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Post by Frank Lopes on Aug 8, 2008 13:54:08 GMT -5
when you have a route created in googlemaps, how do you transfer it to your gps? In local.live.com (Microsoft), there are links that allow you to transfer routes and points of interest to your gps. In googlemaps, this is the only solution that I have found: www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/It works flawlesly with Garmin 6xx and 7xx series. With other brands I haven't tried yet. How do you guys transfer routes to your GPS?
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Post by dale clough on Aug 8, 2008 20:56:59 GMT -5
this ability lies in the quality of the GPS.
My little nuvi doesn't do routes only locations.
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Post by Sean on Aug 8, 2008 21:20:10 GMT -5
I'''m goign garmin for the next run. The tomtom is losing the race in my book. Going to rt3 today heading south towards the cape down 93. Tomton sent me west down the pike... off the first exit then back east down the pike BACK to 93 south. I was not happy when I realized what was going on lol.
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Post by rxmclaren7 on Aug 8, 2008 23:15:48 GMT -5
i still like my Navigon 7100! it has yet to steer me wrong! i have tryed to get it lost and it still finds its way back home! and the best part is FREE MAP UPDATES!!!!!! i do like some of the features of the garmins like the speed display and instant top speed recorder! but i love Navigons reality view! it shows you which ramp to take and shows you in 3D just like you are looking at the ramp! it even shows you the highway signs just as they look in real life!
just my $.02
Hans
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Post by ScrapinSTi on Aug 9, 2008 7:10:51 GMT -5
I'''m goign garmin for the next run. The tomtom is losing the race in my book. Going to rt3 today heading south towards the cape down 93. Tomton sent me west down the pike... off the first exit then back east down the pike BACK to 93 south. I was not happy when I realized what was going on lol. Yeah... I wasn't impressed with TomTom this year. Seans had a few problems. First for the starting line, it said we were there when we were a mile away... Garmin saved the day... Then it couldn't find the Tim Hortons in maine at first.. Garmin did. And I believe it couldn't find Popham road either... But Garmin did. ;D
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Post by skimobile on Aug 9, 2008 9:36:48 GMT -5
...and that was with the LATEST TomTOm map download just 2 nights before the rally... : (
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Post by Sean on Aug 9, 2008 9:44:54 GMT -5
I did an update the day before as well. I may try the Navigon. That looks pretty sweet.
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Post by ScrapinSTi on Aug 9, 2008 10:57:09 GMT -5
Garmin is FTW... And I'm not sure about what we had in the evo, but the maps in the STi are well over a year old.
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Post by dale clough on Aug 9, 2008 12:55:43 GMT -5
My nuvi 350 has 2007 maps and everything went very well. All checkpoints were found. The only issue was getting out of the CT stop. It didn't know the new in-and-out roads that well.
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Post by ScrapinSTi on Aug 9, 2008 13:40:03 GMT -5
Yeah, those are recent construction, and are confusing to even me... And i've been in the area for 8 years.
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Post by skimobile on Aug 9, 2008 14:19:33 GMT -5
The other thing I don't like about TOMTOM is you have a travel "via" feature, but it doesn't allow you to choose a particular route, only a city or destination/point of interest. ex., it would be nice to say travel via RT3 south, etc... in stead of travel via Worcester MA
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Post by Frank Lopes on Aug 17, 2008 20:22:03 GMT -5
Since no one answered my original question ( how do you upload routes from googlemaps to your gps...) is it safe to assume that none of you do it?
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Post by Sean on Aug 17, 2008 20:26:15 GMT -5
I honestly don't know Frank. I never did it. I'd assume the save the xml file to your computer and use the software for the gps and put it in the maps folder. Just like when you update the map.
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Post by s4biturbo on Sept 25, 2008 7:28:00 GMT -5
I save the files as a kml, kmz, or gpx file. But not sure about the actual routes, they may be zip or rar files because thats what the GPS saves logs as. Plug the GPS into the computer and first try and browse through the GPS. If the computer does not recognize it, try and find some drivers, if not, find some software to upload them. You really don't have to use software, I just browse through it and put files where they should go in the GPS. If google maps saves them as anything odd try and change the format, and if you can't, you may have to use software. And if you get good at it, you will learn to write GPS software to calculate your avg speed, plot certain info on graphs, and change colors and stuff.
Oh and Sean, i do agree with you about the Garmin. They are very user friendly and easy to communicate with computers and other geo-based programs. They also keep maps updated fairly frequently.
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