Database inconsistencies

[gangalee]

I have come to realise that the “speed zoned” version of the camera files do not always contain identical camera data as the “all-in-one” file.
I use “pocketgps_uk_sc.csv” in Autoroute 2006 & the “speed zoned” version of the files in Infomap Navigator 4 on my laptop.

I updated to the new version of the file Version 4.075 17 August

Yesterday I was travelling on the A52 (Nottingham to Bingham road) on my way to Newark. I used Autoroute as my navigator; all the cameras were there, no problem.

On my return leg I used Infomap Navigator 4 & all of the cameras along that stretch had mysteriously disappeared from the map! Check for yourself!

This is not the first time I have noticed inconsistencies between the two sets of data, but I am reluctant to report them, because you don’t get any reward for it!

What’s going on?
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Gangalee
LGV Class 1, Garmin Streetpilot 2720
Mapsource 2010
Lowbridge-Speed Camera Data

[Anita]

[peterc10]

I agree with Anita. What is going on may be that too many people are like you and can't be bothered to report problems unless they get a "reward". In fact it is not strictly correct of course because you get free lifetime membership is you are the first to report a new camera.

However since all of the cameras are on all of the (same release date) databases what is more likely is that you have not set the cameras up properly in one of your applications.
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Peter
HTC Sensation
Sygic GPS for Europe (No more TT "support"!)
Copilot for USA
Bury CC9060 bluetooth car kit & Brodit mount

[peterc10]

PS I can't help you any further unless I get a reward
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Peter
HTC Sensation
Sygic GPS for Europe (No more TT "support"!)
Copilot for USA
Bury CC9060 bluetooth car kit & Brodit mount

[gangalee]

[peterc10]

I am afraid I have not missed the point at all. The point is that you pay your subs to be a member, which includes free access to the database, a database built up by the members.

You were complaining about inconsistancies and asking other members for advice. You clearly stated that you were "reluctant" to help those same members by reporting those inconsistancies formally because you did not get a "reward" for that help (both those words are yours not mine). The deliberately facetious point of my second post was that if we all adopted that same attitude other members would also be "reluctant" to give you advice in return unless we, too, get a reward?

Its a good job that most members don't actually have the same attitude, and report errors enthusiastically whether they are rewarded or not. For that same reason with a bit of luck you will probably get an answer to your problem from somebody who has the same hardware and software as you.
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Peter
HTC Sensation
Sygic GPS for Europe (No more TT "support"!)
Copilot for USA
Bury CC9060 bluetooth car kit & Brodit mount

[gangalee]

[peterc10]

I really cannot be a***d to reply in detail .

Since you do not to need any advice I won't need to explain the correct procedure to report discrepancies in cameras (or new ones) so that they are logged onto the PGPSW system.

Oh and by the way my TT version of the latest database shows 5 GATSOs on the stretch of road I think you might possibly mean.

And no I don't have lifetime membership as I have never found a camera that is not on the database. But I do not begrudge those that do one little bit, in fact I would like to thank them for all for their great work, for which I am very happy to pay.

Oh ..... I have replied
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Peter
HTC Sensation
Sygic GPS for Europe (No more TT "support"!)
Copilot for USA
Bury CC9060 bluetooth car kit & Brodit mount

[mikealder]

Lets get this thread back on topic, if there is a doubt as to the data contained within the different downloads (which I somewhat doubt) perhaps you could identify exactly which databases are at fault? - do you use the all in one csv file and the speed zoned csv on the other system?

If we are offered this small amount of information someone might be willing to investigate further, for free of course

There could be a number of reasons the database you have on the different devices differs in content, download dates/ times etc not forgetting the actual set-up of each unit - Mike

[gangalee]

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