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2610 Mexico coverage
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| I am shopping for a good GPS and am looking at the 2610. The ads say that
it covers North America, but then only the US and Canada and Costa Rica (?)
are mentioned specifically. Mexico certainly occupies a significant part of
"North America". Is full coverage provided for Mexico, which would include
cities and street maps, etc? Thanks. Dick
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| Ivor Jones 2005-11-19, 5:48 pm |
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"Dick" <roving@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> I am shopping for a good GPS and am looking at the 2610. The ads say
> that it covers North America, but then only
> the US and Canada and Costa Rica (?) are mentioned
> specifically. Mexico certainly occupies a significant
> part of "North America". Is full coverage provided for
> Mexico, which would include cities and street maps, etc? Thanks. Dick
Sorry, living in the UK I'm not fully up on this, but where exactly does
*South* America start, then..?
FWIW, my copy of CN NA doesn't include Mexico.
Ivor
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| The term "South America" refers to the countries in this hemisphere located
south of the equator. Mexico is north of the equator and is always
mentioned as part of North America. I have written a note to Garmin as
well. Saying or inferring that it has coverage for North America is
certainly deceptive and misleading on the part of Garmin, when that means
the United States and Canada only. I would hate to have purchased this
expecting it to do what it infers, and maybe that is not the case but
apparently it is. I'm waiting for their reply.
Dick
"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Dick" <roving@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Sorry, living in the UK I'm not fully up on this, but where exactly does
> *South* America start, then..?
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> FWIW, my copy of CN NA doesn't include Mexico.
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> Ivor
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| Dave M 2005-11-19, 11:48 pm |
| I always thought Mexico was in Central America. Since Garmin gives you
details of the States, Provinces and territories included in North America,
how is this deceiving?
Here is the description of the standard base map for the Americas:
The Americas Routable basemap includes the United States, Alaska, Canada,
Mexico, and Central and South America, and covers an area from W180 to W30
Longitude, S60 to N72 Latitude. Also included is a high-level worldwide map
with political boundaries and major cities.
.. Mexico, Central and South America
1.. Standard Map Coverage
MapSource® City Navigator North America v7 features fully routable detailed
maps with updated road details throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
Our street maps along with nearly 6 million points of interest provide the
kind of map detail your adventures demand.
"Dick" <roving@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> The term "South America" refers to the countries in this hemisphere
> located south of the equator. Mexico is north of the equator and is
> always mentioned as part of North America. I have written a note to
> Garmin as well. Saying or inferring that it has coverage for North
> America is certainly deceptive and misleading on the part of Garmin, when
> that means the United States and Canada only. I would hate to have
> purchased this expecting it to do what it infers, and maybe that is not
> the case but apparently it is. I'm waiting for their reply.
>
> Dick
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> "Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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| The HRW World atlas shows no such thing as "Central America", but just North
and South, separated by the equator
(http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm). Based on that, I stand by
what I said. I was not throwing rocks at Garmin, but was trying to learn
about coverage and mapping in MX. Is such available using a Garmin 2610 or
2720 and is it included when one of them is purchased? That is my only
question. Dick
"Dave M" <davem@nojunk.cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I always thought Mexico was in Central America. Since Garmin gives you
>details of the States, Provinces and territories included in North America,
>how is this deceiving?
>
> Here is the description of the standard base map for the Americas:
> The Americas Routable basemap includes the United States, Alaska, Canada,
> Mexico, and Central and South America, and covers an area from W180 to W30
> Longitude, S60 to N72 Latitude. Also included is a high-level worldwide
> map with political boundaries and major cities.
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> . Mexico, Central and South America
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> 1.. Standard Map Coverage
> MapSource® City Navigator North America v7 features fully routable
> detailed maps with updated road details throughout the U.S., Canada and
> Puerto Rico. Our street maps along with nearly 6 million points of
> interest provide the kind of map detail your adventures demand.
>
> "Dick" <roving@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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| peter 2005-11-19, 11:48 pm |
| Dave M wrote:
> I always thought Mexico was in Central America. Since Garmin gives you
> details of the States, Provinces and territories included in North America,
> how is this deceiving?
Central America generally refers to the area south of Mexico and north
of Columbia, so I also think a map labeled as covering North America
should include Mexico. OTOH, the naming of MetroGuide, CitySelect, and
CityNavigator all seem to imply that only metropolitan areas would be
covered whereas these products actually include small towns and rural
areas as well. So I think this is just a case of poor naming rather
than any attempt at deliberate deception.
Some more detailed Garmin-compatible maps of Mexico (but I believe
without auto-routing) are available from:
<http://www.mexicomaps.com/index.las...6CFB2632A6787D5>
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| Thanks for the input, Peter. I agree with you, as do the maps, however this
surely not intentional deception from a company such as Garmin, however one
that lacks the familiarity as Dave apparently has, would be sorely
disappointed if they relied on the "North American" description of coverage
and found that such was not the case. I was just doing what I could to
avoid that scenario and relying on info from users such as you and Dave, and
others as well. In a field such as GPS navigation, semantics can become
very important. Thus my question to this group and to Garmin as well. Many
of us are not students of mapping and GPS terminology, and choose not to be,
so we depend on the descriptions furnished by the makers of the products to
help us with our purchase decisions. Many thanks, Dick
"peter" <prathman@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Dave M wrote:
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> Central America generally refers to the area south of Mexico and north
> of Columbia, so I also think a map labeled as covering North America
> should include Mexico. OTOH, the naming of MetroGuide, CitySelect, and
> CityNavigator all seem to imply that only metropolitan areas would be
> covered whereas these products actually include small towns and rural
> areas as well. So I think this is just a case of poor naming rather
> than any attempt at deliberate deception.
>
> Some more detailed Garmin-compatible maps of Mexico (but I believe
> without auto-routing) are available from:
> <http://www.mexicomaps.com/index.las...6CFB2632A6787D5>
>
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| Dave M 2005-11-20, 2:48 am |
| That would put Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana,
part of Brazil in North America.
On the issue of Mexico, I will accept that it is my Anglo prejudice that
considers Mexico part of Central America - given that we signed NAFTA with
them.
None of this has anthing to do with your question - the only part that
convers Mexico is the basemap.
"Dick" <roving@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> The HRW World atlas shows no such thing as "Central America", but just
> North and South, separated by the equator
> (http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm). Based on that, I stand by
> what I said. I was not throwing rocks at Garmin, but was trying to learn
> about coverage and mapping in MX. Is such available using a Garmin 2610
> or 2720 and is it included when one of them is purchased? That is my only
> question. Dick
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> "Dave M" <davem@nojunk.cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:tUPff.217455$lI5.81307@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
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| A Google search for "Central America" produced the following link
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...r />
%2Bamerica
%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D&oi=imagesr&start=2.
This and other references to Central America define it as containing the
following countries: Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and Panama, essentially the area described by Peter. Definitely
no Mexico, which is considered part of North America, regardless where the
dividing line is drawn. FWIW. Thanks to all. Bottom line appears to
indicate that city streets, etc. are not available for the Garwin. Dick
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| briancarraher@gmail.com 2005-11-20, 11:48 pm |
| I live in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, about 150 miles north of
Mexico City. I find the Garmin basemap to be excellent but also have
purchased an add-on map which contains finer detail right down to
location of gas stations. Hope this helps.
http://www.gmap.com.mx/es/11_info.htm
BTW, Mexico is part of North America.
saludos
Brian
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| Ivor Jones 2005-11-21, 5:48 pm |
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"Dave M" <davem@nojunk.cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
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> That would put Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and
> French Guiana, part of Brazil in North America.
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> On the issue of Mexico, I will accept that it is my Anglo
> prejudice that considers Mexico part of Central America -
> given that we signed NAFTA with them.
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> None of this has anthing to do with your question - the
> only part that convers Mexico is the basemap.
Which is of lo use to me as my 2610 was bought in the UK and has the
European base map. Good job I have no immediate plans to visit Mexico..!
Ivor
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| Ivor Jones 2005-11-21, 5:48 pm |
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"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Dave M" <davem@nojunk.cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:GhTff.217667$lI5.111118@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com
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> Which is of lo use to me as my 2610 was bought in the UK
> and has the European base map. Good job I have no
> immediate plans to visit Mexico..!
Oops for lo read no..!
BTW could you not top post, please..?
Ivor
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| Phil Schitz 2005-11-21, 11:48 pm |
| My c330 unit with City Select NA v.7 does not seem to include Mexico.
I always beleived Mexico to be part of North America too. I'm glad I
checked before driving to Tijuana and trying to navigate without a
regular map.
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| Phil Schitz 2005-11-21, 11:48 pm |
| If I'm not mistaken, the continent of North America encompasses
everything as far south to and including Panama. Once you hit
Columbian soil, you're on the continent of South America.
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:51:50 GMT, "Dave M" <davem@nojunk.cinci.rr.com>
wrote:
>That would put Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana,
>part of Brazil in North America.
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>On the issue of Mexico, I will accept that it is my Anglo prejudice that
>considers Mexico part of Central America - given that we signed NAFTA with
>them.
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| tvnav.com 2005-11-22, 5:48 pm |
| The NA Garmin software covers Canada and the USA only. See
http://www.garmin.com/cartography/m...citynav.jsp#map for coverage
info. No where does Garmin claim complete coverage of NA.
--
Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com
"Phil Schitz" <nono.nono.org@> wrote in message
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> My c330 unit with City Select NA v.7 does not seem to include Mexico.
> I always beleived Mexico to be part of North America too. I'm glad I
> checked before driving to Tijuana and trying to navigate without a
> regular map.
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