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BaseCamp for Mac software version 3.2.2

as of August 10, 2011

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Notes:

BaseCamp is a 3D mapping application that allows you to transfer Garmin Custom Maps, BirdsEye Imagery, waypoints, tracks, and routes between your Mac and Garmin device. It allows you to manage your data on practically all Garmin map products, but topographic maps are required for 3-D rendering.
Features include:
System Requirements:
Intel based Mac running OS 10.5.8 or higher. Tiger and PowerPC users should use BaseCamp 2.1.2 available here.
1024 MB RAM (2048 MB recommended)

Change History

Changes made from version 3.2.1 to 3.2.2:

Fixed receiving from Oregons getting stuck for some geocache users.
Fixed startup crashes some users were experiencing.
Fixed possible track corruption when duplicating and then editing tracks.
Fixed loss of photo waypoint thumbnails, added automatic thumbnail recovery when first starting 3.2.2.
Fixed adding/removing via points to a route setting its activity to the current app setting.
Fixed the creation of routes from tracks potentially creating too many via points.
Fixed a possible crash when sending routes to the Edge 800.
Fixed the error dialog for 3D rendering issues coming up multiple times in a row.
Fixed a bug that would mistakenly open some waypoint photo links as web links.
Fixed a possible crash when attempting to show a route on the map.
Fixed Topo Great Britain's display when rotated in 2D.
Fixed a possible route profile crash for routes with the same point multiple times.
Fixed found address markers being the wrong color.
Fixed other miscellaneous bugs.
Fixed BirdsEye Imagery with slashes in the name creating directories on the device.

Changes made from version 3.1.4 to 3.2.1:

General:
Added Activity-based profiles. This allows the user to have different route and map settings for different activities.
Added ability to back up and restore user data.
Added support for reading data from .Fit devices like the Edge 500 and 800 and the Forerunner 310XT.
Added support for updating the firmware in Garmin devices.
Added heart rate and cadence to the track dialog.
Added the ability to export GDB files.
Added analytics to collect application usage statistics.
Removed ability to display marine maps in deference to the release of HomePort.
Added ability to add and move track points using the selector tool.
Changed hand tool to act more like the selector tool when clicking and double clicking on user data and map points.
Folder improvements:
Added folders and subfolders to allow organization of lists.
Add ability to sort user data by date in addition to the current name, type.
Find improvements:
Scaled find to work better with different kinds of search sources.
Added Advanced Find option.
Improved tips in Find when no results are found.
Map improvements:
Added Overview mini map, accessible under the View menu.
Added tips to the tool pop up about moving waypoints or shaping a route.
Added ability to configure which map features (POIs and lines) to show or hide.
Added ability to configure the POI icon size.
Added ability to configure the number of labels that are displayed on the map.
Improved 3-D view to hide features that are behind terrain.
Improved geocache support:
Added ability to configure what is displayed for geocaches on the map: Symbol, Symbol and Id, or Symbol and name. Use the context menu to change settings for more than one at a time.
Added support for Opencaching.com geocaches.
Added searching for Opencaching.com geocaches.
Added the ability to set the z-order (draw order) of BirdsEye and Garmin custom maps. Note this will only work with new BirdsEye images downloaded for devices with the latest beta firmware.
Improved the ability to track the found status for geocaches.
Added the ability to read the geocache visit status from supported GPSs.
Added the ability to automatically log found geocaches to Opencaching.com
Added a new smart list criteria for geocache find status.
Improved import of geocaches from a GPX file.
Added Date Hidden to Geocache dialog.
Fixes:
Fixed issue where quitting the application while reading a map from card could cause a crash.
Fixed issue where disconnecting a device while it was being read could cause a crash.
Fixed rare issue where clicking on the 3-D map with the routing tool could cause a crash.
Fixed issue where importing GPX file with thousands of identically named waypoints could cause a crash.
Change to handle out of memory condition better.

Changes made from version 3.1.2 to 3.1.4:

Fixed crash issue caused by sending waypoints or routes to an Edge 800.

Changes made from version 3.1.1 to 3.1.2:

Added ability to give BirdsEye imagery a default name based on features on the map.
Changed to not show labels and waypoints that are behind terrain on the 3-D view.
Made a change to make map drawing faster.
Made a change to preserve the order that waypoints are selected when creating a route from them.
Fixed issue that caused finding Public Land Survey areas to not work.
Fixed issue where changing preferences could cause a crash
Fixed issue where a communications issue could cause application to crash while selecting the BirdsEye imagery to download.
Fixed issue where the buttons on the BirdsEye selection dialog could be disabled incorrectly.
Fixed issue where clicking on the find result bubble could cause a crash.
Added Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Thai localizations.

Changes made from version 3.0.2 to 3.1.1:

Added support for additional BirdsEye products.
Added ability to select non-rectangular area for BirdsEye download.
Added ability to search through all text in user data for specified string.
Consolidated POI, address and new user data search.
Enhanced display of find results on the map.
Added support for custom waypoint symbols, including ability to send and receive symbols to non-mass storage devices like the GPSMap 60 series.
Added support for address search on maps read from a device.
Made a significant improvement in memory efficiency for BirdsEye images.
Added ability to search for and download Garmin Connect activities. Use Find Garmin Connect Activities under the Find menu.
Added ability to transfer tracks to Garmin Connect.
Added support for a new plug-in architecture that allows users to added new import and export formats. Go to the Mac BaseCamp area of http://forums.garmin.com for more information.
Added ability to import TCX files.
Added ability to export TCX, CSV and tabbed text files.
Fixed numerous issues reported from the field.

Changes made from version 3.0.1 to 3.0.2:

Translated BaseCamp into 18 languages: Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
Significantly reduced the memory consumption of BaseCamp due to BirdsEye Imagery.
Eliminated the redundant sending of routes and tracks to non Mass Storage devices such as eTrex and 60CSx.
Reduced the transfer time of BirdsEye Imagery to a device.
Added a summary of ascent and descent to tracks and measurements.
Fixed issues with drawing the map.
Fixed issues related to loading Garmin Custom Maps.
Fixed an issue where BaseCamp could crash while renaming waypoints in a route.
Fixed a crash caused by loading bad Open Street Maps. BaseCamp will not load these bad maps.
Fixed many reported issues.

Changes made from version 2.0.1 to 3.0.1:

Added download, display, and transfer of BirdsEye satellite imagery. This requires that you have a supported Garmin GPS. See here for more information.
Added download, display and transfer Garmin Custom Maps to supported devices.
Added the ability to use pre-installed maps on a connected device or pre-programmed SD card.
Added ability for BaseCamp to display any Garmin map. Maps do not need to have Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data to be displayed in BaseCamp now.
Added support for the data sync capability in the Oregon 450 and 550 and Dakota 10 and 20.
Added ability to drag and drop user data to and from connected devices.
Added ability to edit multiple waypoints.
Fixed issue with garbage characters that were displayed in pop‐up labels in Snow Leopard (10.6).
Added printing of USGS Quads and other public land survey areas.
Added ability to reset preferences to factory defaults.
The full information for geocaches is now visible when transferred to devices that have enhanced support for geocaching, including hints, terrain, difficulty and logs.
Improved handling of back-up database.
Improved the drawing speed of certain European maps.
Improved the reading speed and display of Geotagged photos.
Adjust map drawing colors to better distinguish between major highways and interstates.
Added support for touchpad multi-touch gestures.
Added to print on several pages.
Fixed issue where information about found POI or address was not displayed correctly in Snow Leopard.
Fixed an issue where selecting a waypoint symbol in the Waypoint Dialog could cause a crash.
Numerous refinements and problem fixes.
Added numerous other refinements and problem fixes.

Installation Instructions

Click on 'Download' and choose to save the file to your computer.
Double-click the file to open it.
A new Finder window will open. Locate and double-click on the 'Garmin BaseCamp' icon.
Follow the installer program's prompts to install Garmin BaseCamp.