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Garmin not finding Sandymount ?

  • 24-03-2011 09:36PM
    #1
    zagmund
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭


    It's either me, or the GPS, but I don't seem to be able to find the most basic of places on my Nuvi 1310. Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong or whether the database is just crummy.

    I do most of my driving around familiar roads, so I rarely use the device. The other day I decided I had probably better get used to programing it or I would end up in a mess when I actually need it. To test it out, I tried to get it to find Richlieu Park, Sandymount, D4. It didn't accept Dublin 4 as a postcode, it could only find Sandymounts in Clare, Kilkenny & Tipperary, but not Dublin, and it had no record of any Richlieu Park.

    Upon double checking, it looks like Richlieu is actually spelled Richelieu, so that explains that part, but what's with not being able to find Sandymount, or enter Dublin 4 as a postcode ?

    The other place I tried to test with was Glencree, up near Glendalough. It's not exactly mainstream, but neither is it the back of beyond. Searching under "Search All" it can't find Glencree. Using "Spell City" it finds it alright. But I guess this means that "search all" doesn't actually search all. Is it best to just keep pushing all the buttons until something shows up, or is there a definite way to have it search everything and come back with all possible matches ?

    z


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  • #2
    Mental Mickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,669 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


    zagmund wrote: »
    It's either me, or the GPS, but I don't seem to be able to find the most basic of places on my Nuvi 1310. Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong or whether the database is just crummy.

    I do most of my driving around familiar roads, so I rarely use the device. The other day I decided I had probably better get used to programing it or I would end up in a mess when I actually need it. To test it out, I tried to get it to find Richlieu Park, Sandymount, D4. It didn't accept Dublin 4 as a postcode, it could only find Sandymounts in Clare, Kilkenny & Tipperary, but not Dublin, and it had no record of any Richlieu Park.

    Upon double checking, it looks like Richlieu is actually spelled Richelieu, so that explains that part, but what's with not being able to find Sandymount, or enter Dublin 4 as a postcode ?

    The other place I tried to test with was Glencree, up near Glendalough. It's not exactly mainstream, but neither is it the back of beyond. Searching under "Search All" it can't find Glencree. Using "Spell City" it finds it alright. But I guess this means that "search all" doesn't actually search all. Is it best to just keep pushing all the buttons until something shows up, or is there a definite way to have it search everything and come back with all possible matches ?

    z

    My Garmin is cack too. Am gonna change it to a TomTom


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,754 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    As far as the Garmin is concerned, the street name and Dublin post code is sufficient to uniquely identify an address so 'Sandymount' is superfluous to requirements and is not used.

    Remember that there are quite a few townland and village names popularly used around Dublin which actually don't exist, Leopardstown being the prime example, the local townland is actually called Galloping Green.

    People (I know a few of them) might like using Sandymount in their postal address but it doesn't add anything as far as a search is concerned.


  • #4
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Most people like to use areas first. It shortens the street search & reduces the chance of getting a wrong dublicate.


  • #5
    Alun
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    KoolKid wrote: »
    Most people like to use areas first. It shortens the street search & reduces the chance of getting a wrong dublicate.
    Agree, but in many cases there is no formal definition of where one of these areas starts and where another begins, despite what the inhabitants might think. They can be fluid as well, with some people who live on the supposed border between two areas, one 'better' than the other, preferring to use the better one. So it's a bit of a minefield really ...


  • #6
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    I think something is seriously wrong with navigation.

    I got a new Garmin because my trusty and very accurate model suffers from a few know issues and lost accuracy and satellite detection. {Garmin offered to replace the unit for €70 but I was unable to get on to them via the phone and gave up after three weeks trying} .

    My new unit is definitely not as accurate, I blame the new sleek design instead of the pop out antenna, the antenna is vitally important {I have my crippled unit working on external antenna} but overall am not satisfied with my new unit and I am relying more and more on my iPhone.

    My iPhone knows almost everywhere and will make on track to your destination ~ big problem is it {mine is on 3 Mobile} won't follow it's own track and it jumps violently around, not satisfactory at all {but too many variables to make an assessment} but add to that my other Sat Nav unit's problems and I suspect we have a system failure in the service provision.


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  • #7
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,754 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Alun wrote: »
    Agree, but in many cases there is no formal definition of where one of these areas starts and where another begins, despite what the inhabitants might think. They can be fluid as well, with some people who live on the supposed border between two areas, one 'better' than the other, preferring to use the better one. So it's a bit of a minefield really ...

    +1.

    If there wasn't a Garda Station called Irishtown for example, you wouldn't know that such a place existed because most people who live in Irishtown claim to live in either Sandymount or Ballsbridge. Even the tennis club can't bring themselves to use 'Irishtown' in the name so they call themselves 'Lansdowne Tennis Club'.


  • #8
    d4guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭d4guy


    coylemj wrote: »
    +1.

    If there wasn't a Garda Station called Irishtown for example, you wouldn't know that such a place existed because most people who live in Irishtown claim to live in either Sandymount or Ballsbridge. Even the tennis club can't bring themselves to use 'Irishtown' in the name so they call themselves 'Lansdowne Tennis Club'.

    I'm glad this post was done because this always amuses me when people claim to be living in an area which is actually the area adjoining them which has greater appeal. Same goes for businesses which use the name such as Sandymount Credit Union etc. I should point out that this exists in lots of places. Good examples are Merrion/Ballsbridge, Fairview/Clontarf. One way around this would be to put up "Welcome to
    " signs at the area's boundary like the way they have done in Fairview and Clontarf. Westwood Gym in that area is in Clontarf when it is described as a great amenity but when trouble would occur when Barcode nightclub was there, the area was suddenly called Fairview.

    While I'm on the topic. Myhome and Daft always do this when trying to sell property, they will always use the more "appealing address". And why, oh why do they on Myhome put "Mt Merrion" in Dublin 4 when it is clearly in Co Dublin. However, Merrion is in Dublin 4. Ok rant over.


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