Innacurate maps

BusyBuilder · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 10

I live in the Highlands (Scotland) and bought the Quest to be able to find houses in obscure places, like up the side of a hill.

Anyway I put locations into the Quest like... Kiltarlity, which is a smallish village and it doesn't know it, although it actually took me through the village on the road to 'Home'. The screen did not display the village name.

This is not the only place it has not recognised either, I'm beginning to wonder if I have bought the wrong GPS.

Also most houses up here, mine included have 'names' not 'numbers'. But it wont recognise these either, am I missing something??

Will the Quest 1 search on postcodes, if so where do I put them when I do a 'find'?

I have downloaded the SMC TOPO (FREE) maps but not loaded them yet, don't know if these will help either.

If it won't find where I want to go, then it's not much use is it?

At present I'm using V6, but like other people I'm waiting for Garmin to repond to my request for V8...but will it help??

all help appreciated.

oddsock · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

No Gps system will find a property by its name there has to be a house number in a street.The nearest you can get in an area without house numbers is a postcode search which takes you to the centre of its area.Unfortunately the Quest does not have a postcode facility(Quest2 has) so in that respect it looks as if you may have bought the wrong unit .You can however take comfort in the fact that what ever you had bought it would not have satisfied your requirements and the quest in an ok unit that always sells well if you so wish.

The SMC contour overlays dont give any advantage other than indicate if you are about to drop of a cliff Smile

I have looked through cn8 and can not find any place called Kiltarlity (is there another spelling for it) so the upgrade may not help

If you ring Garmin(best time between 08.30 and 09.00) they will send the update DVD straight away

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bigbob · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

Hi
Was out on a run near you today. I looked on my maps for Quest 2 and they are not much better as they did not have Kiltarlity on either but they do have some street names allarburn pine drive etc ....strange.

cheers Bob

BusyBuilder · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 10

Hi BigBob

yes I did notice that too. Shows the roads but not the names on some of them.

My other choice was a Navman 520 would that have been any better??

oddsock · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject:

Kritou · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject:

Bob - may I suggest reposting your query on http://www.ukgser.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=46 and I'm sure you will get answers from some of the many Garmin Quest GPS users that inhabit the forum - it really is an excellent resource

Kritou · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject:

BTW - if you are dealing with a house name just enter 0 in the street number

bigbob · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject:

Hi Oddsock yes thats the same Kiltarlity sounds like tom tom might be better for you in that case Busy Builder. After your Question I like Oddsock went and looked at an other system I have (Medion Pocket PC) and Kiltarlity is named and has far more detail than the Quest, however you have to be careful as I looked at places in France on the Medion and it has far less detail than the Quest in this area.

BusyBuilder · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 10

Liked Quest for use outdoors in the hills. PDA's wouldn't do as well.Do you think Garmin TOPO would show these areas?

Also some houses are on the side of hills with no road names either, thats the Highlands for you.

I call it 'The Twighlight Zone' Rolling Eyes

oddsock · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject:

BusyBuilder · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 10

Well, I drove through Kiltarlity today and it showed on the Quest..how come?

So stopped about 1/4 mile past and did a search..not found.

Its all a black art to me. Someone at Garmins having a laugh.

elsinga · Regular Visitor Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 171

By default the Quest uses the basemap to search for cities. When searching for cities, press MENU and choose the loaded detailed maps for searching.
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missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

On CityNavigator v8 'Kiltarlilty' is missing, but the roads in the village are there- Croft Road!

On the BaseMap [Lite] in the iQue 'Kiltarlilty' [notice the spelling] shows up!

As another example search for Pendine [Famous for its long beach -South Wales]
It is in the BaseMap but not in CityNavigator v8!!!!!!!!!!!

BusyBuilder · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 10

Am I missing something Elsinga?

I turned on the Quest, hit Menu but don't see where Detailed maps are?

Another question, if I loaded say, Fugawi OS map for Northern Scotland would this show more detail and let me select, for instance Kiltarlity?

I am looking at this software for use in the hills anyway, but haven't made up my mind which one yet.

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

As far as Garmin and AutoRoute are concerned you are still spelling the village incorrectly!!

Kiltarlilty

What is the correct spelling?

As you live in Scotland you must be correct but.............!

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