Route planners that upload to satnav? - SV650.org

16-02-12, 08:42 AM

Hi all,

Anyone know of an online route planner that will allow you to upload the route created to a satnav particularly a garmin or tom tom?

I know of twistyride but it's not very good.

16-02-12, 08:51 AM

http://www.tyre.tk/

Your welcome

PS: it says TomTom all over the website, but it works exactly the same with Garmin, or indeed any sat nav that will read one of a range of waypoint file formats.

16-02-12, 12:10 PM

It doesn't know Leeds????? keeps asking if it's in US

BoltonSte · 16-02-12, 12:15 PM

it's trying to tell you something

SIII · 16-02-12, 12:17 PM

How do you actually download thes onto your Tomtom?

I have an older car tomtom, one of the first ones, is it still possible?

16-02-12, 12:20 PM

I would imagine you place the file created in one of the root folders of the satnav?

ogden · 16-02-12, 12:41 PM

Tyre will produce an itinerary file which can be used as waypoints on a Tomtom, though not very well. There's also no guarantee that the route between itinerary entries as calculated by Google Maps will match that generated by the Tomtom. And you may find you have to stop and manually nudge the itinerary on to the next stop rather than the savnav doing it for you.

If you have a Garmin, you don't need a third-party tool - the device comes with Mapsource which uses the same routing engine as the device itself so you can be pretty certain the resulting route will match. Pre-planning routes with waypoints is really the main (only) strength of Garmin over Tomtom.

_Stretchie_ · 16-02-12, 01:33 PM

Which particular TomTom or Garmin do you have in mind, I'm sure different models will accept different things.

I have a Garmin 550 which came with route planner software that I can then sync to the satnav, maybe that software can be downloaded and used with other garmin models?

16-02-12, 01:45 PM

Garmin 275T I think

Garmin say:

MapSource is a valuable tool if you have a device that doesn't accept data cards or that has a small built-in memory. MapSource is only available with our DVD/CD map products.

My Garmin has an SD slot, so do I need to use something else?

ogden · 16-02-12, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

Which particular TomTom or Garmin do you have in mind, I'm sure different models will accept different things.

I have a Garmin 550 which came with route planner software that I can then sync to the satnav, maybe that software can be downloaded and used with other garmin models?

That is Mapsource. It comes bundled with all Garmin satnavs, afaik.

16-02-12, 08:42 AM	#1
SUPERSTARDJ01 Guest Posts: n/a	Route planners that upload to satnav? Hi all, Anyone know of an online route planner that will allow you to upload the route created to a satnav particularly a garmin or tom tom? I know of twistyride but it's not very good.

16-02-12, 08:51 AM	#2
-Ralph- Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? http://www.tyre.tk/ Your welcome PS: it says TomTom all over the website, but it works exactly the same with Garmin, or indeed any sat nav that will read one of a range of waypoint file formats. Last edited by -Ralph-; 16-02-12 at 08:53 AM.

16-02-12, 12:10 PM	#3
SUPERSTARDJ01 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? It doesn't know Leeds????? keeps asking if it's in US

16-02-12, 12:15 PM	#4
BoltonSte Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Back in Bolton Posts: 1,010	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? it's trying to tell you something __________________ Had an SV or three. Street triple R - gone but not forgotten. Now trying the lunacy that is KTM with a Superduke GT. for the pillion capability of course.

16-02-12, 12:17 PM	#5
SIII Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway Posts: 1,319	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? How do you actually download thes onto your Tomtom? I have an older car tomtom, one of the first ones, is it still possible? __________________ "You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuk-U. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground" The Stoppy King

16-02-12, 12:20 PM	#6
SUPERSTARDJ01 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? I would imagine you place the file created in one of the root folders of the satnav?

16-02-12, 12:41 PM	#7
ogden Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Twickers Posts: 2,516	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? Tyre will produce an itinerary file which can be used as waypoints on a Tomtom, though not very well. There's also no guarantee that the route between itinerary entries as calculated by Google Maps will match that generated by the Tomtom. And you may find you have to stop and manually nudge the itinerary on to the next stop rather than the savnav doing it for you. If you have a Garmin, you don't need a third-party tool - the device comes with Mapsource which uses the same routing engine as the device itself so you can be pretty certain the resulting route will match. Pre-planning routes with waypoints is really the main (only) strength of Garmin over Tomtom. __________________ ogden S1000XR \| 990SMT \| YZF-R6 #7

16-02-12, 01:33 PM	#8
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? Which particular TomTom or Garmin do you have in mind, I'm sure different models will accept different things. I have a Garmin 550 which came with route planner software that I can then sync to the satnav, maybe that software can be downloaded and used with other garmin models? __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

16-02-12, 01:45 PM	#9
SUPERSTARDJ01 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Route planners that upload to satnav? Garmin 275T I think Garmin say: MapSource is a valuable tool if you have a device that doesn't accept data cards or that has a small built-in memory. MapSource is only available with our DVD/CD map products. My Garmin has an SD slot, so do I need to use something else? Last edited by SUPERSTARDJ01; 16-02-12 at 01:50 PM.

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