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mixer25 Regular Visitor
Joined: Jan 10, 2004 Posts: 102
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:55 am Post subject: Finding Location without Number/Road ? |
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Hi
Just wondering with one of these how do you direct GPS to a named address instead of a number i.e.
Manor Farm
Manor Farm Estate
Anywhere
UK
AA2 2KK
As I find no way to do this sometimes and postcodes can lead you on a wild goose chase sometimes!
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10642 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:24 am Post subject: |
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You can't directly. You can only do Postcode/Town and check road to see if the road is mentioned. If not, you've got a very large area covered by a 5 digit Postcode. Centre of City/Town is not always a good option either.
Roll-on 7 digit Postcode lookup. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120 |
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RonS Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 17, 2005 Posts: 26
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Even full postcodes are not always useful. I was trying to find a hotel in London, but the postcode directed me to a PO mailbox address about half a mile away! I eventually found a street map location and stored the coords in the iCN510 as a temporary favourite.
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10642 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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RonS wrote: | Even full postcodes are not always useful. I was trying to find a hotel in London, but the postcode directed me to a PO mailbox address about half a mile away! I eventually found a street map location and stored the coords in the iCN510 as a temporary favourite.
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Agreed, and that is the problem with companies that have Post Box Postcodes, but the Postcodes are more often right than wrong. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120 |
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robertn Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 06, 2005 Posts: 564
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:27 am Post subject: |
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Ahh... the old "Tell me how to get there - I don't know where I am going" problem :D
Ask yourself how would you find the location if you had a paper street map? These expensive navigation units can only help you if the information you have about where you are going matchs the information they have programmed into them. Street names, postcodes and areas is the standard way, so when getting an address, insist on a combination of the above. |
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