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> Just updated my TomTom map to one with MapShare, which lets me notify
> corrections to TomTom and have the option of being able to download and
> implement corrections made by other TomTom users.
>
> In theory it sounds like a good idea, but does anyone have a grasp of
> what the risk is of unwittingly installing others corrections which
> have been made wrongly, either unwittingly or deliberately (ie sabotage)?
>
> Or is it too early to be able to tell?
>

>
>
> In article , Lobster
> says...
>> Just updated my TomTom map to one with MapShare, which lets me notify
>> corrections to TomTom and have the option of being able to download and
>> implement corrections made by other TomTom users.
>>
>> In theory it sounds like a good idea, but does anyone have a grasp of
>> what the risk is of unwittingly installing others corrections which
>> have been made wrongly, either unwittingly or deliberately (ie sabotage)?
>>
>> Or is it too early to be able to tell?
>>
> Ive had no problem with them and you can always delete them in TT
> Home.

>
>Ive set my level of trust to Approved by TomTom only.

>
>
> Surely this just takes you back to the problem that mapshare was trying
> to solve? Tomtom maps are often 2/3 years out-of-date because this is
> the time-span taken by their map suppliers to incorporate changes.

> On 2008-01-13, Alan wrote:
>
>
>
> > Surely this just takes you back to the problem that mapshare was trying
> > to solve? Tomtom maps are often 2/3 years out-of-date because this is
> > the time-span taken by their map suppliers to incorporate changes.
>
> Quite possible, with the hope that differences can be given without
> major map upgrades. The documentation implies that they do go around
> checking this stuff.
>
> There are quite a few levels of trust, and Im not sure how much I trust
> my own updates. I planned a route on it yesterday and it had me
> overshooting a right turn to turn around at a roundabout and then turn
> left going an extra mile or so. The layout was
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> ============ =============
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> |
> |
> |
>
> Where >>>> is the left to right lane I was on, and <<<< was the right
> to left, and | is the road wanted to turn right into.
>
> Fortunately it was encoded such that I could change a short section of
> the right to left lane to two way, so my change while maybe not
> technically right should enable it to allow you to turn right.
> Ill check next time I ask it to plan that route.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> ============ =============
> ====<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> |
> |
>
> I think the actual problem was the geometry of the junction with the
> separate lanes splitting off too soon.
>
> - Richard
>
> --
> / / / / / / / / / Richard Corfield
> / / / /
> / / / / Time is a one way street,
> / / / / / / / except in the Twilight Zone

>> Fortunately it was encoded such that I could change a short section of
>> the right to left lane to two way, so my change while maybe not
>> technically right should enable it to allow you to turn right.
>> Ill check next time I ask it to plan that route.
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> ============ =============
>> ====<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>> |
>> |

> One question.
> How to setup TomTom GO 920 MapShare feature not to send corrections to
> TTs server
> for certification but save to local map data on memory card for
> personal use ?

> On 2008-01-19, darius wrote:
>
> >> Fortunately it was encoded such that I could change a short section of
> >> the right to left lane to two way, so my change while maybe not
> >> technically right should enable it to allow you to turn right.
> >> Ill check next time I ask it to plan that route.
>
> >> ============ =============
> >> ====<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> >> |
> >> |
>
> This worked better than I expected. Travelling from left to right as
> shown it now tells me to Keep left, implying that the software is
> actually capable of dealing with lanes if the map contained that data.
> I wonder if the maps could, though the data wold be huge, have lane
> connections in them. Next all we need is Turn left at the traffic
> lights and more.
>
> Ive also been impressed with its journey time estimating so far.
>
> > One question.
> > How to setup TomTom GO 920 MapShare feature not to send corrections to
> > TTs server
> > for certification but save to local map data on memory card for
> > personal use ?
>
> When you make the correction you can have it set up to ask you if you
> want to share or not. You may be able to set it up to never share.
> Mines set up to ask.
>
> You can always refuse uploading when you use Tom Tom Home.
>
> - Richard
>
> --
> / / / / / / / / / Richard Corfield
> / / / /
> / / / / Time is a one way street,
> / / / / / / / except in the Twilight Zone