Speed corrections to map v8.3 (New A127 Specs)

[rascall]

Hi there, it's me again.

Now that I am the proud owner of the pocketgpsworld camera database, I thought I would update the new spped limits on the A127 where the new specs cameras have been located.

The stretch of road from southend towards Bailson has a number of different speed limits at different locations, 40mph, 50 mph and 70mph, although the specs only cover the bit in the middle at 50 and 70 mph.

I am not sure what I am doing wrong but I have altered the speed limit now for the whole of the A127 to 40mph. Is there a quick fix to this?

Many thanks.

[falkirk81]

Hi there. Can you post the co-ordinates so I can have a look? Also, the speed limit changes you mention, have you submitted them as new cameras or speed limit changes?

Also, you mention 'quick fix'? Are you asking if they can be corrected any quicker based on your reports?

Unfortunately, no. Almost every reported camera gets checked through a visit from one of the verifiers. I am one of them. Sometimes MaFt, the database guru, will add cameras if there is a sudden flurry of submissions all in the same place. But for 95% of the submissions, one of the verifiers will have to visit the location to accept or decline the submission.

Hope this helps.

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[rascall]

Sorry, I don't understand, what are the coordinates? Do you mean the colour settings? I use Bekgica for the day and antartica for the night.

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[PaulB2005]

coordinates = location in Longtitude and Latitude.

i.e. 51.57308216312301, 0.4581642150878906

[batties]

I corrected and uploaded to Tom Tom Home all speed limits for the whole length off the A127 on the day the specs went live back in January.

If you subscribe to the home map corrections they should be released as soon as Tom Tom vertify them.

As I travel on the A127 from London M25 to Southend on a regular basis, I can confirm my corrections are correct and change at the exact point the specs kick in both West to East and East to West.
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[Andy_P]

[rascall]

Thank you Andy, I think I will remove the lot and start again because I have caused a right old mess.

To add a new speed to a section of road I am confused as to whether I should be clicking to add the green line in the middle of the road, or clicking to remove it.

Can you advise please.

Paul,

Where do I find the co-ordinates button to read this data.

Thanks both,

Rascall

[Andy_P]

The section of road highlighted green is the bit the new speed limit will refer to. Often when you first go into the Map Correction page it will have highlighted the whole road, so you need to start clicking on sections to de-select them.
Don't expect it to be easy or even possible to get it just how you need it, the system is basically not very good!

In order to see the Lat/Long coordinates on the normal "Browse map" screen, go to that page and select "options" at the bottom. You should then get a list of things to tick or un-tick and one of them will be "coordinates".
Once selected there, they will also appear on the Map Correction pages.

[GerryC]

I've had to do this myself after messing up changing a road name so this is from experience.

Two things that can help for next time though...

1) Backup regularly so that you can restore your files in future if necessary if you mess up again.

2) Change the colour scheme to "Greys" when you are doing the changes as the selected roads show up much better (sometimes a completely separate section of road miles away can be "the same" road when it has the same attributes).
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[rascall]

This is starting to beat me.

The CO_ORDINATES of the route I am trying to change the speed of on my map starts at approx N 51 33.702 E 0 40.725 (A127 J/W Southbourbe Grove to approx N 51 35.245 E 0 13.434

The point I am trying to make is that the camera database showing the cameras is correct, it is the speed (in the blue section) at the bottom of the screen that is wrong, as it dose not correspond to the real road speed and the database camera speed.

I have just this read and what I have written seems as clear as mud - Sorry to your people who are trying to help me.

[GerryC]

Hi rascall, I believe I do know what you mean. You are using "Map corrections" to do changes to the map data, right . The talk about cameras is just co-incidental really.

Personally, I wouldn't worry too much about changing the speeds. IQ routes will be used when calculating the route. The only thing you'll see is the speed on the map. Personally, I wouldn't trust this as it's often wrong (but getting better).

Looking at the road you are trying to change, it should be possible once you start editing the route as it's lots of small sections.

I've only done this once to try to stop it sending me through the city centre 20mph section (it thought I could do upto 46 ). If you do want to go ahead, my suggestions earlier may make it a little easier to see what you're doing and get old data back if you do make any mistakes.
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[rascall]

Thanks Gerry,

I think I will have to leave it for a while, Have just got a mighty ballocking from Mrs. Rascall cos i've been on the computer and playing with my tomtom all day. Apparantly I have been snapping at her everytime she speaks, telling her she's making me loose my concentration on this blooming 10mile stretch of road maps.

I would never admit it to her, but she may have a point. I have been trying to get this fixed since midday.

It's weird just how this little problem has got a grip of me.

Thanks for all your help Gerry, I'll try again tomorrow but won't tell her indoors.

Rascall

[Andy_P]

[batties]

I didn't mean to sound smug in my earlier reply. But if I can help with the A127 speed corrections (or better still) someone explain to me how I can share my corrections here - I am more than happy to help!
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[GerryC]

Hi batties

It sounds like you have done everything right but unless enough are sent, it's not possible to say when or if TomTom will pass these corrections on to others via mapshare. It will look OK on your map as they are your changes.

I don't believe their verification programme has ever been made public.
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