While there maybe not that much difference between the ESRI and the OSM map in terms of roads shown, there is a considerable difference in the information shown with the ESRI map showing almost all of the road names in cities and the ESRI map has many more village names, Points of Interest, etc.. Not sure if that is of interest to all - it does for me - so I use the ESRI map. If you are a bit Internet savvy, it is easy to find a bootleg copy of the latest ESRI maps (just saw version 2014.20 which was announced by ESRI on the 1st of August) as well as maps for the USA, Europe and many Asian countries, etc.CraigBKK;300971 wrote: Thanks for the reply Oddvar. Started using the OSM map this month. Will look into how I can add and make it better...
True. ESRI maps do seems to have lots of other information than just roads. I many times have located accommodation, convenient store, gas stations and clinics from my location. This gets very helpful when one has to make unscheduled stops overnight.Javawa;300973 wrote: While there maybe not that much difference between the ESRI and the OSM map in terms of roads shown, there is a considerable difference in the information shown with the ESRI map showing almost all of the road names in cities and the ESRI map has many more village names, Points of Interest, etc.. Not sure if that is of interest to all - it does for me - so I use the ESRI map. If you are a bit Internet savvy, it is easy to find a bootleg copy of the latest ESRI maps (just saw version 2014.20 which was announced by ESRI on the 1st of August) as well as maps for the USA, Europe and many Asian countries, etc.
Yes, I have them both also on my 62S as well as the North Thailand Offroad map which has a lot of offroad tracks in the north of Thailand and use enable/disable depending on where I am going. On my iPad I have another Thailand map which is again different from the ESRI map as the iPad/iPhone uses mapdate from Garmin/Navteqjsbkk;300980 wrote: True. ESRI maps do seems to have lots of other information than just roads. I many times have located accommodation, convenient store, gas stations and clinics from my location. This gets very helpful when one has to make unscheduled stops overnight.
Otoh I have noticed the OSM have more marked trails and tracks going off road.
I have them both on my 62s and enable/disable as required.
OSM + Google is a tough combo to beat. But what happens when you don't get a decent Internet connection. Searching info is painfully slow provided you get a data connection. It is in such situations the ESRI map, though not as updated, is useful and reliable. I wouldn't call it waste of money.Oddvar;301012 wrote: Smartphones connect you to this forum, and you can easily find recommended restaurants and hotels that riders have actually stayed at.
Mr Google will find anything else.
Again. ESRI is a waste of money.
jsbkk;301021 wrote: OSM + Google is a tough combo to beat. But what happens when you don't get a decent Internet connection. Searching info is painfully slow provided you get a data connection. It is in such situations the ESRI map, though not as updated, is useful and reliable. I wouldn't call it waste of money.
You may find this article interesting.
http://www.advpulse.com/adv-prepping/poll-results-dedicated-device-vs-smartphone-for-gps/
jsbkk;301021 wrote: OSM + Google is a tough combo to beat. But what happens when you don't get a decent Internet connection. Searching info is painfully slow provided you get a data connection. It is in such situations the ESRI map, though not as updated, is useful and reliable. I wouldn't call it waste of money.
You may find this article interesting.
http://www.advpulse.com/adv-prepping/poll-results-dedicated-device-vs-smartphone-for-gps/
Unfortunately Google Maps offline is still unavailable for Thailand https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/2650347brian_bkk;301428 wrote: You can cache your Google Maps too
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-cache-offline-maps-in-google-maps-7-0/
Lots of good trails and tracks to be explored or alternatives where the GPS may lack.
Cheers
Brian