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Topic: New Maps out |
JohnGray
Replies: 22
Views: 7123
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:25 am Subject: New Maps out |
Thanks very much indeed! MapUpdater did exactly what I wanted, in about 15 minutes. |
Topic: New Maps out |
JohnGray
Replies: 22
Views: 7123
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:08 pm Subject: How to select just "UK and Ireland" from Europe ma |
I noticed an extremely hefty download of data to my PC yesterday, with no indication of where it was from.
Today I connected my Nuvi 1410 to the USB cable, and discover from Express that this was t ... |
Topic: City Navigator Europe 2013.20 |
JohnGray
Replies: 12
Views: 6982
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:12 am Subject: City Navigator Europe 2013.20 |
I just have UK & Ireland maps installed on my Nuvi 1410, and, using GarminMapUpdater to the device only (not to the PC hard disk), it took less than 10 minutes to download, and about the same to i ... |
Topic: Slow Map Download. Is this normal?? HELP |
JohnGray
Replies: 14
Views: 6224
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:38 pm Subject: Slow Map Download. Is this normal?? HELP |
I don't seem to have GarminMapUpdater.exe on my system, so I'd be grateful if you could give a hand-holding explanation of how to obtain it! Does it handle the Lifetime Update maps?
Thanks |
Topic: Slow Map Download. Is this normal?? HELP |
JohnGray
Replies: 14
Views: 6224
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:24 pm Subject: Slow Map Download. Is this normal?? HELP |
If I could hitch onto this post:
I'm just downloading the latest map update, 2012.40, for what I believe to be the whole of Europe (last time round about 2.3 GB) - whereas all I want to install a ... |
Topic: New British TTS voices for Nuvi series |
JohnGray
Replies: 7
Views: 4152
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:38 pm Subject: New British TTS voices for Nuvi series |
Thanks for the information! |
Topic: New British TTS voices for Nuvi series |
JohnGray
Replies: 7
Views: 4152
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:14 pm Subject: New British TTS voices for Nuvi series |
It would be nice if a LINK were given for such updates, since I have been blundering around the Garmin website, finding updated "software"=firmware for my nuvi 1410, but nothing about voices updates.. ... |
Topic: Can't find downloaded Custom POIs on Nuvi 1410 |
JohnGray
Replies: 4
Views: 2427
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:25 pm Subject: Can't find downloaded Custom POIs on Nuvi 1410 |
I have now sorted it!
I didn't realise that I had to press "Custom POIs" at the top of the screen to be able to see them - d'oh.
And I also find the Custom POIs file name "on my PC" un ... |
Topic: Can't find downloaded Custom POIs on Nuvi 1410 |
JohnGray
Replies: 4
Views: 2427
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:09 pm Subject: Can't find downloaded Custom POIs on Nuvi 1410 |
Thank you!
I've tried what you suggest, but it doesn't seem to make any difference to the outcome. I corrected a minor error where I had put -187654 instead of -1.87654 on the way, but still nothi ... |
Topic: Can't find downloaded Custom POIs on Nuvi 1410 |
JohnGray
Replies: 4
Views: 2427
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:37 pm Subject: Can't find downloaded Custom POIs on Nuvi 1410 |
I have a new Garmin Nuvi 1410, and am trying to access some recently-created Custom POIs (10 in total), which download successfully using the latest POI Loader.
When I go to Where To? / Extras / Cu ... |
Topic: Latitude and Longitude - has anyone done the maths? |
JohnGray
Replies: 13
Views: 4407
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 8:09 pm Subject: Latitude and Longitude - has anyone done the maths? |
Thanks for everyone's answers!
I have done some deep research (using Wikipedia's article on latitude and longitude!) and calculate
* for all longitudes (W-E), the latitude length(N-S) is 1.106 met ... |
Topic: Latitude and Longitude - has anyone done the maths? |
JohnGray
Replies: 13
Views: 4407
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 5:55 pm Subject: Latitude and Longitude - has anyone done the maths? |
I wonder whether anyone has worked out the difference in metres in the 5th decimal place of the usual figures for latitude and longitude in the UK.
For example, in the Motorway Junctions POIs, the ... |
Topic: BT Telephone Exchanges POI |
JohnGray
Replies: 6
Views: 4904
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:46 pm Subject: BT Telephone Exchanges POI |
We don't host such a file due to the potential security problems if such data fell into the wrong hands
A laudable idea, Mike, but "security by obscurity" doesn't work, because (just as one example) ... |
Topic: City Navigator Europe NT 2009 update is now available |
JohnGray
Replies: 38
Views: 19414
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:34 pm Subject: City Navigator Europe NT 2009 update is now available |
Just out of interest, although the 2009 Map Update DVD does not mention that the Garmin i3 is supported, it is - I've just downloaded the 130-odd MB of UK maps onto an i3 which has the little memory c ... |
Topic: City Navigator Europe NT 2009 update is now available |
JohnGray
Replies: 38
Views: 19414
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:59 am Subject: City Navigator Europe NT 2009 update is now available |
Beware that the Halfords 10%-off offer, finishes, according to their website, on Tuesday 4th November... |
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