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hertz
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 Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: Updating maps with new roads |
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How do the mapping companies get the information for showing new roads on the maps?
On my current map (Europe_West v850.2781) the new Rugby Western Bypass is marked as a live road, and you are directed onto it. Trouble is, it is not yet open, and one frequently comes upon fenced-off access points where you are supposed to proceed for about a mile and a half!
On the other hand there is a main road near to where I live which has been open for about five years, which is not yet shown on the maps!
Is there any way to alert TomTom to these problems, as I think completely new roads are out of the scope of the simple editor on the machine.
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andy-c1
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that's a whole different issue ..but for now what you can do is block the roads off using map corrections to stop other using going though what you have done
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Stampy72
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| andy-c1 wrote: | | that's a whole different issue ..but for now what you can do is block the roads off using map corrections to stop other using going though what you have done |
Like I had to with the supposedly NEW A16 road between Peterborough and Spalding that is NOT open yet...
Kept trying to send me down it on Saturday!!
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Updating maps with new roads |
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| hertz wrote: |
Is there any way to alert TomTom to these problems, as I think completely new roads are out of the scope of the simple editor on the machine |
You can still use Mapshare corrections.
You can use it to block the road that isn't open yet so your own device won't route down it.
And when you report a new road, they are only interested in the fact there is a new road there, they won't use your details to actually place the road on the map. so using the simple "A-B" straight line will suffice.
Remember, apart from road names, speed limits and blocking turns, all your changes made in Mapshare are simply reports, not live corrections. |
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aj2052
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:49 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Is there any way to alert TomTom to these problems |
There is a facilty on the teleatlas site for notifying road alerations, but personally I wouldnt waste your time, i have reported roads closed and new roads including roads going thru buildings in one area dozens of times and they still currently remain depite these being altered early in 2003, I have used the blocking facility at both ends and the change direction to overcome these.
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