Maps for southern Ireland

andyhome · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2005 Posts: 2

Hi can anyone tell me weather any of the GSP software have maps for southern Ireland?

Andrew

lbendlin · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject:

NAVTEQ based programs/maps have some basic coverage, but it's far from complete. The Republic of Ireland (i guess that's what you meant) still is one of the bigger challenges due to the large road network compared to the small population size.
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icsys · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject:

Southern Ireland coverage is getting better but is still only approximately 45% coverage.

The current state of detailed street-level coverage is:

TeleAtlas
Athlone, Ballincolling, Belfast, Bray, Carlow, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Dundalk, Dun Laoghaire, Gaillimh, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenney, Limerick, Navan, Sallybrook, Sligeach, Sligo, Swords, Tralee, Waterford, Wexford

Northern Ireland however is very poor and this is where NAVTEQ offer better coverage:

NAVTEQ
Antrim, Ballywalter, Bangor, Belfast, Bray, Londonderry, Carrickfergus, Cork, Donaghadee, Dublin, Dundonald, Dun Laoghaire, Groomsport, Holywood, Lurgan, Newtonabbey, Templepatrick, Newtownards, Portadown, Dunmurry, Lisburn, Hillsborough, Moira, Malahide, Swords, Waterford.
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andyhome · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2005 Posts: 2

Thanks for your time but it looks like the maps for Ireland are not good enough for the area I need.

Obviously not may GPS navigation system are sold in the republic!!!!!

Andrew

amcluesent · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject:

>not may GPS navigation system are sold in the republic<

The situation in NI is none too good either! I've just been touring with TomTom GO and the coverage is poor - plenty of place names with no sign of the roads to get to them Sad

kasparhauser · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 06, 2005 Posts: 10

Navteq are currently in the process of running a cost efficiency test on both North and South areas of Ireland but to be honest I wouldn't hold your breath.

As for Teleatlas you've got little chance of them doing blanket coverage for these areas.

kevmac YTY · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:07 pm Post subject:

Have to totally disagree.

The lists here are like listing 12 areas in the whole of England and then saying that is the coverage.

My Copilot 5 is extemely comprehensive with small roads in my wife's country town included.

And I just got a new Subaru car with December 2004 mapping with even more detail.

If I have to put a percentage on it I'd say Navteq have 70% of the island of Ireland mapped and from a brief view of Navman V3 I'd say TeleAtlas at best has 40%.

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