GPS is wacky
I have been getting some weird directions from my Garmin Gps since we have been in Canada and Alaska. Today it took me to the back woods and when I got turned around and found my way to a campground ...
Forum Discussion
I'm reminded of the old days, of commercial GPS in its infancy: I bought a package that included a Magellan GPS receiver called a "Tracker" - it had no maps installed, but it would generate a track while you were moving along, allowing you to retrace your route if needed. It came with a map program for the PC called "AAA Map 'n' Go" that was similar to Microsoft's Streets and Trips. You could plan your trip on the PC, then download the track into the Magellan via a serial cable, or alternately you could use the Magellan as a GPS receiver talking to the PC. It actually worked well for the time. Anyway, we were on vacation in Canada one year, sitting in the line waiting to board the ferry at Tsawassen, BC - we were probably 200 feet from the ramp to board the ferry, and the map on my PC showed us happily sitting about 1/2 mile off-shore!
I now have a Garmin 1450LMT and the accuracy is somewhat better. A freeway interchange near our home was rebuilt about 2 years ago, and the reconfigured ramps were in the map update less than 6 months after the work was completed. Even so, when I'm planning a trip I still compare the results of the Garmin, Streets & Trips, and google maps before blindly driving off.
I now have a Garmin 1450LMT and the accuracy is somewhat better. A freeway interchange near our home was rebuilt about 2 years ago, and the reconfigured ramps were in the map update less than 6 months after the work was completed. Even so, when I'm planning a trip I still compare the results of the Garmin, Streets & Trips, and google maps before blindly driving off.
