Installing Maps for Garmin Basecamp [ PC ]

Basecamp Map Installation [ PC ]

Installing and Using Backroad MapBooks on a PC

1. Prerequisites

Note – All map files are delivered as a single .zip archive (e.g. SECURED_BC2025_BRMB_BC2025‑Win.zip).

2. Downloading the Map Archive

  1. Log in

    • Navigate to the Backroad MapBooks website and sign in.
    • If you don’t have an account, click Create New Account and follow the prompts. Login screen

  2. Navigate to “MY GPS Maps”

    • Click the MY GPS Maps button on the homepage to reach the registration page.

  3. Locate your product

    • Find the product title for your province (e.g., “BC2025”) and click the small arrow to the right of it to expand the product details.
      Product row

  4. Download the ZIP

    • Click the Download for PC button and choose a location to save the file (the default is usually the Downloads folder).
    • The download link will point to something like: SECURED_BC2025_BRMB_BC2025‑Win.zip.

3. Extracting the ZIP Archive

  1. Locate the file

    • Open the folder where you saved the archive.

  2. Extract

    • Windows – Right‑click → Extract All…
    • If you’re using 7‑Zip, right‑click → 7‑Zip → Extract Here.

  3. Verify extraction

    • After extraction you should see a folder named similar to SECURED_BC2025_BRMB_BC2025‑Win containing an installer executable and a copy of the .gpi file:
      BRMBBC2025_2025.exe (replace BC with your province code).

      BC2025.gpi (replace BC with your province code).

4. Installing and Unlocking maps in Basecamp.

  1. Insert the MicroSD card
    • If you have the MicroSD card inserted into the PC or your Garmin GPS and plugged into the computer.
    • The card will appear as a removable drive (e.g., E:).

1b. Download your .gma

  1. Launch the installer
    • Double‑click the executable (BRMB####_2025.exe, where #### is your province code).
    • A screen will appear guiding you through the installation, you can accept the default installation directory.
    • A final screen will appear prompting you to provide a .gma file.

Updater

  1. Select the .gma file

    • Option A – SD File Select
      • Pick your MicroSD drive from the drop‑down list.
      • The installer will copy the unlock key to Basecamp automatically.
    • Option B – Browse for file
      • If the card isn’t shown as a drive letter, click Browse and navigate to the card or to the location where the .gma file was downloaded from your account. Select GMA

  2. Complete the installation

    • Click Next → Finish.
    • Basecamp will now contain the new map data.

5. Post‑Installation

6. Frequently Asked Questions

Question Answer
What if I can’t find my MicroSD as a drive? Use the Browse for file option on the unlock screen to navigate to the card manually.
Can I use the map on a mobile device? This guide is for PC only. For mobile devices see the BRMBMaps App.

7. Contact & Further Assistance

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Unlocking Maps in Garmin Basecamp [PC]

If you skipped the .gma file during the initial map installation, you can manually import it to activate the maps.

1. Download the .GMA Unlock Key

Source Where to Find It
From a device Insert your microSD card → open the Garmin folder on the card → locate the .gma file (e.g., gmapsupp.gma).
From your account Log in to your Backroad MapBooks portal → download the .gma file you received during purchase.

Product page

2. Launch Basecamp

  1. Start Garmin Basecamp.
  2. If Basecamp detects any locked maps, a dialog will appear automatically.
    • Click Unlock maps to begin the process.
    • Screenshot:
      Locked maps detected

If the dialog does not appear:
Open the Map Manager manually:
Maps → Manage Map Products in the menu.
Map manager

3. Import the .gma File

  1. In the Map Product Manager window, click the Unlock Regions tab (top‑left).
    Unlock regions tab

  2. Click Import.

    • A file‑open dialog appears.
    • At the bottom right, change the filter from .ucx to .gma.
      File type filter

  3. Navigate to the .gma file:

    • If you keep the key on your microSD card, browse to E:\Garmin\ (or whichever drive letter your card is assigned).
    • If you downloaded the key, go to the folder where you saved it.

    Select .gma

  4. Select the file and click Open.

  5. Verify success – the map entry should now show something like “Region unlock code from …” next to its name.
    Unlocked region

4. Refresh Basecamp

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