SmartST Pro V2 Problems finding locations

Dave

Please post any problems you find when searching the SmartST Pro database in this message.

AlfieB · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject: Navman V2 - POI's

I was searching through the POI menu for Cash Dispenser's in Yate, South Glos. I found under the Financial Services category ATM's for HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds Bank's however NatWest Bank wasn't even listed. Is this the same in other areas

The other problem was that when I selected HSBC the address given was:

HSBC
Iron Acton
Yate
South Gloucestershire.

The map showed the ATM as being in Yate Shopping Centre which is correct but Iron Acton is a small village about 3 miles away and dosen't have any ATM's

Regards

Alfie B

ICNman · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: Navman V2 - POI's

Alfie B,

That is exactly the problem, I think we are all gonna have with the V2 upgrade. I have, believe it or not, sat down with so many addresses all over England, and entered them in to the iCN. 90% of the time, with the help of the postcode search, the unit got it right except the town.

It displays the nearest town to the actual destination, instead of the right one. Most of the time, this is because the correct town is not in the data base, how ever, it is on the map.

Enter just the road, and your'e in trouble as it displays 99 roads with the same name, and because the roads are not associated with their right towns, you are very likely to see the wrong town displayed next to the road or no town at all.

Postcode search is the best way to enter destination. But most of the times you'll have to ignore the town and instead look on the map to see if it is directing you to the right place. You will, of course, also see the name of the correct town on the map.

Regards.

iCNman

icsys · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 12:28 am Post subject:

Well I am new to sat-nav. spent a good few weeks researching the best option for what I wanted. I was going to buy TomTom navigator 2 because it looked to have better features but when I saw the new Navman SmartST v2 software I decided after weighing up the differences that this would be the better option.

I am beginning to regret this now. No add-ons available, incorrect database entries, unable to update the POI database, roads missing (M6 toll !!) and I find that I now live in a different part of town??

Looks like I may have bought a complete lemon!
A big kick up the backside to me for jumping in with two left feet :x

icsys · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:17 pm Post subject:

Well I dont know about a service pack for the voice side of things but the database certainly needs one!

On some of my test searches it displays the wrong town district even when the right town district is in the database. And this is for areas that I know. I wonder how many areas are wrong that I dont know?

It would be so much easier if Navman allowed end-users to correct and update the database with missing information.

icsys · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject:

nmc · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 8

Whilst many locations seem to be inaccurate, or it is difficult to relate them to where you know they are, it seems even more difficult to locate a destination unknown to you. I have just tried to locate Southampton Central Rail Station. Not knowing the address, I find it doesn't appear under POI transport (neither does the airport). So an internet seach reveals the postcode, the partial postcode entry gives a large area, too wide to show icons for POIs so you need to do a map search, zooming in or out until more by luck than judgement you find the railway icon.

The POIs list seems particularly limited, finding hotels is a nightmare, and yes I know it's shallow, but the old version had an excellent directory of golf courses.

Am I missing something, or is everyone finding the same problems. Having said that, once you identify the location the direction seem to be better.

Regards

Neil

icsys · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject:

I have to completely agree with you.
I bought sat nav to help in locating touring caravan sites. Trying to locate them from the post codes when there is no street given can be hard work if not impossible.

Try to find Beacon fell View, addressed as Longridge Preston PR3 2TF

icsys · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 12:51 pm Post subject:

Searching with postcodes is begining to really irritate.

Please, please, please, please, please Navman..... open the database to importing so we can use 3rd party add-on software such as Niall's wonderful postcode locator.

geaves · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject:

There does appear to be some strange entries in the database regarding POI, I work as a courier and had to got too Birmingham. Under region there are 2 Birminghams? one of them lists 7 hospitals/medical the other 20+.
I live in Braintree Essex in the town there is a 16th Century coaching inn, AA 3 star hotel, not in the database, but the travel inn built some 5 years ago is.

Geoff

Tim Buxton · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 9:26 pm Post subject:

geaves · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 10:17 am Post subject:

Tim Buxton · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 11:35 am Post subject:

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