Navi Maps Out of Date

[gene.maurice]

Just took delivery of a 2011 LTD w/Navi on 3/14. The map data base is way out of date. Though it show the street that I live on as a road it has no idea what the name of the steet is and therefore can't find the address. The subdivision is over 4 years old and the street was dedicated by the county at that time . The map update that I got for a Garmin in 2009 knew trhe address and so does my 2010 Honda Crosstour.

 

In addition, my daughter's house is about 5 years old and new Edge doesn't know where she lives either, Again, both the Honda and the Garmin have her street / subdivision in thier data base.

 

I know that this is the first release of the SD card based system and I certainly hope there will be an update forth coming. My question is, are the previous generation Navi systems as out of date and how often do they update the data base??

 

TIA

[cirockets]

Just took delivery of a 2011 LTD w/Navi on 3/14. The map data base is way out of date. Though it show the street that I live on as a road it has no idea what the name of the steet is and therefore can't find the address. The subdivision is over 4 years old and the street was dedicated by the county at that time . The map update that I got for a Garmin in 2009 knew trhe address and so does my 2010 Honda Crosstour.

 

In addition, my daughter's house is about 5 years old and new Edge doesn't know where she lives either, Again, both the Honda and the Garmin have her street / subdivision in thier data base.

 

I know that this is the first release of the SD card based system and I certainly hope there will be an update forth coming. My question is, are the previous generation Navi systems as out of date and how often do they update the data base??

 

TIA

 

Don't feel bad, I have noticed streets more than 8 years old not included and the detail on the maps is very poor. I'm sticking with my Garmin as well. But you'll probably love your ride.

[bmuir40]

As a navigation engineer, I can let you know ome work-arounds for your NAV system problem.

 

For your HOME destination, you really don't want your exact address or even your street saved as your "home". If someone should steal your car (however rare that may seem), they could direct the navigation right to your house, and get in to your garage with the opener.

 

I always use a nearby major intersection as my saved location for home, because the system is more likely to know major roads. Plus, the potential theif would have to go through every street of 4 or 5 nearby subdivisions to actually find your house..