The loss of a quick transition to Google Earth from Basecamp (as clunky as it was) is the driver. The thing that sparks my curiosity is the maps available for planning. All your data is stored on Gaia, not local on your computer. When people refer to the "desktop" version, they are referring to the website. You can export the route/track and drop it into any device you want though. When you create a route on Gaia it syncs with your devices automatically (because you will be logged into both, website and device app). It does not import directly or to a device.
#Use mytracks to create a route Offline
When I export a route or track, I save it to Google Drive, which syncs it to my devices for offline use. I don't use a Garmin, and strictly use a rugged phone (not my main cell) or tablet, and I have never had to plug them in to get my tracks or routes from basecamp, Gaia, or any other tool. No need to plug in anything, transfer any files or do any of that. Open the app on your device and you're ready to go. Create route on website, and it syncs automatically to your device.
That's where the power lies and why people love it so much. Honestly, if you aren't using the Gaia app on your phone/tablet, it's not the right planning tool for you. It will not use Garmin routing engine to create a route to be used on a Garmin. You are making a ROUTE for Gaia on there, but I think when you export it, it's a track. It can manipulate routes that YOU have created on there, but it's not very easy in my opinion. It cannot manipulate tracks you made (if it can, I have not figured that out). It's not pretty, but it is functional and you can turn off/on folders to see on the map. Has anyone used Gaia as a replacement for Basecamp to manage their data? Does it import or export directly from or into the device? How does it manage my data? Is it like Basecamp? Can it manipulate tracks or routes? What the hell is the thing you make on there (A track or a route?)?Ĭlick to expand.It does not import directly or to a device. I don't want to deal with IT crap when it is time for riding. I have thousands of miles of experience with an iPhone and iPad on my bike being used as navigation equipment and while it does work pretty well there are lots of limitations and I would rather use the Montana. I did not see any of the handy features Basecamp has like being able to snip a track or route or being able to filter them to so many points or reverse them or even any way to make whichever one it is that you make on the map.įor now I have no interest in using a smartphone or tablet to replace my Garmin Montana. I went to the site and fooled around a bit and those maps do look pretty cool and it does seem pretty easy to use to create some sort of line on the map. I have been sharing a ride report and a couple of inmates posted up in there about how cool Gaia is and how it has a bunch of really cool base maps for planning like private property and MVUMs and trail maps. From what I can tell now that will not work anymore.
#Use mytracks to create a route update
When this happened a few years ago, I rolled back my Basecamp to an older version (and have been fighting BC ever since because it wants to update to the newest version) and did some coding stuff I found online to make it work again. Recently Google broke Google Earth again so I can't use my old version of Basecamp to fire up Google Earth and import a track into it straight from the Basecamp menu. I know that is weird but I don't ride on streets. Typically I put a point on each side of every intersection to help me figure out which way to turn when I get there. I can have up to 250 points in a Direct Route. I also create routes with Basecamp that I follow thru areas where there are not routable roads. I often go to the "My Collection" folder while looking at an area to find tracks I forgot about. I like the collection and folder way that Basecamp allows me to sort out my data. I have used Basecamp for many years to manage my GPS data. Probably a lot of them are pieces of each other and duplicates but it is still a lot of stuff. I have about 30,000 waypoints, 8000 tracks and 600 routes in there right now. I want to know how the desktop version works for managing gps data for my Garmin Montana. I have tried searching but the vast majority of the results I find with the word Gaia in them are about using it on my tablet or phone. Hopefully I am not the 492nd person to start a thread on this topic.
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