SP 26xx Software 3.90 released

[PanEuropean]

Garmin has released version 3.90 of the system software for the SP 26xx GPSRs. The only difference between 3.90 and 3.80 is that 3.90 can now cope with avoiding the gigantic "toll zone" in the city of London, England.

Version 3.90, along with all the other free Garmin downloads, can be found here.

PanEuropean

 

[Greg Masters]

I wonder if it's clever enough to realise that the Congestion Charge Zone is only a 'Toll Road' during Mon-Fri daytime?



Greg

 

[PanEuropean]

I suspect it is smart enough to recognize that. I know from past experience that the road attributes for turn restrictions (e.g. no left turn, no right turn) have time periods attached to them.

I think, though, that it will be essential for users to ensure that they have the correct time zone set on their GPSR. In the case of London, England, this means choosing the time zone identified as... London.

PanEuropean

 

[John Armstrong]

3.90

Does 3.90 stop the endless "recalculating, recalculating" when you go off route and not on a road that Betty doesn't instantly recognises? It stops and Betty shows the correct route when you stop! Or is it just something that happens in the USA. BTW I went to look at a canyon with my first name and on the ground - nothing not even a track / footpath or rabbit trail!

 

[gazza]

Ferry Waypoint ?

Quick question for Pan.
Seems odd that there is no specific waypoint symbol for Ferry Terminals. Often selecting the ferry route sticks the waypoint out in mid Ocean. Or is it me ???

 

[PanEuropean]

How CN handles ferries varies quite a bit from country to country. In Germany and Switzerland, it is seamless - the ferry doesn't even show up as a ferry per se, it is just considered a continuation of the road. When you reach the point where you should get on the ferry, you get a next turn screen that says "Board Ferry", except that it substitutes the proper name of the ferry for the word "Ferry".

In other countries, the transition from land based road to the water based ferry is less sophisticated - the road ends out in the water, and then there is a line drawn across the water, which has the attributes of a road (same speed limit, etc.).

Obviously, this is a cartography (Navteq) issue and not a Garmin issue, but I don't know why it is inconsistent from country to country. My guess is that Navteq has just not got around to researching all the ferry attributes in cases where the government of the country concerned has not supplied them. In the case of international ferries, it could be that neither country (at each end) figures the ferry is their problem, as far as that country is concerned, their road ends at the water.

Below is a picture showing how the SP III handled a German ferry back in 2002 - this was CN Europe 4.0, if I recall correctly.

PanEuropean

 

[PanEuropean]

Here's where the bike was when I got the message shown above:

 

[PanEuropean]

I didn't figure out what the heck a "Drusus" was until I read the nameplate on the boat:

 

[gazza]

Thanks for clearing this up Pan. Thought it was the way I was plotting routes.