All I really want to do is get the maps from the BDR website to work on my NuVi. Can anyone educate me on this? Thanks in Advance! Posey |
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98TJ
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lots of good info here: http://gpsinformation.org/forum/
When I've used mapsource and basecamp, I only used .gdb files. And I've only used them for hand-held trail type garmin gps units. Edited by 98TJ - 08 May 2018 at 3:31pm |
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jposey66
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Thanks for that. I will dig through there. I think I am getting close. Last night, I was able to create a map, using mapsource, and install it on the GPS. I am able to see it in the mymaps, in the setup screen of the GPS, and i am able to select it (turn it on). But, it will not display yet. When I do the install like this, the format appears to come out just like the gpskevin file format.
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jposey66
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Well, I gave up. Broke down and bought an etrex 20x for offroad duty. Could never figure out how to get tracklogs converted to routes, so i could download them onto the Nuvi. Had hoped to accomplish all this without another purchase, as all this is currently for just one trip out west, here in a couple weeks. Posey
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alabamatoy
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Why not just use your phone? I havent found anything that a single purpose GPS can do that my Android wont do as well, if not better.
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jposey66
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I looked into that, briefly. Decided to throw money at it and be done, after spending so much time trying to get the Nuvi to do everything.
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