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njwc Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject: Is it possible to save routes and waypoints on a Nuvi ? |
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I want a system where i can plan out a day's touring in my car and have it navigate me around so that I dont have to keep checking the map, or worse, rely on my wife to do it for me 8O
Therefore, will the Nuvis let me pre-plan routes with many waypoints and save them for future reference ? i.e. so I can plan the next day or so's traveling ? If so is what limits are there on the number of waypoints and/or routes which can be saved ? |
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Skippy Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: 24/06/2003 00:22:12 Posts: 2946 Location: Escaped to the Antipodies! 36.83°S 174.75°E
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Ask Garmin for a map CD and the Mapsource program, although it doesn't come with the Nüvi I am told that they will send you one if you ask nicely.
Using Mapsource on your PC, you can view maps, add/modify/delete waypoints, view tracklogs of where you have been and plan multiple complex routes which you can upload onto your GPS.
(I'm not 100% sure that you can do this on the Nüvi but I presume Mapsource will work in a similar manner to the Quest and other GPS units which can be used with Mapsource. Can anyone confirm this?) _________________ Gone fishing! |
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pandamedic Occasional Visitor
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lostinweb Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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The Nuvi doesn't permit route planning with more than 1 via point. This lack is the main reason that I didn't buy one. There are ways around it e.g. you can save each waypoint as a favourite as numbers and then navigate to each one in turn. This would mean that at each destination you would have to navigate to the next point which is not my cup of tea. |
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Skippy Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: 24/06/2003 00:22:12 Posts: 2946 Location: Escaped to the Antipodies! 36.83°S 174.75°E
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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pandamedic wrote: | you can download the latest version of mapsource |
Unfortunately, it doesn't come with the maps you need and I don't think you can get them off your GPS either. _________________ Gone fishing! |
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Scarecrow Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 09, 2006 Posts: 185 Location: Kent
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: |
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As stated above, the Nuvi will only allow the insertion of a single via point for any journey, which I also found to be a complete nuisance.
The way I get around it is to use MS Autoroute to plan my journey, with as many waypoints as necessary to force the software to take the route I want to travel. I then use a nifty little program advertised elsewhere on this forum that will convert your Autoroute .axe file to a .csv file, which you can then save to your POI file and download to your Nuvi.
I usually name the file (Route) - the inclusion of the brackets means that when you look in your Custom POI on your Nuvi, they will appear at the top of the list. All that is then required is to navigate to each waypoint in turn.
It's not ideal, but it's the easiest way I have found so far that allows me to navigate a route I have selected rather than relying on the Nuvi's choice of route. |
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Scarecrow Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 09, 2006 Posts: 185 Location: Kent
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njwc Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone. Although it looks like it can be done its not straightforward so I think the Nivu isnt for me, which is a shame because its a nice little unit. |
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