Waypoints!!
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Originally Posted by Frank Warner
As the poster does (did?) not understand what a waypoint is .. adding T4A into the mix is just complicating things ..
Get the basics on the GPS right first.. ?
Then look at (possibly more detailed) map/s for where they are going? At teh planing stage possibly all they need is a general overview - a 'world' map will give them that.
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On GPS Maps then -
Some maps have more detail on them than others. Some parts of the world have very little detail, but most (all - unless you are going to the poles - north or south) areas have something .. maybe not entirly accurate nor uptodate as you'd like but something at least.
Typically 'world' maps don't have as much as more localised maps ... there are a number of maps avalible .. free ones and ones that cost. The ones that cost have the installation performed for you , some of the free ones need you to do some work to install them ...
There has that complicated things enough?
leevtr - you may not have followed all the above .. if it confuses you .. just ignore it!
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I have obviously come accross as a complete idiot.
I DO know what a waypoint is. BUT..... if i have a paper map, of say Iran, and theres a small village in the direction which i want to be heading, which is on or off the main highway/road, surely I cannot use it as a waypoint if there is no map for the country, as the GPS wont even know it exists.
I always use waypoints on my Rider in Europe, basically to stay off the motorways, but the Rider knows they are there.
Does anyone know what i'm getting at now???????
Alternatively, if the maps for some countries are basic, but do include MAJOR CITIES, can i ride X-country, with an arrow pointing in the direction i need to be going, with maybe a distance countdown. That would suffice.
I would ask a dealer about this, but i suspect some would tell me what i want to hear and take my cash.
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