Comments on: Auto GPS buyers guide http://gpstracklog.com GPS reviews, news, tips and tricks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/buyers-guides/auto-gps-buyers-guide/comment-page-6#comment-153130 Rich Owings Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:52:18 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?page_id=4231#comment-153130 I would do it on the nuvi. If you transfer from MapSource or another program, the nuvi may use a different routing algorithm than the one you set up in MapSource, resulting in a different route. You can create the Favorites in MapSource and send those to the unit, making route creation somewhat easier. You can install MapSource for free... http://gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-install-mapsource-if-it-didnt-come-with-your-gps/ And then update your maps and tell it to download them to your computer too. That should get you set up with City Navigator on your computer. I would do it on the nuvi. If you transfer from MapSource or another program, the nuvi may use a different routing algorithm than the one you set up in MapSource, resulting in a different route.

You can create the Favorites in MapSource and send those to the unit, making route creation somewhat easier. You can install MapSource for free…

http://gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-install-mapsource-if-it-didnt-come-with-your-gps/

And then update your maps and tell it to download them to your computer too. That should get you set up with City Navigator on your computer.

]]> By: Ray http://gpstracklog.com/buyers-guides/auto-gps-buyers-guide/comment-page-6#comment-153106 Ray Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:21:00 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?page_id=4231#comment-153106 I work for a city bus company. I want to be able to create a bus route (for example, a one-hour route with about 40 turns around neighborhoods in our town) - and then send a driver out with the GPS unit and tell him to "follow the route I've created for you". I am considering a Garmin 2460LMT. Can I create the route on a PC and then transfer that route to the 2460? Or do I have to create the route on the 2460 (by making 38 intersections "via points"?). If I can do it on a PC, do I need to buy MapSource on DVD to do it? Thanks. I work for a city bus company. I want to be able to create a bus route (for example, a one-hour route with about 40 turns around neighborhoods in our town) – and then send a driver out with the GPS unit and tell him to “follow the route I’ve created for you”. I am considering a Garmin 2460LMT. Can I create the route on a PC and then transfer that route to the 2460? Or do I have to create the route on the 2460 (by making 38 intersections “via points”?). If I can do it on a PC, do I need to buy MapSource on DVD to do it? Thanks.

]]> By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/buyers-guides/auto-gps-buyers-guide/comment-page-6#comment-152830 Rich Owings Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:03:35 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?page_id=4231#comment-152830 I'd suggest a Garmin. I’d suggest a Garmin.

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