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iql
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 Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject: Speed Camera Database |
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Hi
Witch database is best PocketGPS World or TomTom Safety Cameras.
Both are about the same price now per year ?
I know the PocketGPS offer a great services other than Speed Camera Database but I mostly just use the Camera database..
Alistair
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say the Pocket GPS database would be superior for the simple reason that you have users of all GPS manufacturers making submissions rather than just TomTom and there is a stringent verification process in place.
I don't know if TomTom give any indication of the number of cameras in their database, but the latest release of the PGPSW database contained the following in the UK:
UK - United Kingdom Active: Gatso 3559
UK - United Kingdom Active: Mobile 6313
UK - United Kingdom Active: Temporary 30
UK - United Kingdom Active: Specs 238
UK - United Kingdom Active: Redlight 1006
UK - United Kingdom Active: Truvelo 301
UK - United Kingdom Active: Monitron 100
UK - United Kingdom Active: RedSpeed 13
UK - United Kingdom Pending: Mobile 1284
Where possible, PGPSW have been trying to release speed camera databsae updates twice a month, so this might also be a benefit over the TomTom database
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iql
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks For that info,
Were I live in Scotland not much changes in the way of new speed Cameras.
I used to subscribe to the database every quarterly or so just to keep things up to date. But now it is just available as a yearly.
Would they be a call to make the Database up for Just : Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, so you could just down load the one you wanted?
Alistair
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:19 am Post subject: |
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I think that the UK is one database, then it's broken down separately for different countries, so in that respect you can pick and choose.
With so many members travelling across borders within the UK I wouldn't have thought that there would be much call for splitting England, Scotland and Wales. Besides which, I would have said that the database administrator has more than enough to do keeping the database up to date without worrying about which part of the UK a particular camera is located.
Europe - Ireland Active: Gatso 8
Europe - Ireland Active: Mobile 9
Europe - Ireland Active: Redlight 1
Europe - Ireland Pending: Mobile 6
Americas - USA Active: Gatso 2
Americas - USA Active: Redlight 189
Americas - USA Active: RedSpeed 1
Europe - Netherlands Active: Gatso 61
Europe - Netherlands Active: Redlight 3
Europe - Netherlands Active: Truvelo 1
Europe - Poland Active: Gatso 2
Europe - Poland Active: Truvelo 6
Europe - France Active: Gatso 138
Europe - France Active: Mobile 3
Europe - France Active: Truvelo 45
Europe - France Pending: Mobile 9
Europe - Germany Active: Gatso 80
Europe - Germany Active: Mobile 3
Europe - Germany Active: Redlight 3
Europe - Germany Active: Truvelo 15
Europe - Germany Pending: Mobile 4
Europe - Italy Active: Gatso 3
Europe - Italy Active: Truvelo 4
Europe - Italy Pending: Mobile 3
Europe - Belgium Active: Gatso 19
Europe - Belgium Active: Redlight 8
Europe - Belgium Pending: Mobile 1
Europe - Sweden Active: Gatso 11
Europe - Norway Active: Gatso 1
Europe - Norway Active: Truvelo 1
Europe - Denmark Active: Mobile 3
Europe - Denmark Pending: Mobile 1
Australia - Australia Active: Gatso 199
Australia - Australia Active: Mobile 34
Australia - Australia Active: Specs 12
Australia - Australia Active: Redlight 553
Australia - Australia Active: Truvelo 10
Australia - Australia Active: Monitron 16
Australia - Australia Active: RedSpeed 132
Australia - Australia Active: Safe-T-Cam 13
Australia - Australia Pending: Mobile 2
Oceania - New Zealand Active: Gatso 4
Oceania - New Zealand Active: Mobile 1
Oceania - New Zealand Active: Monitron 48
Europe - Spain Active: Gatso 613
Europe - Spain Active: Mobile 1769
Europe - Spain Active: Specs 32
Europe - Spain Active: Redlight 37
Europe - Spain Pending: Mobile 2
Europe - Portugal Active: Gatso 2
Europe - Portugal Pending: Mobile 1
Europe - Switzerland Active: Gatso 2
Europe - Switzerland Active: Redlight 1
Europe - Switzerland Active: Truvelo 2
Africa - South Africa Active: Gatso 182
Africa - South Africa Active: Mobile 638
Africa - South Africa Active: Specs 2
Africa - South Africa Active: Redlight 11
Africa - South Africa Active: RedSpeed 199
Africa - South Africa Pending: Mobile 6
Europe - Finland Active: Redlight 1
Europe - Finland Active: Truvelo 1
Europe - Slovenia Active: Gatso 1
Europe - Slovenia Active: Truvelo 2
Asia - India Pending: Mobile 2
Canada - Canada Active: Redlight 14
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Border_Collie
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Were I live in Scotland not much changes in the way of new speed Cameras.
I used to subscribe to the database every quarterly or so just to keep things up to date. But now it is just available as a yearly. |
Don't forget Truvelo's are taking the place of Gatso's in many areas and are usually reversible. If a new one does appear you have more chance of being the first to see it. If you Subscribe and are the first to report the new one and it's verified, you will most likely get a Free Lifetime Membership. |
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Here's my usual "who's is better" speech...
| Quote: | (with the PGPSW speed cams).....you will have a MUCH more comprehensive set of data, that is updated more often, and has more camera types (red-light cams and all possible mobile sites for example). It's slightly cheaper too (£19/year).
Also, as it uses the POI system, it can have user-set warning distances (different for every speed and camera type) and voice warnings ("Warning - GATSO ahead, 40 mile per hour limit" etc. sort of thing), and they can be set to "Warn only when on (a set) route" or not, again on a "per camera type" basis. |
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