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HERE, TomTom, Waze/Google, Apple, OSM, etc. They are all competitors in map data.
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Such a list would give their competitors a checklist for their own updates. :) At one point they used to very broadly overview what areas (Provinces, Sates) saw more significant updates, but the map update process is so different today that all are…
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Trimble makes professional level GPS devices: https://geospatial.trimble.com/ I recall that something like this is in the $8k range: https://geospatial.trimble.com/products-and-solutions/geo-7x-gnss
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The image src you used doesn't point to an image, it points to a webpage that is redirecting you to another webpage.
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It is available per category by clicking the gear icon and site-wide in the menu bar. The whole feature was disabled for quite some time as it caused some performance issues. Frankly, I kind of dislike the feature as it does (and promotes) the oppo…
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@dhn, yes, it should bring you back to the place you were previously at after marking all topics as read.
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@Ralph2689 If you go to this link that should do the trick for you.
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@Cycledog you can find Garmin map update dates here.
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This thread is relevant: https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1058676834940776450 I know of at least one government agency that has lots of integrated GPS devices in remote locations that were found susceptible to pretty much the exact same bug. Long s…
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Does TomTom make the Subaru GPS? I doubt it. No, they don't make the navigation app. It is Harman Kardon hardware. However TomTom's maps are used on the deice so you see their logo occasionally. (I have a 2018 Outback.)
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Nearly forgot about that one.
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I've had quite a few of these trips down memory lane lately. I dusted off my Dash Express and booted it up, as well as a few old Harman Kardon, LG, and HP devices.
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I think it is unlikely someone would write malicious Garmin firmware because for most devices there is isn't much incentive to exploit most consumer GPS devices. With that said, I've never recommended people download firmware anywhere but direct fro…
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Every satellite contains an expensive atomic clock, but the receiver itself uses an ordinary quartz clock, which it constantly resets. In a nutshell, the receiver looks at incoming signals from four or more satellites and gauges its own inaccuracy. …
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This has been my go to description for more technical info: http://www.avionicswest.com/Articles/howGPSworks.html
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It is a bit of a chicken and egg question, but it would be more appropriate to say that the GPS satellites are broadcasting their current time and current location-- that is what the receiver hears from each satellite. So the receiver knows exactly …
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The Dash would "learn" your routes, along with everyone else's. So it wouldn't work in the scenario described above unless you were the only user in the area... which was a great possibility at the time and would still be so today if there service w…
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Hi @lewkahkang, That question is above my pay grade as well, although one thing stuck out to me in your post. VXSport has mentioned that the speed data that they obtained in independent of the longitude/latitude coordinates, mentioning that it is r…
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Historically, new releases come out around the turn of the year. (Often, but by no means always.) This means they often dump old inventory over the holidays to make room for the new, as well as timing announcements around CES in January. But of cour…
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Hmmm.... weird. I'll look into it. There are few other broken things I need to fix as well.
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The split function was pretty buggy, so I disabled it a few years ago. I'll see if I can move things around later today.
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Most of my friends use "whatever the maps app is that came on my phone". A few others, more commonly friends who live or work in cities will use Waze for its traffic data. I don't know any friends who use a mount for their phone, they just prop it i…
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I get several calls per day from "Google AdWords", but of course it isn't really Google, just some scammers.
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Wow,
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A combination of IP and engineers, I suspect.
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Haha. :)
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This is how I read it, more or less in their own words, I can't imagine them trying to say "this is how we are illegally using your info. --- Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit use of this device. • It is your responsibility to know and comp…
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I don't think that is what they are talking about. I think it is two things. First, in some jurisdictions merely tapping on the screen while the car is turned on is illegal. Second, I believe it is illegal to track someone with GPS without their con…
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There could be. On the app, it can send a confirmation back to Garmin that the user has accepted the agreement. So they could keep a list of device IDs along with a timestamp of agreement. While some dedicated devices have connectivity, it might no…
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Huh, weird. I've seen that on other sites, but I don't get it when I go to that one.
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because if you take it out you might realize that it could replace their devices. :D