Map corrections experiment

DennisN · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

As a non-participant, may I nevertheless make a small point? It is suggested that corrections only affect the map on which it is submitted - e.g. UK&ROI map corrections will NOT be applied to Western Europe map and vice versa.

So it would be best for each person to specify precisely which map and precisely which version s/he has made that correction on. It may also be relevant which version of Home you're all using.
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alanji · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject:

pcaouolte · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject:

I thought that mapshare corrections were only released weekly now. If that is true then the experiment only works if a few people make the change each week. The experiment could run for some time. Confused

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falkirk81 · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

I've had mapshare updates almost daily for the last 3 or 4 days now! We tried a similar exercise once with a street name near me. Labelled as 'Chyll edge' but is actually 'Gyhll edge'.

co-ords are N55.17053, W1.71164
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pcaouolte · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

Ok, I stand corrected. I have just downloaded new mapshare corrections only 4 days after the previous set.

That road is still shown as Chyll Edge on UK & ROI map v815.2024 when accepting Corrections reported by some. This seems to indicate that mapshare corrections are not even shared between different sub-versions of the same map release but for different devices.
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DennisN · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject:

So here's an answer to one of the questions in the thread which generated this tester thread - "Who is Trusted?"

You'd think Falkirk81 would qualify for that description as he has been nominated the most prolific Mapshare Corrections submitter in the UK.

Tell us Falkirk, how many times have you submitted Ghyll Edge since you first reported to us on 6th November 2007 that you had changed it on maps 675, 705 and 710? Was it Chyll or Ghyll on your brand new GO940 (if you've received it yet)? It's still Chyll on my maps (W&CE 815.2003 and WE 810.1907). Yes, I don't download Mapshare corrections because I don't trust any of them. BUT TomTom's top submitter has put this one forward long before the last how many map revisions, but it still hasn't made its way into the maps. Despite TomTom now owning TeleAtlas the map maker AND TomTom advertising that Mapshare allows you to have your map updated as fast as you-know-what off a hot shovel. Maybe I bought my TomTom devices in order to get Mapshare so that I can navigate at last to Ghyll Edge? Maybe that's why I don't bother with Mapshare downloads? Mapshare serves TomTom, not me!!

And yes indeed pcaouolte it has been concluded here that unless you own exactly the same TT model, running exactly the same application version and exactly the same map and map version, you will NOT get any mapshare corrections. Back when I used to care, my mapshare corrections were not transferred between my devices. Any corrections I made had to be repeated on each of my other devices and when I had three devices, it was a right royal pain in my nether regions.
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falkirk81 · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject:

Thank you DennisN, I would assume my corrections carried a bit more weight as i do submit almost everything i come across using mapshare!

When it comes to 'Ghyll Edge', I have submitted that name change with every map version since mapshare started from map v6.75 i believe.

I personally use only trusted users and tomtom verified corrections for my own device. Using the latest maps (v8.15) this street name is still not corrected.

My new 940 hasn't arrived yet, but as the map I'm currently running is still the latest, the road name will not have changed!
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Andy_P · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:43 am Post subject:

I have also corrected "Brewhouse Road" to "Brewhouse Lane" in Putney London SW15 on every single map version I've owned (and that's a few).
Now it seems every time I pass it, I have to work out just WHY yet again it is not even showing the correction to me!

So many software changes... it either resets the trust levels to "strict" or just loses all my corrections YET AGAIN Evil or Very Mad

Anyway, for the experiment, I have set your layby to be blocked in both directions on:

1. the W+CE "Large" v815.2003 Map on my 940

2. the W+CE "Large" v810.1934 map on my 720

alanji · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject:

Stampy72 · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

I've been correcting 90% of the Slip Roads in the Peterborough area as my TT One keeps telling me to "BEAR RIGHT" to avoid going up them - ever since MapShare started..

I've even tried submitting them online to TeleAtlas - still no joy..

WLMOATE · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 99

Hi

I have blocked the layby .

TomTom One V4 8.04 Map = Western_Europe_1GB 725.1905

Wayne
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alanji · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject:

Stampy72 · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:14 am Post subject:

Just about to upload this corrrection on my TT One V2 running v7.903 software and the v815.2024 map of the UK and ROI!

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