SatNav Route Planning made easy.

[WelshGas]

On my previous vehicle I used a Garmin SatNav and with it you can use some free software from Garmin called "BaseCamp" for your PC or Mac to plan and calculate routes. BaseCamp uses the liscenced maps on your Garmin Satnav together with the POI's to allow you to plot routes on the big screen and then transfer them to the SatNav.
However, even if you do not have Garmin SatNav you can still download BaseCamp for free from http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/shop/downloads/basecamp
and use free maps from Open Street Maps http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl to populate BaseCamp and you can also download POI files to add to BaseCamp such as Archies 30,000 + European Campsite POI file http://www.archiescampings.eu.
You can add any number of Country Map files to BaseCamp but the last one loaded overwrites the previous ones unless you rename the Map file in Basecamp using some additional software details of which are here.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin.OpenStreetMap.nl#Frequently_Asked_Questions

The beauty of this system is that BaseCamp will calculate the routes between places based on your preferences and also give you the standard GPS co-ordinates that you can enter in your vehicle SatNav and also give you a good overview of the whole route, as well as printed maps or Turn by Turn directions and distances all done on the big screen.

 

[BarryC]

https://www.volkswagen-car-net.com/portal/en_GB/web/guest/market-selection

You can also use VW CarNet link above to add all these points directly into your SatNav via the internet.

You may need to enter a code into your SatNav the first time to tie your CarNet account to your vehicle.

Then you can create a POI List called "French Campsites" for example and upload the file with all the gpx locations from the site WelshGas provided. You can even upload your own campervan icon - link to the one I used here http://edinburghfestivalcamping.com/

VW help on Personal POI uploads:-

http://volkswagen-carnet.com/int/en...tab/open/c9191e2e-a2d9-4136-9bf6-b38d9f43729d

 

[Npf1]

Just tried this but I got a 'Creation failed' message on CarNet

 

[BarryC]

I got the same when I tried to upload all of Europe so I broke it down by country and then it worked. You may be able to get around that by loading them all onto SD Card 2 and doing it that way..

Just tried this but I got a 'Creation failed' message on CarNet

 

[Npf1]

Just tried again and it worked. Plus it must have worked last time depsite the error messages, as I now have two POI databases!

Couldn't see how to delete the surplus one.

 

[BarryC]

oh great - yeah there's a delete option there in Manage Lists - I had to delete my first one with All Europe as well.. Now I just need to find a cool VW Camper icon to replace the motorhome one.

 

[BarryC]

oh great - yeah there's a delete option there in Manage Lists - I had to delete my first one with All Europe as well.. Now I just need to find a cool VW Camper icon to replace the motorhome one.

found one and re-sized it to the correct pixels - obviously have far too much time on my hands

 

[BarryC]

There is a "Bin" symbol at the bottom right you can use to delete a list

 

[Npf1]

Now deleted and added your icon. Thank you

 

[BarryC]

Now deleted and added your icon. Thank you

This inverted colour icon may work better on the car screen