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Advice on Maps for Garmin Montana 650
Afternoon,

I purchased a new Garmin Montana 650 last week; I have a query regarding purchasing maps and the use of MapSource.

I'm planning a trip from the UK to Australia and I would like to plan overland routes using MapSource and upload them to my device.

I have a copy of Mapsource without any maps installed or unlocked and my Montana appears to be loaded with 'Worldwide Autoroute DEM Base Map NR v5.01'

I was hoping to use the basemap from the device in the mapsource software and then use open source mapping downloads. Is this possible or do I need to purchase a map from Garmin so Mapsource works?

Do I need to purchase this:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=662

Or could I buy the European maps and would this give me access to mapsource with a worldwide basemap?

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6299

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Since no one else is coming up with possible answers, you could look in this thread --- somewhere around post number 79 onward might be what you want to know.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ontana-57846-6
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Since no one else is coming up with possible answers, you could look in this thread --- somewhere around post number 79 onward might be what you want to know.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ontana-57846-6
Fantastic; thanks for the link.

Just what I was looking for; I'll give it a go and see how I get on.

It looks like I'd be better off using Basecamp as I've never used Mapsource before [so I've nothing to re-learn] and it looks like MP is no longer supported?
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Forget about using Mapsource, your time would be better spent learning Basecamp. You're find that planning with BC will become an obsession. Think of BC as a database of your data.

An example would be how I built my database of RoadRunner magazine routes, sorted my year, month, then the route's imported gpx file.

A good source for routable maps is here: Free worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap

Below are links to some BC basics, keep in mind that the information may not be current with the latest versions of BC.

http://garmin-mapsource.wikispaces.com/BaseCamp (http://garmin-mapsource.wikispaces.com/BaseCamp)
How To Open Maps In Garmin BaseCamp - GPSFileDepot

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Forget about using Mapsource, your time would be better spent learning Basecamp. You're find that planning with BC will become an obsession. Think of BC as a database of your data.

An example would be how I built my database of RoadRunner magazine routes, sorted my year, month, then the route's imported gpx file.

A good source for routable maps is here: Free worldwide routable Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap

Below are links to some BC basics, keep in mind that the information may not be current with the latest versions of BC.

http://garmin-mapsource.wikispaces.com/BaseCamp (http://garmin-mapsource.wikispaces.com/BaseCamp)
How To Open Maps In Garmin BaseCamp - GPSFileDepot

daryl
Thanks for the advice; Basecamp it is ... however I'm still having problems showing the OSM maps.

I downloaded the .exe file [tried in in both Explorer and Google Chrome] and installed it. It shows in the software but doesn't actually show the map.

Any ideas:

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Download the zipped image file from OSM, not the exe file. Then unzip it.

Rename the *.img file to something descriptive like. Missouri.img and place the file inside the 'Garmin' directory you create on the SD card installed in the gps. You can add several if you wish. When you connect the Motana up via a USB cable to a computer and start BC. BC will see those maps when it starts.

Having the maps installed on the sd card will allow you to run BC on multiple computers. The maps will move with the Montana.

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