SPIII finding addresses

[carlhowe]

I used to have a GPS V, I could enter an address, the unit would find it and route me to it.

Now I have a streetpilot III, I type in address (or try to) but there is no such address. I scroll on thge map and zoom in, and the adress is there! So I set it as a waypoint and route to that waypoint.

Fine, but I am getting fed up keep having to zoom set the waypoints, it would be much faster to just enter the address (a small minority of addresses are there, but they are very rarely the ones I want to go to).

Yes, I know I can do it all on my PC and download the routes, but when I'm away on holiday I do not know where I am going that day until the day itself! No, I am not taking my lap top on the bike with me either.

Any ideas?
Carl

 

[Howard Millichap]

No, I am not taking my lap top on the bike with me either.

Any ideas?
Carl

Why not? I do.

Now I have a streetpilot III, I type in address (or try to) but there is no such address. [/B]

I have noticed the same problem. I don't know why or what the solution is, apart from doing what you're doing.

 

[CoolCarbon]

Pan European Covered this subject within the last couple of weeks somewhere.......try a bit of a search, you should be able to turn it up.........

CC

 

[Fanum]

Carl...you're right, it can be a PITA........but the address will be there...it's just knowing how to coax it out of the software.

I'm a mobile engineer and i often get jobs half way through the day in odd places.....it does take a bit of playing around sometimes but the database is there in the spIII and it's pretty complete......

As a starting point, don't enter too much information.......you can often end up excluding a place from the search results.....I don't have my SPIII to hand to find a real working example, but there are many around of places that you or I might enter as a location, but if the postal district or parish boundary is wrong, the SPIII will look in its file for that area and return a 'not found'......

That doesn't make much sense sitting here....but trust me, the info is in there.......persevere with working out ways to make betty cough it up and it does work........


I'll get me coat.....................................................

 

[Phil Reynolds]

Fanum's right, too much info and it'll give problems. I found this to be the case with mine. However, if you just key in the road name:ie instead of, Rowntree Terrace, just key in Rowntree, all the streets beginning with Rowntree will come up, then you just scroll down 'til you come to the one highlighted in the town you're headed for, and voila...!!

 

[PanEuropean]

Carl, Howard:

I did make a long post explaining how to get success 100% of the time when searching recently - not sure where it is, but if you find it, perhaps you could post a cross-link here.

Basically, the idea is exactly what Fanum pointed out: Use the same strategy you use when you do a Google search on the web. Don't try to be too specific with your search criteria. If the address you are trying to find is, for example, "123 Main Street, Anytown, Kansas, USA, 92032", don't type in all that crap, because you'll strike out for sure.

If you are close to the town, just type in the proper name of the street only (not the suffix or any modifiers) - meaning, type in "Main" and the GPSR will return a list of hits. Pick the street you want from the hit list - Main Street North, Main Road South, Maintenance Lane, Upper Mainland Road, Remainder Alley, whatever. Then go back to the search box (which will appear automatically) and type in the street number.

Note that when the GPSR returns the list of streets that match the criteria you enter, it orders them in proximity to your location, and also includes the town name in the list it presents you. This makes it easy to pick the street you want - and on top of all that, you do a hell of a lot less typing.

If the address you are searching for is in a town 500 miles from you, pan to the town using the map and the pointer, then press the find button. The results will be ordered in proximity to the pointer tool.

In short - Don't be too "granular" (precise) with your initial search criteria.

PanEuropean

 

[carlhowe]

I've tried that. I tried to enter 'Douglas Row' as the road name, no such road name, afeter typing 'douglas' and scrolling, no douglas row - but i managed to set 22 douglas row as a waypoint!

I'll try it again this weekend (off for a play in the northern lakes - just checked the weather - looks okay for two days)As for why not take my lap top.....if I take that where do I put the numerous assorted layers of clothes I need in the UK Spring if the top box is already half full? I could use the panniers, but then wifey can't get her feet on the pegs properly (a bit short in the leg department).....hang on, that could be a good idea, the lap top it is!
Carl

 

[PanEuropean]

Carl, for troubleshooting purposes, would you let us know the following:

1) What version of the SP III internal software you are using? (should be 2.50).

2) What cartographic product you have loaded (select 'map info' on the SP III, it should say there - it's what's loaded on your GPSR that matters, not what's loaded on your PC).

3) Do you have an Americas or Atlantic basemap? Reason I ask is that I was using an Americas basemap unit in Europe today (not a SP III) - was getting some funny behaviour from the city search function - first attempt, it would only look up cities in the Americas basemap, but after pressing "QUIT" and trying the same thing again, it went to the data card and I was able to look up the Swiss city I wanted. Not sure if this problem is specific to the model I am using or if it affects others as well.

Thanks,

PanEuropean

 

[carlhowe]

atlantic basemap

software version 2.50

european city navigatoe version 6

Carl (off to work then the lakes)