2015.40

http://download.garmin.com/RMU/_download_manifests/SA/2015_4...

This is promising

Promising for those that are looking for the Southern Africa update but we're on the lookout for the North America update

Before time runs out..

Will this thread get to ten (10) pages before the update is released or not?

What are the odds that Garmin's outstanding software developers will just give-up and we'll never get another update?

As I understand it, the Europe maps were loaded to the servers on Feb 2 and I do not think have yet been released.

Does anyone have the dates when these maps were released? If so, maybe that would give us some info.

Last I heard, our friends in Europe are still waiting for the map release. A Garmin employee indicated in their Garmin Express forum that the map would be released this week, but so far ... nothing.

I have never seen a historical list of the Europe map release dates. I know on some occasions it was released before NA and on other occasions after NA. I was thinking there was one instance a couple of years ago where the Europe release was skipped completely (they only got 3 that year). I am not certain about that last statement tho.

The update will come out in the last quarter of 2015. Then the revision 2015.4 will fit the date.

Isn't page 6 of these threads about the time the update shows up?

Backed up and ready for the update.

There is an interesting discussion going on over on the GPS Review forum regarding Garmin's agreement with Here (originally Navteq) running out in 2015 and what risk this may (or may not) have on Garmin's lifetime map subscriptions. Member sussamb raised the question of whether the delay of the 2015.40 map might be related to the pending expiration of this agreement between Garmin and Here.

I did some Googling for the Garmin/Navteq agreement to confirm that this information was correct. I found several articles circa 2007 that talk about the agreement through 2015 with the option to renew for another 4 years. I did not find any information about current talks between Garmin and Here.

This of course is all speculation. Only Garmin knows the reason for the map delay.

@alandb
I commend you for checking for "Facts".

Way too many times people repeat things that they hear or read and believe them to be true.

An example: My son spouted off one day to his daughter that every time someone bought a VA "Don't Tread On Me" license plate, money went to the "Tea Party". Didn't sound quite right to me, so after they left I checked the VA DMV site and guess what? That tag is not a "Revenue Sharing" plate. In other words, the state of VA gets all the money. There are personalized plates that share money with organizations, but that's not one. Haven't confronted him with the evidence yet, but I will.

Way too much out there is just plain false (not just politics). Check and re-check the facts as alandb did. Don't repeat anything unless you have done your homework.

Kudos again to alandb.

This was not a political statement.

I am stepping down off the soapbox now.

hello

Any advance on 7 pages

The manifest is published: http://download.garmin.com/RMU/_download_manifests/NA/2015_4...

Now the real countdown can begin.

well, the old one (660) is working again, and the new one (2689) is charged up, and backed up.....
So now I guess I'm just waiting, like everybody else, instead of scurrying around trying to play "Catch Up"....

In that case, it should be out March 11 or 12.

Thanks for the heads up.

As for a prediction I'll say Thursday March 19th

I am glad the manifest is published the end maybe in sight to get the new maps.
This has been like waiting for the lake to fill up so we can go fishing.

You from Wisconsin? !

No, Tennessee

I thought you might have been near that lake in WI that drained into a river a couple years back.

And from your two profiles, I was thinking each of you would be considered by a Cheesehead to be a FIB.

FIB: I think it means Friendly Illinois Brethren. I can't think of any other meaning. Some day I should look it up at urbandictionary.com...

All messed up and no place to go!

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it's the dog's fault

Now, that's really to bad

I thought the thread was perpetually ongoing...lol

I forgot to change my location in my profile. I was almost a "Cheese-head" lived in Northern IL. Now I am learning to be a "Redneck" in TN

Its about time we start a new thread... Call it "The new map thread" for all I care..

This thread's getting out of hand as it's almost 7 pages!

I haven't heard it as
Friendly .... Bretheren

I hope it happens before my vaca!

116 days and still counting. This gap between map updates has already grown to almost a full month longer than the typical 90 days between updates. If Garmin keeps this up they will only have 3 updates per year, one every four months.

...is OK with me. There can't be that many changes. In fact, if we get maps every four months, we may get more updated info than we do currently.

I totally agree. A map update just once or twice a year is more than enough in my opinion.

soup yet?

There is no spoon...

Did it come out yet?

If that happens what will you be doing in all the spare time you will have? You've made 22 posts so far in anticipation and we're not there yet.

Off to a totally different tangent.

FIB: focused Ion Beam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focused_ion_beam

One of the technologies that helped brought about the advances in IC technologies that give us iPhones and the like.

I think we were doing just fine then without being tethered to the mobile devices.

... what are they waiting for ?

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it's the dog's fault

OK - where's the update?

Waiting for yet another trivial post from you!

Does Garmin have any real time technology like Google maps? Anyone...

here.com

Is it out yet?

Perhaps this is the first move by Garmin toward reducing the number of updates per year. I was waiting for this one since I didn't update the last cycle or two.

Hoping it's soon.

to busy updating Garmin Express every other day to get the map update out.

Since Garmin seems unable to get GE software right it may be a good time to switch to TomTom. Their spring map update has been out for a month.

if there not going to be releasing map updates,, geeesh...WTF GARMIN kick her in gear!!!!

I willnot buy a tom tom