From: Chrlz on 6 Apr 2010 07:15 Maybe we should have a GPS-Off. Set a few tricky routes, and then see how much the brands/maps/methods vary. Eg, for no good reason I just picked a trip from Warrnambool to Benalla (looked like it had a few options!) Using IGO 8, Sensis maps, and only the Short, Fast, and Economical methods (it has more..): Times and distances: Short - 6h16m, 441km Fast - 5h28m, 457km Eco - 5h31m, 450km The short route was Mortlake, Lismore, Scarsdale, Sebastopol, Ballarat, Daylesford, Tylden, Woodend, Kilmore, Bradford, Euroa, Baddaginnie (!), Benalla. The fast route was Camperdown, Kariah, Duverney, Geelong, Princes Fwy, Western Ring Rd, Hume Fwy, Euroa, Midland Hwy, Benalla. The economical route was very similar to the fast, some minor differences around Melbourne.. All seemed to make sense to me.... I also tried that Chinkapook to Hopetoun one and it chose straight down to Sea Lake, cut across on a sort of diagonal back road route to Lascelles, then B200 to Hopetoun. Again, that looked correct according to the printed map I have. Clearly I have no life...
From: Noddy on 6 Apr 2010 08:23 "Chrlz" <mark.thomas.7(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:145a47ac-916c-4932-9cbc-c5dd84c0b0f3(a)r18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > Using IGO 8, Sensis maps, and only the Short, Fast, and Economical > methods (it has more..): > Times and distances: > Short - 6h16m, 441km > Fast - 5h28m, 457km > Eco - 5h31m, 450km I just tried the same thing with the TomTom 730 (navcore 9002 map version 845.2661) Short - 5h25m - 430km. Fast - 4h45m - 455km Eco - 4h45m - 455km. Interestingly, it considered the fastest route to be the most economical and reported exactly the same time for both. Whether this is accurate or not I can't tell you as I've never driven this route before, but past experience has shown this machine to be very accurate with time estimates and usually down to the nearest minute. Clearly, I have no life either. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: D Walford on 6 Apr 2010 08:38 On 6/04/2010 8:45 PM, John_H wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 6/04/2010 9:51 AM, John_H wrote: >>> D Walford wrote: >>>> >>>> On the other hand mine has found address's in places where I didn't >>>> think it possible, I've found farms 80klms from the nearest town >>>> (Hopetoun in the Mallee) and more than half that distance on gravel roads. >>> >>> As will frequently be the case... but you can't rely on it. >>> >>> You don't say which side of Hopetoun, but I'd suggest next time you're >>> at one of those farms try navigating from there to Swan Hill (which is >>> three main roads removed from Hopetoun). My guess is it will stuff >>> up badly and take you a very long way around... unless of course >>> there's a main road joining the two which wasn't there the last time I >>> was in those parts. :) >> >> It was roughly NE of the town. > > I'd assumed you'd almost certainly be NW of Hopetoun, which is a > relatively remote area by Vic standards, and probably one of the few > places in Vic where you could be as far as 80km from the nearest town. I had to look up my work diary and the job was in 10/2008, I can't find the exact address but you are right its not even 80klm from Hopetoun and not all that far from Lascelle, it just seemed to be a long way from anywhere but I remember being surprised that the GPS found the place so easily. I do remember that the customer's kids had a pet kangaroo that followed them around like a puppy:-) Daryl
From: D Walford on 6 Apr 2010 08:54 On 6/04/2010 9:15 PM, Chrlz wrote: > Maybe we should have a GPS-Off. Set a few tricky routes, and then see > how much the brands/maps/methods vary. > > Eg, for no good reason I just picked a trip from Warrnambool to > Benalla (looked like it had a few options!) > > Using IGO 8, Sensis maps, and only the Short, Fast, and Economical > methods (it has more..): > Times and distances: > Short - 6h16m, 441km > Fast - 5h28m, 457km > Eco - 5h31m, 450km > > The short route was Mortlake, Lismore, Scarsdale, Sebastopol, > Ballarat, Daylesford, Tylden, Woodend, Kilmore, Bradford, Euroa, > Baddaginnie (!), Benalla. Local knowledge would mean that as soon as you got to Kilmore you would use the Hume Freeway which bypasses those 3 towns. > > The fast route was Camperdown, Kariah, Duverney, Geelong, Princes Fwy, > Western Ring Rd, Hume Fwy, Euroa, Midland Hwy, Benalla. > > The economical route was very similar to the fast, some minor > differences around Melbourne.. All seemed to make sense to me.... Most GPS's assume is that the road is clear of major traffic hold ups, at peak times of the day when the Western Ring Road and other Melb roads are very slow the shortest route could also be the fastest because it avoids Melb. Having been to almost every place on either route recently I know that the shortest route is also a more interesting drive. I like my GPS but like John H says local knowledge is a big advantage. Daryl
From: Chrlz on 7 Apr 2010 03:42
On Apr 6, 11:26 pm, Athol <athol_SPIT_S...(a)idl.net.au> wrote: > Chrlz <mark.thoma...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe we should have a GPS-Off. Set a few tricky routes, and then see > > how much the brands/maps/methods vary. > > Try Cardiff NSW to Bathurst NSW. No toll roads, fastest route. > > The correct answer goes through Kurri Kurri, Denman, Baerami, Bylong, > Rylestone and Kandos. I doubt that *any* GPS will get that result. > > Even without specifying no tolls, the answer should probably be the > same. Now that's an interesting one. Despite having 'unpaved roads' turned on, you're right - IGO/Sensis at least, does *not* want to go that away. Are there any roads in the short route that might be classified as dangerous/seasonally impassable, 4wd only, maybe? I'd like to find out more about the reasons why. Might try experimenting, to see if there's a clue about *where* it gets the idea not to go thataway... |