Mapshare - Add Roundabout?

jonbaker12345 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 19, 2011 Posts: 115

Have TomTom made an alteration to the way the mapshare function works?

I recently tried to add a roundabout on my Go 550 Live, but the PND would not allow the change to take place, although it did allow a notification of the missing roundabout to be sent to TomTom.

I didn't think anything more of it until today when I tried to add a roundabout at a different location on my Go 550 map. Once again I wasn't allowed to make a change on my device, but a mapshare notification will be sent when I next connect to TomTom online.

I then tried to add a roundabout for the same location on my wife's Via 130, with exactly the same result. [The map on both devices is the UK&ROI].

Does this mean that the Mapshare function has been curtailed to some extent, or is this a glitch?

Has anyone else seen the same problem with their TomTom?

[Incidentally both the roundabouts I tried to add to my TT map are mini-roundabouts. I know that TT probably will not alter their maps, but it seems strange that I am now apparently prevented from even altering my own map].

Anita · Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: Mapshare - Add Roundabout?

justbrowsing · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2011 Posts: 679

From http://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7252/kw/mapshare/related/1

The Report other error menu provides a number of options for corrections, which do not take effect on your current map, but are reported to the map provider for verification.

Existing street
Allows you to do the following for streets that exist on your map:
Report streets that no longer exist
Report an incorrect street name
Report wrong or missing house numbers
Report wrong speed limits
Report wrong turns (i.e. if you are not allowed to turn left or right at a specific crossing)
Report wrong street type
Report a toll road
Report streets that are positioned incorrectly
Report mispronounced street names

Missing street
Allows you to add a new street to your map

City
Allows you to report the following:
Missing city
Wrong city name
Alternative city name

Motorway entrance / exit
Allows you to report new and incorrect motorway entrances and exits

Postcode
Allows you to change an incorrect postcode or add a new postcode if it does not yet exist on your map.

Roundabout
Allows you to add or remove roundabouts to / from your map.

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:44 pm Post subject:

To the best of my knowledge you never have been able to add a roundabout to your own map on the Device. Probably because of the all the 'bits' of data that would need to be updated.

I've never had a mini-roundabout accepted by TT at any time, although I've noted a few that are in their current mapping.
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Anita · Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:48 pm Post subject:

GerryC · Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:22 pm Post subject:

I've also added several mini roundabouts though again they are not added to the distributed updates. They don't show as a roundabout on the map but the instructions given are as if it were.

If adding more than one, you have to do them one at a time. There's a double mini roundabout near here that got me stumped for ages trying to add them.

Jon, have you updated the software on your 550 and/or 130? It's the only reason I can think of why they would give different options to before.

Gerry

Anita · Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:45 pm Post subject:

I just tried to add a non-existent roundabout and the result was as the OP described! Twisted Evil

Fortunately the ones I'd previously added haven't been removed. If I try to add them again it says "The crossing you selected has already been changed to a roundabout by Map Share community members".

Who do TomTom keep removing features that their users find valuable? They've not only reduced the functionality of new models, they're also forcing software updates that screw up devices that their customers have been using happily for many years. Burn In Hell

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jonbaker12345 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 19, 2011 Posts: 115

I've added several mini-roundabouts to my own UK&ROI maps previously, but they've never been accepted as a Mapshare update as far as I am aware. I've also tried adding mini-roundabouts via the online Mapshare Reporter - all were rejected by TomTom.

The mini-roundabout I tried to update without success on my 550 and Via 130 is at N 53.83942 W 0.26640.

jonbaker12345 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 19, 2011 Posts: 115

justbrowsing · Frequent Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2011 Posts: 679

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:53 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:22 am Post subject:

I'm sorry, I just can't help it!...

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M8TJT · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:30 am Post subject:

I hope that you didn.t think for a second that I was being serious Dennis Shocked

DennisN · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:38 am Post subject:

Not at all. I was just thinking it would probably be a waste of time me trying to do my usual six mini-roundabouts and speed limit corrections in Keynsham. Or maybe wait for the next new map. Twisted Evil

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M8TJT · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:56 am Post subject:

Well, it seems that that's another TT good feature down the tubes to add to the list of really good features that they have ditched.

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