Garmin Sat Nav - advanced route planning and Eastern Europe
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I want to get a new Garmin that supports Advanced Route planning on a PC, for upload into the unit, and on the fly, using the unit to program the route out on the road.
Do any of the latest Garmin's support this - I'd want the ability to add multiple way points to a route, just using the Sat-Nav as well as seperate route planning on a PC.
I also need detailed Eastern Europe mapping to include Romania, Hungrey, Slovenia.
Is anyone able to suggest a Garmin solution?
Many thanks.
Do any of the latest Garmin's support this - I'd want the ability to add multiple way points to a route, just using the Sat-Nav as well as seperate route planning on a PC.
I also need detailed Eastern Europe mapping to include Romania, Hungrey, Slovenia.
Is anyone able to suggest a Garmin solution?
Many thanks.
Edited by dom180 on Saturday 23 January 15:02
After a session on Garmin's less than helpful website, it looks like a Zumo 660 will do the Sat-Nav/advanced route planning on a PC and on the unit, part of the equation.
I can also purchase Citi Navigator Europe NT - Northest Eastern Europe, which will cover Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary but not as far East (full mapping) as Romania.....
I can also purchase Citi Navigator Europe NT - Northest Eastern Europe, which will cover Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary but not as far East (full mapping) as Romania.....
Do Garmin make you pay for their PC route planning software? If so, you should consider using the free TYRE (Trace Your Route Everywhere) which will transfer a route from Google Maps to either Tomtom or Garmin satnavs.
Within TYRE you can plan routes on a slightly cut down version of Google Maps, or you can use the full version of Google Maps, with its easy dragging of the route to change it, and import the route into TYRE before transferring it to the satnav.
Be aware however that it only transfers the waypoints on the route, and if you do not use enough waypoints the satnav can choose a different route to join up the waypoints.
If you want to download TYRE go to
http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.html
Within TYRE you can plan routes on a slightly cut down version of Google Maps, or you can use the full version of Google Maps, with its easy dragging of the route to change it, and import the route into TYRE before transferring it to the satnav.
Be aware however that it only transfers the waypoints on the route, and if you do not use enough waypoints the satnav can choose a different route to join up the waypoints.
If you want to download TYRE go to
http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.html
waremark said:
Do Garmin make you pay for their PC route planning software? If so, you should consider using the free TYRE (Trace Your Route Everywhere) which will transfer a route from Google Maps to either Tomtom or Garmin satnavs.
Within TYRE you can plan routes on a slightly cut down version of Google Maps, or you can use the full version of Google Maps, with its easy dragging of the route to change it, and import the route into TYRE before transferring it to the satnav.
Be aware however that it only transfers the waypoints on the route, and if you do not use enough waypoints the satnav can choose a different route to join up the waypoints.
If you want to download TYRE go to
http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.html
Afraid so. Thanks for the suggestion.Within TYRE you can plan routes on a slightly cut down version of Google Maps, or you can use the full version of Google Maps, with its easy dragging of the route to change it, and import the route into TYRE before transferring it to the satnav.
Be aware however that it only transfers the waypoints on the route, and if you do not use enough waypoints the satnav can choose a different route to join up the waypoints.
If you want to download TYRE go to
http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.html
dom180 said:
I want to get a new Garmin that supports Advanced Route planning on a PC, for upload into the unit, and on the fly, using the unit to program the route out on the road.
Do any of the latest Garmin's support this - I'd want the ability to add multiple way points to a route, just using the Sat-Nav as well as seperate route planning on a PC.
I also need detailed Eastern Europe mapping to include Romania, Hungrey, Slovenia.
Is anyone able to suggest a Garmin solution?
Many thanks.
The following Garmins use advanced routing (I'm sure Mapsouce will come as a disk or download with them?):Do any of the latest Garmin's support this - I'd want the ability to add multiple way points to a route, just using the Sat-Nav as well as seperate route planning on a PC.
I also need detailed Eastern Europe mapping to include Romania, Hungrey, Slovenia.
Is anyone able to suggest a Garmin solution?
Many thanks.
Edited by dom180 on Saturday 23 January 15:02
1490T; 1690; 550; 760; 765; 775; 5000.
HTH
Trev
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