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Sat. Nav. missing important roads/streets ?!
CXC3000
26-12-2007
Just borrowed a Garmin Nuvi 300 (I think, considering it doesn't 'say' the roads/streets) and it looks as if it's missing some important *major* roads in my area.

WTF ?!

I mean, there's a massive stretch of road that's about a mile long and the sat. nav. doesn't even seem to recognise it's existence !

What a load of shi*e

It also doesn't seem to recognise small streets as well, but I guess I could live with that (but not the major ones).

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem with this particular make of sat. nav. ?
topcat2
26-12-2007
My garmin doesn't recognise some roundabouts in my area that have been in for several years the mapping in wales is also dire it tried to take me the wrong way round a one way system.

It seems to just be related to certain areas though generally its very good.
mossy2103
27-12-2007
Satnavs rely on the mapping data provided by one of two mapping companies. As it takes quite a time for chjanges to be found and compiled, the data is always going to be somewhat behind the times. However, it also requires that the satnav owner also installs the latest updates when available.
CXC3000
27-12-2007
Originally Posted by topcat2:
“My garmin doesn't recognise some roundabouts in my area that have been in for several years the mapping in wales is also dire it tried to take me the wrong way round a one way system.

It seems to just be related to certain areas though generally its very good.”

Originally Posted by mossy2103:
“Satnavs rely on the mapping data provided by one of two mapping companies. As it takes quite a time for chjanges to be found and compiled, the data is always going to be somewhat behind the times. However, it also requires that the satnav owner also installs the latest updates when available.”

Thank you for your responses, guys.

Another (similar) problem I've found is that if I type a name of a (major) road or street, it comes up with "no matches found".

What if you need to go to an interview of some sort and the only info. you have is the road/street name ?

What are you supposed to do then ?
gomezz
27-12-2007
Originally Posted by CXC3000:
“Another (similar) problem I've found is that if I type a name of a (major) road or street, it comes up with "no matches found".”

Garmin's search facility is rather idiosyncratic. You should only enter the significant part of the street name. For example to find Tavistock Street enter only TAVISTOCK in the street name field then select the right one off the list it shows you.

Quote:
“What if you need to go to an interview of some sort and the only info. you have is the road/street name ?”

Presumably you have had some notice of such an important event and so would have had plenty of time to use a paper map or an computer map (eg Autoroute) or an online map web site (I use Streetmap) to check where you needed to go.

As to your original query: Three other reasons why some roads may be missing are: a) The detail maps for the area in question are not installed on the unit so it only knows about the main roads; or b) The options on the unit are not set to show smaller roads until you zoom in closer than you have been; or c) The details maps are an old version.

What is that massive stretch of road you give as an example? It would be interesting to see if others can see it on their (Garmin or other) sat-nav.
CXC3000
27-12-2007
Originally Posted by gomezz:
“Garmin's search facility is rather idiosyncratic. You should only enter the significant part of the street name. For example to find Tavistock Street enter only TAVISTOCK in the street name field then select the right one off the list it shows you.”

I did, and the name's not on the list that comes up.


Quote:
“ Presumably you have had some notice of such an important event and so would have had plenty of time to use a paper map or an computer map (eg Autoroute) or an online map web site (I use Streetmap) to check where you needed to go.”

Yes, but that's not the point. Surely the sat. nav. should be capable of doing that without the need for me to physically search an A-Z ?


Quote:
“ c) The details maps are an old version.”

Pardon me but what a stupid thing for the manufacturer to do.

I thoiught all the info's supposed to be in real-time and up-to-date ?


Quote:
“ What is that massive stretch of road you give as an example? It would be interesting to see if others can see it on their (Garmin or other) sat-nav.”

I don't feel comfortable in blurting that info out
LCDMAN
27-12-2007
Originally Posted by CXC3000:
“
I thoiught all the info's supposed to be in real-time and up-to-date ?”

Where you are right now on the map is real-time data created by receiving signals from a number of satellites. The actual map itself is not - its a file that was created on a particular date and as such can be out of date!

That is why updates are available from the manufacturers!

Garmin are a long established sat-nav company but come from the old latitude/longitude school (the real data in sat-nav - not addresses!) and their user interface is bloody awful (in my opinion)

LCDMAN....Keeps his sat nav maps up to date!
CXC3000
27-12-2007
So how much does a subscription cost to keep the sat. nav. updated ?
gomezz
27-12-2007
Originally Posted by CXC3000:
“Pardon me but what a stupid thing for the manufacturer to do.

I thoiught all the info's supposed to be in real-time and up-to-date ?”

More likely whoever you borrowed the sat-nav off did not think it worthwhile paying for the most recent updates given the use they put it to?

Quote:
“So how much does a subscription cost to keep the sat. nav. updated ?”

Garmin's updates for Europe cost about £70 and come out every 12 or 18 months. You don't *have* to update.
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