Thanks, I'm downloading the SA maps now, albeit from Open Map Chest, which I used before.

@Ikraus "I don't see a lot of comments here about off-road riding...", shouldn't be relevant, in the sense that this issue is about avoiding unnecessary diversions onto dirt. Some destinations require us to ...

Q: How do we get the Zumo XT to route primarily on reasonably direct surfaced roads, but allow dirt, motorways, tolls for short/necessary sections? We're in Colombia, South America.

Long Version:
It's our primary navigation device, and generally works pretty well. However, in Colombia it either ...

Google to BaseCamp Method video, I forgot to post before:


It's also possible to convert the KML in KML2GPX (Google it), then copy directly onto the USB-connected Garmin.

Yes, in many ways I’m sure you’re right.

But my point about Basecamp is that for an average joe with only a hazy grasp of IT and maths, BaseCamp is too complex and obscure, not to say lacking in explanations of what it’s doing. It’s probably like trying to start and drive a pre 1914 motor instead ...

Thanks all.

Yes, I found some stuff similarly, the GPX standard doesn't support scientific notation, on the reasonable grounds that ordinary decimals number range to six or whatever digits work perfectly well for all earth-bound navigational purposes. I also found a number of other GPX-input ...

Routes from 3rd parties often fail on a device. It's always best therefore to import them into BaseCamp, make any adjustments you want and then send them to your device.

Hi thanks, but I think you missed that we also did do downloads via BaseCamp, and plenty of these fail too.

To be fair, we ...

@FrankB, thanks.

The point about scientific notation makes sense. However, it’s interesting to note that you say it fails to load in Basecamp - I only tried this route via the third party convertor.

I’ll have a look at the KML preceding that GPX.

I guess I can manually edit that e notation value ...

Routes from 3rd parties often fail on a device. It's always best therefore to import them into BaseCamp, make any adjustments you want and then send them to your device.

Hi thanks, but I think you missed that we also did do downloads via BaseCamp, and plenty of these fail too.

To be fair, we ...

I'm going to add a minor addition, linking other threads as touching on the same subject, tho not this specific issue.

https://www.zumouserforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1138 (oddly, in "Forum Help and Feedback")
https://www.zumouserforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1841&sid ...

Why is this topic in "Forum Help and Feedback"?

Can it be in two places at once?