Comments on: What is GPS? http://thegpstimes.com/2007/09/11/what-is-gps/ GPS News from a South African Perspective Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: MadMapper http://thegpstimes.com/2007/09/11/what-is-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-75 MadMapper Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://thegpstimes.com/?p=23#comment-75 Hi Roy I would suggest giving us (012 - 361 8300) or the Garmin SA Technical Helpdesk a call (011 - 251 9999 ext.1) to assist with this matter. Also check out the <a href="http://www.garmap.co.za/Forum/ForumMain.asp" rel="nofollow">Garmap Forum</a> for a better understanding on how the map software works. Hi Roy

I would suggest giving us (012 - 361 8300) or the Garmin SA Technical Helpdesk a call (011 - 251 9999 ext.1) to assist with this matter.

Also check out the Garmap Forum for a better understanding on how the map software works.

]]> By: Roy Melnick http://thegpstimes.com/2007/09/11/what-is-gps/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Roy Melnick Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:31:35 +0000 http://thegpstimes.com/?p=23#comment-74 I was recently the recipient of a Garmin Nuvi 200 as a present from my wife. Having tried the unit out I am disappointed with two aspects of what I have found to date bearing in mind that the maps are advertised as being updated twice annually. First of all the maps do not include a number of streets in Fourways (not so recently built) and when saing the coordinates of my brother's home the unit battles to find it. The complex that he stays in (Lonehill Village) is not listed. The second frustrating issues is that I live on a small farm that borders on the N14 highway. I have saved the coordinates as HOME on my favourites list but the unit insists on plotting me in the middle of the highway. Although the tar and gravel roads that lead to our farm are clearly indicated on the unit, it gets very confused when approaching the roads and advises me to take the highway onramp presumably because it has plotted me on the highway. I am told to make a -turn when I take the road leadin to our home and on the last part of the journey advised of recalculating on numerous occasions until I enter our driveway at which point I am advised smartly that I have reached my destination. Is there a way to rectify these problems? Aside from this there are a number of roads around the Muldersdrift area that are clearly marked with street names - some dating back many years - that are merely recorded as "driving on road". Any view why this is so? I was recently the recipient of a Garmin Nuvi 200 as a present from my wife. Having tried the unit out I am disappointed with two aspects of what I have found to date bearing in mind that the maps are advertised as being updated twice annually. First of all the maps do not include a number of streets in Fourways (not so recently built) and when saing the coordinates of my brother’s home the unit battles to find it. The complex that he stays in (Lonehill Village) is not listed.

The second frustrating issues is that I live on a small farm that borders on the N14 highway. I have saved the coordinates as HOME on my favourites list but the unit insists on plotting me in the middle of the highway. Although the tar and gravel roads that lead to our farm are clearly indicated on the unit, it gets very confused when approaching the roads and advises me to take the highway onramp presumably because it has plotted me on the highway. I am told to make a -turn when I take the road leadin to our home and on the last part of the journey advised of recalculating on numerous occasions until I enter our driveway at which point I am advised smartly that I have reached my destination.

Is there a way to rectify these problems? Aside from this there are a number of roads around the Muldersdrift area that are clearly marked with street names - some dating back many years - that are merely recorded as “driving on road”. Any view why this is so?

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