Garmin Maps Out Of Date

chrispy1

Earlier this year I brought a Nuvi 1690 with life time maps for my wife. I was expecting at the price I payed that the maps would be up to date. But they not.
Near where I live we have a new 11 miles bypass opened over a year ago and it still not showing on my Garmin and I have all the latest up dates.
For work I have a TomTom which I payed half the price for Ok I have to pay for updates every year. But they are up to date and this bypass has been on it from just after it opened. My son has Copilot live on is Iphone and the roads on there and this cost him under £20.

This is not what I expected from a £200+ Sat nav. How can Garmin justify this?

robbies_gal

i thought u were going to say you had to update them for a fee like i do-are you sure you have the latest ones from their site

Hammyman

There is no hard and fast rule as to how quickly a new road gets put on. In Bradford there is one major junction that is still shown as a roundabout at least 5 years after it was changed.

Basically there are two suppliers of mapping data for Satnavs - NavTeq and TeleAtlas and it is their data that is used by the various devices. Therefore it is possible to have TeleAtlas add the road and therefore all up to date devices using TeleAtlas mapping data showing it whilst devices using NavTeq data wouldn't.

Trebor16

Have you updated the maps since you bought the unit? It should tell you what maps were loaded when the system was purchased and you should be able to find out from Garmin the latest version of maps they have released. If you don't have the latest version then just download it as you have the lifetime upgrades.

chrispy1

Trebor16 wrote: »

Have you updated the maps since you bought the unit? It should tell you what maps were loaded when the system was purchased and you should be able to find out from Garmin the latest version of maps they have released. If you don't have the latest version then just download it as you have the lifetime upgrades.

On the Garmin Website the my dash board with the satnav connected to the PC says my maps are up to date.

Trebor16

Have you spoken to Garmin about it?

patman99

At least with Garmin you will still be able to update your maps 10 years down the line. My BiL bought a TomTom and was then given a Navman. Both are now 5 years old and can no longer be updated.

There is a free alternative to the official update sites, 'OpenStreetMap' provides a Garmin-compatible map which is updated by a combination of ariel photography and by people using portable GPS units.

chrispy1

Trebor16 wrote: »

Have you spoken to Garmin about it?

I've emailed them and waiting a reply.

patman99 wrote: »

At least with Garmin you will still be able to update your maps 10 years down the line. My BiL bought a TomTom and was then given a Navman. Both are now 5 years old and can no longer be updated.

There is a free alternative to the official update sites, 'OpenStreetMap' provides a Garmin-compatible map which is updated by a combination of ariel photography and by people using portable GPS units.

Thanks for that I'll have a look into that

missile

There are lots of annoying little glitches on any sat nav, but if you know about this "new" road i don't see why it is a problem for you?

I never use my sat nav on roads I know.

agrinnall

missile wrote: »

There are lots of annoying little glitches on any sat nav, but if you know about this "new" road i don't see why it is a problem for you?

I never use my sat nav on roads I know.

I think you're missing the point. The OP knows that this road exists but isn't on the Garmin map, so how can he trust the maps for places that he doesn't know?

molerat

patman99 wrote: »

At least with Garmin you will still be able to update your maps 10 years down the line. My BiL bought a TomTom and was then given a Navman. Both are now 5 years old and can no longer be updated.

There is a free alternative to the official update sites, 'OpenStreetMap' provides a Garmin-compatible map which is updated by a combination of ariel photography and by people using portable GPS units.

Any TT that is only 5 years old can be updated, in fact looking at the list updates are available for any TT I can ever remember selling. Must admit that Navman is pretty pathetic, there should be updates available but they are usually quite old.