Garmin and bad roads
Garmin doesn't seem to know the difference between a good dirt road and a two-track. On a recent trip to western Colorado and Wyoming, my Garmin Nuvi frequently directed me down bad roads. It tried...
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Sparksvonrou wrote:
I don't understand why Garmin doesn't make it like Google where it's easy for users to post updates for corrections!
Garmin doesn't own the map data supplied with their automotive units. While I guess they could tell their data providers to make it easier for corrections to be made, out of the 10's of millions of units sold, I don't think it's a big issue for theme.
For what it's worth, I have run across plenty of map errors on Google, and I'm in a position to get government officials to send letters advising to correct such errors - years have gone by, and the errors are still on the map. The only thing Google accepts updates for is business and place listings, not actual cartographic data.
