Tns300 Map Data Source

[davidm]

Hi everyone,

another sat nav question. I have the TNS300 DVD system installed which apparently is from Denso.

What I want to know is where the map coverage data for europe is obtained from ?

Is it Navtech ?

just wondering as Navtech have announced 100% coverage of R.O.I.

It would be worth upgrading from my 2003/2004 version if it has a better coverage of Ireland.

I realise that the data probably wouldn't be available to until next year, but it would be great if it was, and I don't mind waiting.

Regards,

David

[Trafficman]

The TNS300 is made by Aisin or AW in ints other name. The mapos are Navteq and it takes about 18 months from electronic map publishing to DVDs in Vehicles!

[davidm]

Thanks Trafficman,

thats great news, all I have to do now is be patient, very patient.

From what you say it looks like the data will be available the year after next.

[eddyc]

I have a TNS300 with the 2004/2005 disc - as you've found, coverage of Ireland is very patchy outside the main cities.

The new mapping data was made available to the car manufacturers at the start of 2006. A couple of months later, I checked with Toyota in Dublin and they said an updated DVD for Europe was due at the end of July 2006.

I contacted Toyota again last week to see if the disc is available yet, but am still waiting to hear back. Six months does seem like a reasonable amount of time to integrate the new mapping data (rather than 18 months).

Does anyone in the UK know whether a new disc is imminent, or indeed now available? (I've seen reference to a 2005/2006 disc, but I would guess that is probably from last year, and won't have any improvements to the Irish maps).

[eddyc]

I contacted Toyota again last week to see if the disc is available yet, but am still waiting to hear back. Six months does seem like a reasonable amount of time to integrate the new mapping data (rather than 18 months).

Toyota responded to me today and said that the new disc should be available in 6-8 weeks, depending on production and delivery times.

So hopefully we'll have something around the beginning of October.

[rooo]

Any idea on costs?

[eddyc]

Any idea on costs?

No cost was given but based on previous experience, I'd expect €250-300 (maybe around Stg 200).

Eddy