NEW GPS MAPS RELEASED POIS’ SEEM TO BE LESS THAN PREVIOUS RELEASES?

Firstly, please check that your Map Detail on BASECAMP is set to highest – refer to “22. The T4A maps aren’t very detailed in Garmin BASECAMP. What can I do to see more detail? (Instructions for Windows and Mac)” on our FAQ page.

Secondly, please note the following:

As our map products grow and the maps get larger with more information, map performance and functionality have to be compensated for. We do not remove any information or release a map with less information on it as a previously released version. For example a town e.g. Palapye: on our 14.10 release you may have seen this town and its POIs appear as follows at a certain zoom level:

 Then, when you view the same town on our new map version, for example 18.05 at the same zoom level you may see the following:

 This difference in appearance has to do with at what zoom levels the different kinds of info is switched on and displayed. More info at higher zoom levels makes the maps much more heavy and slower. On the contrary, 18.05 has more info than older maps e.g. Palapye:

The info in 18.05 is thus only switched on at one or two zoom levels lower than the previous versions, but there is definitely more info. This is a necessary evil in order to have a balance between good performance and information. A heavy and slow map will cause much frustration regarding usability.

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Updated on July 8, 2025

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