You can customize general preferences such as units of measure, position format, and map datum.

Select BaseCamp > Preferences > General.

Measurement Unit

Sets the units of measure.

NOTE: If you select the Custom setting, you must select the Advanced option to set the units of measure individually for each type of data.

Heading

Sets the heading type used when viewing the map.

Position Format

Sets the position coordinate format.

NOTE: If you select the Custom setting, you must select the Options option to edit the custom grid details.

Datum

Sets the map datum used when referencing the position format.

NOTE: If you select the Custom setting, you must select the Options option to edit the custom datum details.