GPS Certainly Not a Perfect Science
I'm new to this particular area in Albuquerque. My Garmin GPS generally does a good job, but when I tried to locate a nearby Starbucks, it couldn't find any at all. It didn't seem to recognize the nam...
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This isn't a GPS issue. This is an issue of using an out of date GIS database of Points of Interest (POI).
Presumably, your Gamin Unit has a static database of POIs that you need to manually update by downloading a new database. If it's not up to date, it may not show some sites. Also, with limited storage, it may not have every little place.
Your phone is querying the Google Maps database online, which is constantly being updated with the ability to store nearly unlimited POIs, so it's far more likely to have the latest info.
This is why when our Garmin dies, we likely won't replace it.
Presumably, your Gamin Unit has a static database of POIs that you need to manually update by downloading a new database. If it's not up to date, it may not show some sites. Also, with limited storage, it may not have every little place.
Your phone is querying the Google Maps database online, which is constantly being updated with the ability to store nearly unlimited POIs, so it's far more likely to have the latest info.
This is why when our Garmin dies, we likely won't replace it.
