Navigating a couse, seems not to be using any turn-by-turn info.
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:36 pm
Tested with GPSMAP 66st firmware 9.90.
Hi.
A course is said to be:
- A course combines elements from both tracks and routes to provide the best of both worlds.
- Typically contains all detailed turn-by-turn information needed to route from start to finish without a map.
etc.
With a routeable map enables at first i created a course in the course planner and then tried to use it without a map.
1. Hiking activity type was used.
2. Go to main menu and course planner.
3. + Create course. Select calculate with available Roads & trails.
4. Add the points along the road. When done press done and the unit prepares/calculates the shaping points.
Now to navigation, i turned off the maps to mimic a scenario that the course is share with a device where the same map is not present.
At first i selected FIND -> Courses -> The course -> Direct path -> Go.
In this test the unit more or less guides along the track prepared, there are no turn indicators, but it will alarm for approaching a waypoint (those that were used when planning the course), off course and on course. One has to arrive really close to a waypoint to make it alert, actually if one is off for a bit, the unit will take really long to understand that it should look for the next waypoint on the course/track. Much longer than what it takes for usage of a route. On one occasion i was moving away from some last point and after more than 1.6 km and passing many other points (at which some also alarmed) i had to stop and restart the navigation to get it more onto track.
The unit shows distance to next point but only if one has a data field set up, the guidance text (eg. 500m Turn left onto street A) is not showing.
At second i selected FIND -> Courses -> The course -> Roads & Trails -> Go.
At this time it starts to import shaping points, it a rather slow process but after some time the import is done.
The same track is visible, but if i go to the Active route page, all waypoints along the course are blanked out and the option to review is gone.
Following the course again is just following the track.
There are no alerts (none at all). Not when arriving at any of the points originally set up and not when approaching a turn.
The unit shows distance to next turn/point but only if one has a data field set up, the guidance text (eg. 500m Turn left onto street A) is not showing.
Is there some way i can get turn-by-turn information to work without a map?
Hi.
A course is said to be:
- A course combines elements from both tracks and routes to provide the best of both worlds.
- Typically contains all detailed turn-by-turn information needed to route from start to finish without a map.
etc.
With a routeable map enables at first i created a course in the course planner and then tried to use it without a map.
1. Hiking activity type was used.
2. Go to main menu and course planner.
3. + Create course. Select calculate with available Roads & trails.
4. Add the points along the road. When done press done and the unit prepares/calculates the shaping points.
Now to navigation, i turned off the maps to mimic a scenario that the course is share with a device where the same map is not present.
At first i selected FIND -> Courses -> The course -> Direct path -> Go.
In this test the unit more or less guides along the track prepared, there are no turn indicators, but it will alarm for approaching a waypoint (those that were used when planning the course), off course and on course. One has to arrive really close to a waypoint to make it alert, actually if one is off for a bit, the unit will take really long to understand that it should look for the next waypoint on the course/track. Much longer than what it takes for usage of a route. On one occasion i was moving away from some last point and after more than 1.6 km and passing many other points (at which some also alarmed) i had to stop and restart the navigation to get it more onto track.
The unit shows distance to next point but only if one has a data field set up, the guidance text (eg. 500m Turn left onto street A) is not showing.
At second i selected FIND -> Courses -> The course -> Roads & Trails -> Go.
At this time it starts to import shaping points, it a rather slow process but after some time the import is done.
The same track is visible, but if i go to the Active route page, all waypoints along the course are blanked out and the option to review is gone.
Following the course again is just following the track.
There are no alerts (none at all). Not when arriving at any of the points originally set up and not when approaching a turn.
The unit shows distance to next turn/point but only if one has a data field set up, the guidance text (eg. 500m Turn left onto street A) is not showing.
Is there some way i can get turn-by-turn information to work without a map?