In order to view the maps on your PC – Install Free Software: BASECAMP / MapSource / MapInstall:

STEP A #

The  GPS Maps you purchased as a downloadable link from Tracks4Africa, is a data file. The data is compressed into a zipped file. In summary you will:

• Need to then open and install that GPS Map file onto your PC.
• Then transfer the GPS Map to your Garmin unit

Summary Steps:

Find and download the downloadable zip file (containing the T4A GPS Map you purchased) to your PC: File is available:

• On our online shop:
  • On the Shop Checkout screen, on the final Order screen
  • OR under your Active subscription: “My Account” > Subscriptions
• OR on your final order email in your inbox
• OR from a download links email from T4A support staff

STEP B #

At this point you would have downloaded the zip file containing the GPS maps that you purchased from T4A.

Open the zip file, and run the exe to install the T4A GPS Maps onto your PC. (T4A Optimized Style is recommended)

At this point you have now successfully installed the T4A GPS Maps Download link onto your PC.

STEP C #

You need to install Free Software from Garmin: MapInstall / BASECAMP / MapSource.

BASECAMP (Recommended) #

View the T4A GPS maps, plan trips etc. and transfer & receive maps, waypoints etc. to and from a GPS unit. (ie. the MapInstall function resides within BASECAMP too)

A guide to installing BASECAMP on your Windows computer:

OR MapSource
(Older software, more popular than BASECAMP – but also discontinued) #

Please note: Before installing MapSource, you will have to install BASECAMP, otherwise the MapSource installation won’t work.

MapSource allows you to view the T4A GPS maps, plan trips etc. MapSource can transfer & receive maps, waypoints etc. to and from most Garmin GPS units – the Garmin Drive GPS units don’t always work with MapSource.

AND/OR MapInstall: #

Note that “MapInstall” is a feature incorporated in BASECAMP. One can also download and install MapInstall separately, which purely transfers the GPS maps to your GPS Garmin Unit. You cannot view the GPS maps or do trip planning etc. in MapInstall.

A guide to installing MapInstall on your Windows PC:

STEP D #

Open and View the installed T4A GPS Maps on your PC, using:

*Note: You cannot access and view the maps via MapInstall – that is purely used to transfer the maps from your PC to your GPS Unit.

BASECAMP:

• Open BASECAMP
• In Menu: Maps (ie. select the maps you installed & want to view)

MapSource:

• Open MapSource
• In Menu > Switch to product (ie. to select map you installed & want to view)

STEPS A-D are summarised in this video: #

Comprehensive User Guide #

For more comprehensive, detailed steps, please refer to our USER GUIDE: T4A GPS Maps Subscription Download Links (WINDOWS)