Roger Smelly Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi all I was just looking into the mapping of the isle of man for sat nav and it looks like only one company currently has mapping of the island. What i was thinking was why don't the isle of man get the island mapped for sat nav and have it like a tourism gimmick that could be free to download for the visitors. I know a lot of the bikers now use sat nav and any visitors coming here would really see it as a way of getting about easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi all I was just looking into the mapping of the isle of man for sat nav and it looks like only one company currently has mapping of the island. What i was thinking was why don't the isle of man get the island mapped for sat nav and have it like a tourism gimmick that could be free to download for the visitors. I know a lot of the bikers now use sat nav and any visitors coming here would really see it as a way of getting about easier. The most popular sat nav used foo motorcycles is garmin and they have IOM maps anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Memory map OS has the island, but then that's probably because it uses OS maps. Also, my CoPilot (live6) includes the IOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smelly Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Well from what i have read any sat nav that uses tele-atlas will not be able to read the local roads. And seeing as a lot of people have tom tom's i guess some visitors are missing out. i just thought it might have been a good tourism gimmick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 FFS we're 30 miles by 10, how lost can you get ? Just stop and ask someone, they'll be only too pleased to point you on the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 There was a mapping/GPS survey thingy done here one weekend earlier in the year - can't remember who by or for and can't be arsed looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 There was a mapping/GPS survey thingy done here one weekend earlier in the year - can't remember who by or for and can't be arsed looking. This one? http://www.dankarran.com/blog/archives/200...enstreetmap.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Nope - this from MR: Volunteers for street mapping project 30 July 2007 20:17:14 An attempt will be made in September to map the Isle of Man’s major towns in a single weekend. OpenStreetMap.org, an internet mapping project, will visit the Island to produce copyright-free maps, usable by anybody. On the first two days of next month Nick Black, of Open Street Map, wants volunteers to help the project by travelling around with GPS units to map streets and roads. But you don’t need any technical knowledge of cartography to take part (audio file attached): You can find out more about the project at the www.openstreetmap.org website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanna Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Navteq are the ones who have the IOM. So any system that uses their maps has the iom in it. Like Garmin. Copilot. destinator. The new Bmws (I think) etc. I did read a while back Tomtom were switching to Navteq. Not sure if thats true or not now with that mapshare stuff thats come in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Just stop and ask someone, they'll be only too pleased to point you on the right direction Yeah, but they normally ask for the A4 or the B25, when really they mean the Mountain Road, the Castletown Road or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 FFS we're 30 miles by 10, how lost can you get ? Just stop and ask someone, they'll be only too pleased to point you on the right direction I agree in principal but GPS is great for delivery companies and the like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 FFS we're 30 miles by 10, how lost can you get ? Just stop and ask someone, they'll be only too pleased to point you on the right direction I agree in principal but GPS is great for delivery companies and the like... It's good for the environment too - because it can optimise travel routes and times - thus saving fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katman Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 When I decided to buy a GPS for the Car. the Tom Tom I looked at on the shelf in Curry's had Isle of Man Mapping on it, but the one in the box I took to the counter didn't, so ended up buying a Garmin Nuvi 660. My mum who lives in the UK last week bought a Garmin Nuvi 200 at Halfords for just £99.00, which also has the Island on it. My old car, a Rover 75, had built in GPS. The 2005 Disc had Isle of Man Mapping, but for some reason the Islands countryside was coloured blue rather than green as it was when traveling in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 The maps are not available for safety reasons - most Manx drivers have trouble with both eyes looking at the road without a Satnav to distract them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoepatshoe Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 FFS we're 30 miles by 10, how lost can you get ? Just stop and ask someone, they'll be only too pleased to point you on the right direction During The Manx Grand Prix this year I was stopped on the Old Castletown Road, just by The Nunnery, by a well spoken old chap on a classic bike. He pointed towards Douglas Quay and asked if he was heading the right way for Parliament Square, and was he near The Gooseneck. THAT is the most lost I've ever seen anybody on the Isle of Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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