#Using garmin mapinstall install

Optionally, a blank formatted SD or micro-sd card that plugs into your GPS.

A USB cable to connect between your computer and your Garmin GPS.

A program (or OS) capable of reading and extracting files from a.

A Windows PC or Macintosh computer with internet connectivity.

#Using garmin mapinstall install

(you can also double click this file and select to install the maps) Prerequisite Software and Hardware to use the ZIP download To install the trails-only map on a Macintosh computer, run Garmin BaseCamp and use the FILE – IMPORT and then select the folder file named Backwoods_Snowmobile.gmapi or Backwoods_ATV.gmapi. Files named ATV_tr_xx are used for ATV Trail maps. (Where xx is replaced with a state or province abbreviation – such as SnowTr_NH_ME_QC.exe). Run the application file named like SnowTr_xx_xx_xx.exe to install the trails-only map on your PC. You can use the map to search for map points, create custom routes and use all of the map features of BaseCamp described here.įor Windows PC, you run a map installation program that will install the trail maps on the PC and make them available for use by the Garmin map management programs MapSource, BaseCamp and MapInstall. Connect your GPS to the computer running BaseCamp with a USB cable. Garmin BaseCamp running on a PC or Mac can read the combined trail and topographic maps from your GPS and display them on the computer screen. If you want to view the maps on your computer you will need to install Garmin BaseCamp. Simple, 1- download, 2- unzip, 3- copy files to your GPS, 4– optionally – install maps to computer.

Updating Map files is the same procedure as installing them the first time, except that doing a map update replaces the older files with newer files. A pre-loaded micro-sd card has the same file structure as the ZIP file. ZIP format file from our web server, un-ZIP the compressed file to extract the required files, and then copy them to the correct folders on your GPS. ZIP format of map download contains all the files necessary to install our trail maps to your GPS using either a Windows PC or Macintosh computer.