H-D locations on Garmin GPS
#1
10-02-2016, 10:55 PM
H-D locations on Garmin GPS
I know this may not effect many folks here but I thought I'd throw it out there just in case someone form H-D might be lurking in the shadows
The Garmin RoadTech Zumo 660 came stock on my '13 CVO Ultra.
A friend and I are H-D poker chip collectors and between the two of us we have been to many H-D dealerships and have collected a LOT of poker chips.
I "update" my GPS through the Garmin website at least once every spring before the riding season begins but obviously the H-D dealerships are NEVER updated.
I can't believe how many "bad directions" the GPS supplies to get to the dealership(s), while others are simply "mirror imaged" with the dealerships being on the wrong side of the road.
In some cases the dealership(s) have moved or gone out of business with most of these being "store fronts" and not true dealerships with sales and service facilities.
I've talked with the folks at some of these dealerships and they tell me that they've tried unsuccessfully to get this info updated for years.
I can understand that the cost to do a complete (global) update would be fairly expensive but it seems clear to me that much of the original input was done incorrectly at the beginning.
Rant over...proceed!
The Garmin RoadTech Zumo 660 came stock on my '13 CVO Ultra.
A friend and I are H-D poker chip collectors and between the two of us we have been to many H-D dealerships and have collected a LOT of poker chips.
I "update" my GPS through the Garmin website at least once every spring before the riding season begins but obviously the H-D dealerships are NEVER updated.
I can't believe how many "bad directions" the GPS supplies to get to the dealership(s), while others are simply "mirror imaged" with the dealerships being on the wrong side of the road.
In some cases the dealership(s) have moved or gone out of business with most of these being "store fronts" and not true dealerships with sales and service facilities.
I've talked with the folks at some of these dealerships and they tell me that they've tried unsuccessfully to get this info updated for years.
I can understand that the cost to do a complete (global) update would be fairly expensive but it seems clear to me that much of the original input was done incorrectly at the beginning.
Rant over...proceed!
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10-03-2016, 01:05 AM
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10-03-2016, 09:13 AM
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NavTeq provides mapping information for most GPS systems.
Don't confuse GPS position with mapping accuracy. That's just the surveyor in me talking though.
Most dealerships are located very near an interstate exit these days.
Map updates usually only update roads, but not points of interest. So, if you look up the address of the place you want to go and put that into the unit, you will usually get a better result.
Don't confuse GPS position with mapping accuracy. That's just the surveyor in me talking though.
Most dealerships are located very near an interstate exit these days.
Map updates usually only update roads, but not points of interest. So, if you look up the address of the place you want to go and put that into the unit, you will usually get a better result.
#5
10-03-2016, 11:16 AM
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I'm sure this doesn't help the OP, but HD recently came out with an update for dealer locations for the 14+ Infotainment / GPS systems.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/new-r...db-update.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/new-r...db-update.html
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