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2011.4 to be officially released tomorrow

 
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 8:09pm

I just got off the phone with a Garmin representative who stated that the 2011.4 map update will be officially released tomorrow. Thought I would let everyone know.

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Garmin Nuvi 3490lmt, 765t with Lifetime maps and Clear Channel traffic
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 8:14pm

:D

Thanks, we'll see if the rep was correct soon enough.

Congested servers, here we come! mrgreen

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 8:15pm

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rame1012 wrote:

I just got off the phone with a Garmin representative who stated that the 2011.4 map update will be officially released tomorrow.

We shall see... cool

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nuvi 760, nuvi 765T, nuvi 855, nuvi 3790LMT, nuvi 3490LMT - SoCal area
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 9:11pm

2011.4 To Be Officially Released Tomorrow

Thanks for the tip!

Tue, 02/15/2011 - 9:44pm

maybe, maybe not!

maybe, maybe not!

Tue, 02/15/2011 - 10:26pm

Reps name

What was the reps name? So we know who to call if it's not released. LOL

Tue, 02/15/2011 - 10:41pm

I'm not going to hold my breath on 2011.40 - we'll see.

I'm not going to hold my breath. Funny, I just got off the phone with a rep this afternoon who said they have no idea - could be several weeks or a month before it is out. They don't communicate their schedule internally - let alone externally. Why in the world can't they simply post a schedule on their site and stick by it (give or take a day here and there) instead of issuing them at whim?

Tue, 02/15/2011 - 11:01pm

Hopefully

Hopefully it's out tomorrow but if history serves these reps don't know anything more than we do about when firmware and maps will be released.

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Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 11:50pm

2011.4

Thanks for the info on 2011.4. Hope you are correct! grin

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D.H.
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:03am

Thanks a lot.

rame1012 wrote:

I just got off the phone with a Garmin representative who stated that the 2011.4 map update will be officially released tomorrow. Thought I would let everyone know.

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:06am

Watching for it

Will be waiting & watching...

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Garmin Nuvi 760, Drivesmart 55; Retired Nuvi 765T ><> Dave <>< "He is no fool, who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 6:47am

There is some confirmation here

http://www8.garmin.com/cgi-bin/mapgen/webmap.cgi?p=154927105...

However as of this posting, the update is not yet available at myGarmin.

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"There's no substitute for local knowledge" nüvi 750, nüvi 3597
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:36am

Feb 16th was the same date

Feb 16th was the same date someone posted in a thread here a week or 2 ago, I believe from a Garmin rep in Europe somewhere. Hope there right.

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Harley BOOM GTS, Zumo 665, (2) Nuvi 765Ts, 1450LMT, 1350LM & others | 2019 Harley Ultra Limited Shrine - Peace Officer Dark Blue
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:52am

Thanks...

TXRVer wrote:

http://www8.garmin.com/cgi-bin/mapgen/webmap.cgi?p=154927105...

However as of this posting, the update is not yet available at myGarmin.

That's good to see. It dont think it will be long now.

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Matt
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 8:15am

hmmmm i wondder

now what I wonder is...
how long will it take for it to show up in...well, i'll just refer to them as questionable sources...

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 10:18am

suweet

My 295w has the 2011.2 but I still have a while before the 60 days are up.

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1490LMT 1450LMT 295w
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 10:54am

It could be released anytime today

When I asked the Garmin representative when it would be released today, he said at any time, meaning it could very well be released in the afternoon and not in the morning.

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Garmin Nuvi 3490lmt, 765t with Lifetime maps and Clear Channel traffic
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:09am

To change the theme of the

To change the theme of the messages...

maybe they will release it, but it will still be years out of date!!!

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:21am

Thanks

Thanks for the update, hopefully it will be ready
tomorrow.smile

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:33am

the map update is now showing up

The update just showed up for me on mygarmin.com.

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Garmin Nuvi 3490lmt, 765t with Lifetime maps and Clear Channel traffic
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:52pm

I'm Downloading as I Type this

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Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:55pm

I doubt it

Until I read post that officially that it been release.

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Val - Nuvi 785t and Streetpilot C340
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:02pm

Downloading Right Now

It's a big one... 1843.3 MB.

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When you are dead, you don’t know that you are dead. It is only difficult for the others. It is the same when you are stupid.
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:04pm

yeah

Just in time before my next trip.

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Garmin nuvi 855, nuvi 1450, and DriveDeluxe 50
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:12pm

Believe it

2011.4 is now available. I've already downloaded and updated my 1450LMT

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Garmin 205, 260W, 1450LMT, 2460LMT, HEREwego for iPhone ... all still mapping strong.
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:27pm

Downloading

The servers are slammed as expected. Very slow going.

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:40pm

Garmin servers seem OK to me.

Juggernaut wrote:

The servers are slammed as expected. Very slow going.

Download took about 25 minutes ... entire update process less than an hour. That is pretty consistent with previous map updates.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:58pm

Bring on the maps! Been

Bring on the maps! Been waiting for a while!

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:16pm

Garmins timer

alandb wrote:

Download took about 25 minutes ... entire update process less than an hour. That is pretty consistent with previous map updates.

It took about 28 minutes or so. I was going by the timer in the map updater. I won't make that mistake again!

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 3:28pm

Wonder about changes

I always wonder if there will actually be any changes in the areas I normally drive. I have 2 units to update.

I'm kind of hoping they added speed limit info for some of the highways around the Santa Rosa and Napa area (California). It boggles my mind that there are stretches of major highway in that area with no speed limit information - especially as Highway 12 has some 55 mph zones where one wouldn't expect the limit to be that low.

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GPSMAP 76CSx - nüvi 760 - nüvi 200 - GPSMAP 78S
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 3:52pm

Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the info! Awesome.

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:07pm

thanks..

thanx a bunch for the info.

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:19pm

Still some holes

Just downloaded and installed 2011.04. There is a bypass around Dublin, GA, that was opened last June and I drove on in December, but it's not on the map. So, there's still some catching up to do.

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:27pm

Junction Views

Junction Views have been expanded in the new release, at least for Canadians or folks driving in Canada. There are now PhotoReal Junction Views in 2011.40. Reports have it that there are actually over 3000 of them in total.

Don't appear to be any for the US as of yet.

Photoreal views are the ones that have been in the City Navigator Europe maps for some time. This is the first time they have appeared in North American maps. They make the Junction View look like an actual photo of the junction, in place of the 'drawing' we have been used to up to this point.

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Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:33pm

Junction View Photoreal views have shown up for the US NA maps

t923347 wrote:

Junction Views have been expanded in the new release, at least for Canadians or folks driving in Canada. There are now PhotoReal Junction Views in 2011.40. Reports have it that there are actually over 3000 of them in total.

Don't appear to be any for the US as of yet.

Photoreal views are the ones that have been in the City Navigator Europe maps for some time. This is the first time they have appeared in North American maps.

Junction View Photoreal views have shown up for the US NA maps ever since I got my 885T a couple of years ago and also are displayed by my Kenwood/Garmin unit in some US areas. There are tons of them that show up when navigating in the LA area.

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Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:38pm

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The PhotoReal Junction Views that t923347 is speaking of are improved over the standard Junction Views in that they look much more realistic, with a photo quality to them. Too bad POI Factory does not allow posting of pictures...maybe he can post the link to where he did post them as they look very nice indeed.

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nuvi 760, nuvi 765T, nuvi 855, nuvi 3790LMT, nuvi 3490LMT - SoCal area
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 12:01am

Sorry

Sorry rjrsw but I think those in LA are the ordinary Junction Views not the Photoreal ones.

Examples of the Photoreal views can be seen at:

http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=22152

an example of an ordinary junction view can be found at:

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/t923347/169621.jpg

or

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad75/t923347/SeattleJV.pn...

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Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 6:43pm

The photo-realistic views

The photo-realistic views are a result of Navteq (the company that Garmin uses for maps and map features like junction view) using a more advanced method of collecting data called Navteq True. You can find out more about this feature from here: http://www.nn4d.com/site/global/learn/navteq_true/p_navteq_t...

More specific information on how the process works and information regarding when us GPS users will actually start to see the results from this new process are contained in these two videos: http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2010/02/13/navteq-advances-in...
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLpSW4OuKwA

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Garmin Nuvi 3490lmt, 765t with Lifetime maps and Clear Channel traffic
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 6:42pm

Ok thanks I will check it out.

Cheeers

Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:42pm

Photoreal views

The new ones are so nice! Even the buildings near the ramp are shown for easier recognition.

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:42pm

Can't wait to download the

Can't wait to download the new maps.On a short trip now.Will have to do them the weekend.Maybe download traffic may be better then.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 12:05am

hec

I have not loaded 2011.3 yet dang I used to jump right on that!!!

thanks

crew

Thu, 02/17/2011 - 4:11pm

Thanks for the update...pun

Thanks for the update...pun intended! wink

Gonna try it out soon.