Garmin 2009 North American Map Update for Garmin GPS Units
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2009 North America Map UpdateFull Coverage Throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto RicoDisplays Nearly 6 Million Points of InterestEnhances Pronunciation Data for GPS Devices that Can Speak Street NamesWill Update Your Preloaded Garmin GPS Unit with the Latest Maps
Product Description
New Points of Interest / Nearly 6 Million POI
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
Summary:
Not very useful if you live in the north-east
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Comment:
I bought my CD last week and have been visiting popular as well as remote places to see if anything's changed. For anyone who has to deal with space constraints and such (me, for example), the mapping data is about 1.4GB. Installation does take some time, presumably due to the increase in mapping data and time required to build increasingly diverse index files.
Sadly, NT2009 does not seem to be as big an update from 2008 as the latter was from NT8. There are quite a few major/popular POIs (like banks and restaurants) that are still not present. In fact, there is a BoA branch that's suddenly changed location in the '09 database. Over the past couple of years, there have been a couple of exit changes on I-84 but none of them are reflected in here. There are a couple of streets near my gf's house that were renamed a few years ago but have still not found their way into the Garmin DB (haven't checked NAVTEQ though). At the risk of belaboring my point, I'll stop right here. :)
YMMV though as many friends, relatives and members on online discussion forums have found solace with NT2009 in places such as FL and AZ. I will be in GA/ATL all through May and shall update this review in a couple of weeks.
Overall, if you're eligible for a free update, go for it. However, if you live in the N.E. and have to shell out $55-65 odd bucks, I think your money is better spent elsewhere (assuming you have NT08 already).
P.S.: If you have an older system (like the c3xx), you can fit the entire mapping data on an SD card.
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Summary:
Don't see much difference
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Comment:
I've had the Nuvi 660 since it came out back in 2006 and finally got around to updating the maps with this release. The hotels that were not in my old version are still not in it including the Hampton Inn Camden Yards. Restaurants in Charlotte, NC that have been there since 2006 are not in there. I haven't yet seen a difference yet.
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