[trrk]

Hi,

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Unfortunately none of map providers have decent highway coverage. Would not be a good idea to depend on GPS for highways.

I have traveled from Alleppey to Tanjore via Kumaragam, Kottayam, Kumily,Tiruchirappalli and there was not a place where the indicated road was any different from what was the actual route. Except for the town names and the Kumarakam - Kottayam part, the rest was new to me and was taking the route for the first time. I could anticipate the curves and direction following the navigator and was of use especially in the night.

There were not much of markings, though!

The NH47 route that I use is always true to the road as far as curves etc are concerned.

[lancer_rit]

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Most GPS chips in phones work at 5Hz.

Are you sure ? IIRC, I had discussions with the mgmaps author about updating the GPS position more than once per second, but it turned out that most phone GPS are capable of only 1Hz. I confirmed this the Nokia GPS app as well (it only updates the display once a second).
N95 and N82 as well as most BT receivers update @ 1Hz
there are more expensive units like some of the Garmin sets etc that do 5Hz

[the_maassk]

Question - If I buy a GPS navigator from abroad, can I buy just the maps from a provider in India on a microSD card? If yes, which one should I get?

[NetfreakBombay]

Yes you can put India maps on such devices.

You can get devices from Garmin or Mio.

Garmin India maps cost aprrox 2k. Contact sales on satguide.in for details.

For Mio devices, you need to "unlock" and than install India maps.

[the_maassk]

Don't flame me for it - but I was actually looking at this:

Galaxy's Thinnest GPS Portable Navigator (5 Inch Touchscreen)

Seems to be a good device by specs and hence got me interested. This uses a microSD card loaded with maps (as do other navigators).

Am I getting into a potential risk by trying this?

[NetfreakBombay]

This device is completely unlocked and open.

I am using a similar device. These are design specifically for Car navigation. And a car charges is must since battery does not last long.

You can install pretty much any software/map on this.

[the_maassk]

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

This device is completely unlocked and open.

I am using a similar device. These are design specifically for Car navigation. And a car charges is must since battery does not last long.

You can install pretty much any software/map on this.

So you saying I should be fairly safe with this! Another question - are these or similar devices (unbranded ones) available in India? Is yes, where can I get my hands on one?

[spadival]

Originally Posted by the_maassk

Don't flame me for it - but I was actually looking at this:

Galaxy's Thinnest GPS Portable Navigator (5 Inch Touchscreen)

Seems to be a good device by specs and hence got me interested. This uses a microSD card loaded with maps (as do other navigators).

Am I getting into a potential risk by trying this?

You are better off with dealextreme rather than some site with a miss-spelt name. They have free shipping by Speed post as well as paid express shipping.

Before buying, do look at the review AND the discussion comments for the particular product.

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by the_maassk

So you saying I should be fairly safe with this! Another question - are these or similar devices (unbranded ones) available in India? Is yes, where can I get my hands on one?

I am using a device from DealExtreme and that is similar.No issues so far.

But one CAUTION.

Sine you do not live in a metro, you might face trouble with customs. That is since your city would not have customs office. In some cases you need to go there to show invoice and prove that cost is less than 10k.

[the_maassk]

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

Sine you do not live in a metro, you might face trouble with customs. That is since your city would not have customs office. In some cases you need to go there to show invoice and prove that cost is less than 10k.

The site ships by UPS. They said they can also send a declaration alongwith the shipment for customs purposes. I think this should suffice. UPS should be able to handle customs with the declaration.

[NetfreakBombay]

Yes UPS is able to handle customs. But be ready to pay hefty import duty.


With speed post, things are shipped as "Gift" and do not attract import duty since amount is less than 10k.

We are going OT on this thread. Continue this discussion on :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadget...ork-india.html

[NetfreakBombay]

Update on Garmin Maps

If you are using a Garmin device for car navigation, than ask for an upgrade for maps.

Newer Navteq maps were released last week that increased coverage of Garmin. Now smaller towns like Satara MH and Jabalpur MP are covered by Navteq.

Garmin license includes updates for a year. So if you bought it recently this update should be free.

[DerAlte]

What is the latest version of the Garmin India maps?

[NetfreakBombay]

Map id is unchanged (281)
Version is : 2009 Q4

[di1in]

Like I'd said some posts earlier i did a test run with the GTXi app and the results were not all that great. I've posted the programs output at s603rd.blogspot.com I'm online from my mob so cant get the exact URL. Bottomline is that the app is good, but if you want to calculate 0-100 times you'll need way better GPS modules than those that come embedded on a mobile.