TomTom Safety Camera database

kissinuk · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 05, 2005 Posts: 107

I notice TT are releasing their own safety camera database with TomTom Plus. I'm presuming this is completely seperate to the one maintained by this site as it says it is "checked and verified by TomTom field surveyors". I'm just wondering what is the point of this? There are lots of loyal users of the Pocket GPS database, so why would we want to pay for using the TT one??? Also, I doubt TomTom will be as effieicent in maintaining the database, I'd be very surprised if new versions were released monthly.

Full info can be found here
http://www.tomtom.com/plus/service.php?ID=8&TID=4&Language=1

Googlebot · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject:

I am sure the main reason is that this sites one has provved so popular it gives them a obviously popular feature that will make someone purchase TomTom over a competitor.

I do however, like you, wonder how accurate it will be. I'll be staying with my Roadangel for sure...
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Howarduk · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:31 am Post subject:

Well, we have the option of not upgrading to TT5 sticking to TT3 and to carry on using the excellent database provided by GPS world.

As its a subscription service one would expect 100% accuracy. Then again only time will tell as to whether it is accurate or not.

Personally, I'm not sure what to do, TT5 will not accept add ons like the speed camera database and I have got used to having the camra database on my PDA, then again, I would also like the new maps. Ah well decisions, decisions Confused

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alix776 · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:15 am Post subject:

it should accept our database as cutom pois and look at it the reveiw it will have its own built poi warning
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kissinuk · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 05, 2005 Posts: 107

Yes, as far as I'm aware POI's work exactly the same in TT5 so we will have the choice of 2 safety camera databases (assuming you subscribe to TT Plus).

Howarduk · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:52 pm Post subject:

To the best of my knowledge TT5 won't accept CheckPoint or any other add ons at the moment and without CheckPoint the speed camera database won't work. Or have I got that wrong?

Howard

MarkHewitt · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject:

terryd · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject: Speed Warning

Whilst, according to review, TT5 will warn of speed cameras from the customised Pocket GPS database a major issue for me is that the TT5 warning system will not have the speed warning facility that Checkpoint has. I have my "system" with TT3 set to warn me if I am over 30mph when approaching a camera. Currently I am minded to stay with TT3 until a 3rd party add-on is developed similar to CheckPoint. Any thoughts/ideas welcomed.
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SpeedCam · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:30 am Post subject:

Depending on the format of TT Speed camera DB it maybe possible to convert the file into another format (Access or Excel) and compare with this sites entries and update accordingly. This will only work if they use the standard POI format. If not it maybe possible to use the TT V5 SDK to extract the entries.

Yes... come on, I'm waiting, its piracy, not fair or legal.....

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:16 pm Post subject:

The PLUS Service Safety Camera database is encrypted and can only be used on the device to which it was originally downloaded. This will be true for many of the PLUS Services including additional voices etc.

It is also a chargeable service. Early indications are the whole UK database will come at a price that I personally think will make it unattractive to the majority of users. Frequency of updates etc is something that we do not have details of as yet.
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SpeedCam · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:36 pm Post subject:

Darren, from your reply it indicates that you are currently using this services, if so when will you be publishing a review?

Cheers

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject:

They're not available as yet. When they are we'll be covering a selection of what is available Smile

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