Comments on: Nuvi integrates ‘where’ http://www.edparsons.com/2006/10/nuvi-integrates-where/ The blog of Ed Parsons, Geographer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Bartlett http://www.edparsons.com/2006/10/nuvi-integrates-where/#comment-557 Simon Bartlett Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:52:21 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=350#comment-557 Even that most basic of Sat Navs, the TomTom One has an auto zoom capability based on speed & proximity to a junction, as well as filtering what network is shown depending on the route chosen and the surrounding detail's relevance. e.g. Motorway service station networks only display when you get into the station. The 'Navigate to POI' function is effectively a 'find nearest' service, as is a well populated set of favorites. Most of it's already there. The interesting stuff is the temporal/contextural info. Routing that takes into concideration expected road conditions (you don't need a real-time link to know the M4 is busy at 5:30 on a Friday!)would be good. Improved 'avoidance' facilities, so I can re-plan my route avoiding a section of motorway, not the whole thing, and the ability to drag the map image to take in context, whilst viewing the route would be helpful. To quote the Spice Girls, What I really really want is a Route finder capability. I want to dump a load of way points into the machine, and have it come up with the optimum route - and I want to dump that list from my mobile/lap-top/pda, so connectivity and file standrads need sorting. Sat Nav is starting to progress beyond being a toy, although that is where most of the market will remain. As a result, affordable options will never quite deliver everything. As someone who set up his TomTom in a traffic jam on the M25, getting back to the same spot to re-initiate could be interesting. Even that most basic of Sat Navs, the TomTom One has an auto zoom capability based on speed & proximity to a junction, as well as filtering what network is shown depending on the route chosen and the surrounding detail’s relevance. e.g. Motorway service station networks only display when you get into the station. The ‘Navigate to POI’ function is effectively a ‘find nearest’ service, as is a well populated set of favorites. Most of it’s already there. The interesting stuff is the temporal/contextural info. Routing that takes into concideration expected road conditions (you don’t need a real-time link to know the M4 is busy at 5:30 on a Friday!)would be good. Improved ‘avoidance’ facilities, so I can re-plan my route avoiding a section of motorway, not the whole thing, and the ability to drag the map image to take in context, whilst viewing the route would be helpful.

To quote the Spice Girls, What I really really want is a Route finder capability. I want to dump a load of way points into the machine, and have it come up with the optimum route – and I want to dump that list from my mobile/lap-top/pda, so connectivity and file standrads need sorting.

Sat Nav is starting to progress beyond being a toy, although that is where most of the market will remain. As a result, affordable options will never quite deliver everything.

As someone who set up his TomTom in a traffic jam on the M25, getting back to the same spot to re-initiate could be interesting.

]]> By: jack http://www.edparsons.com/2006/10/nuvi-integrates-where/#comment-556 jack Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:02:27 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=350#comment-556 what happens if i set the PIN in the kitchen and then move house? what happens if i set the PIN in the kitchen and then move house?

]]> By: Ed http://www.edparsons.com/2006/10/nuvi-integrates-where/#comment-555 Ed Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:28:08 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=350#comment-555 A big cross on the lawn should be good enough... :-) A big cross on the lawn should be good enough… :-)

]]> By: Christopher Brind http://www.edparsons.com/2006/10/nuvi-integrates-where/#comment-554 Christopher Brind Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:52:35 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=350#comment-554 How accurate is the security location? Will I have to create a treasure map of my back garden in order to work out where I can reset the PIN on my Nuvi? Or maybe use a second GPS? ;) Sounds like a very neat idea though. =) How accurate is the security location? Will I have to create a treasure map of my back garden in order to work out where I can reset the PIN on my Nuvi? Or maybe use a second GPS? ;)

Sounds like a very neat idea though. =)

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