Biking Ireland GPS Options

AndyCr15 · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: Biking Ireland GPS Options

Currently I have TT5 on my M5000. I'm planning a trip to southern Ireland, to Kilbrittain just below Cork, right on the coast.

Does Zumo 550 or Rider have detailed roads maps down that far? Not even Google maps seems to cover it Sad

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Skippy · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

The Garmin v9 maps cover all of Ireland. Have a look at this page

http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynavEuro.jsp

Click the link to the Mapsource Map Viewer and you can examine the detail for the area you are interested. You have to zoom right in before it shows the minor roads though.

Kilbrittain is at N51.67342 W8.68817, as you say there aren't any roads on the Google maps and I don't think TomTom have it either.
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AndyCr15 · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

Sorry to be dippy, does that mean the Zumo will have that coverage, as the link you've given shows the detail of Garmin's maps?
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Anita · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject:

As long as it has V9 mapping the Garmin Zumo should have street level mapping of the whole of Ireland.
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AndyCr15 · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject:

Hmm, do you know how I would check? This is the link for it, the cheapest I've found, but it doesn't mention map version -

http://www.blokesstuff.com/Product.aspx?Product=Garmin_Zumo_550_Motorcycle_Satnav&ProductID=1361
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philipe · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:24 am Post subject: Garmin

Even the Garmin V8 was good for most of S. Ireland. So far V9 I've found spot on. I live in N. Ireland and I almost bought a TT rider but didnt after I found out how bad the coverage was in Ireland.

Skippy · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:17 am Post subject:

desd · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 117

If you buy the 500 and put a 2GB SD card in it your supposed to be able to add the additional maps onto the card and the zumo will use them.
If you dont need it for the car as well this is a much cheaper option.
I havent had chance to try putting the maps onto the card yet but i think it shoul be fairly easy with the mapsourse software
Des
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AndyCr15 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

Do the additional maps cost though?

Is this the only difference between the 500 and 550? The maps and being able to mount it in a car?
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bumpkin · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject:

AFAIK the 500 Deluxe comes with all of Europe on the DVD, there just isn't sufficient memory within the unit to hold it all (unlike the 550). I recall having read somewhere that the SD card was for MP3, routes, track-logs etc and you couldn't store mapping data there that the unit would be able to use... Would like this to be confirmed or preferably be proven wrong though...
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Skippy · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject:

desd · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 117

I rang garmin and checked before buying.
I was told you could put the full european maps on the SD card (2GB should do it), and be able to use them.
Is text to speech not just a different voice or am i getting confused with TT threads on here??
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Linked to Autocom by bluetooth and all seems good.
Traffic reception in the central belt of Scotland and hurray NW England seems to be working again. Still a million times better than the Quest 2 it replaces

bumpkin · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject:

Skippy · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:34 am Post subject:

desd · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 01, 2006 Posts: 117

yes you can although the Zumo will recalculate the route.
I've not had chance to try this out yet but plan to do so this weekend ill let you know how it goes.
I'm going to do a route i used with the Quest 2 so I can compare
Obviously It wont lock up this time thou
Des
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