Time for new map updates soon?

Garmin is just waiting for the new map to become obsolete before they release it.

Are you getting the new map now?
Europe must be head of us.

... we often are

But whichever comes first the other generally follows shortly thereafter

I wonder if Garmin had to reduce other embedded content (POI's, lane assists, active lane guidance, etc.) in order to keep the map file under 4 GB. It would be very difficult to know unless someone recognizes some missing content that was in the earlier version.

I would call them behind us since we got 2017.20 way back in May

+1

Just a WAG, here, but my guess is that despite the changes that may be made to the map, they are pretty inconsequential to the total amount of data that makes up the map. Sure, adding and subtracting roads and intersections add and subtract data, but compared to the overall size of the map... My guess is that adding and subtracting the built in POIs accounts for the bulk of the changes in the new map.

.. Garmin Nuvi, Oregon/eTrex models. (and I'm not talking about bluetooth this & bluetooth that, but I'll resist hijacking this thread).

Ah yes but we got a 2016.30 ... When you got your 2017.10, so our 2017.10 came out with your 2017.20, Garmin trying to confuse us all

Garmin IS doing a good job of confusing us all!

Another WAG here, but... It seems that POI data can be in a separate file from the maps proper; as the "Foursquare" POI data is on my Nuvi 57.

This thread has been running for more than seven weeks now!

How much longer?

... the 21st of September, as I predicted.

I doubt we will make 10 pages.

I appreciate the information.

or at least by early November for Thanksgiving traveling.

I hope it comes out on my Southeastern trip this October.

Not sure what the rush for new maps is each year. Nice to be up-to-date, but we all know "up-to-date" is not really "up-to-date"

Page 4 soon,

Headed to Maggie valley NC in October would be nice to have their latest maps

I really hope so!

Everyone wants to be "up-to-date-ish".
This also gives us a way to speculate, calculate, compare, and complain.

Really?

Doing my part to get this thread to another page.

Bet you're going to Harrah's Cherokee casino!

Also headed to the Smokies. New maps would be nice.

Any time now would be great.

Headed to the can am spyder rally

OK... I installed a SSD in this old, tired Laptop, retiring the MomentusXT (SSHD)..... Everything is back as it was (image recovery was flawless).....
Garmin, you can release the next Map Update Now!!!

Actually, I have read numerous complaints in various forums from users with SSD computers. It works fine of course, but Garmin Express eats up so much valuable space on the C: drive during a map update and Garmin does not give an option to use work space on a different drive. As long as you have plenty of free space on your SSD and know how to go in and delete the Garmin work files after a map update, you will be fine.

No matter how big your drive or drives are.... You will fill it/them!....
Especially so if you do video editing!!! (But then you have multiple other issues to worry about!) !

For my info... where does Garmin put the work files on a W7 system?

I use CrapCleaner Free, and have for years.. and that cleans out stuff, but would like to know where to look....

2 days into SSD... Nice.... Slightly faster than the SSHD it replaced... I'll bet if I had gone from 4800RPM drive to SSD I'd be happier than I am right now....
But since laptop is SATA II speeds, going from a 7200 RPM Momentus XT SSHD to a SSD is not as earth shattering as expected....
But SSD is faster....

.30 already? I thought it was .20.

I thought it was 2016 too.

Hopefully!

Checking every day

To start holding my breath?

Did I miss it ????

I don't think so.... but you can never tell....

...sticking with October.

I'll bet Garmin is moving to 3x a year for updates.

It's now been 122 days since 2017.20 was released (May 18th 2016) therefore it might very well be less than three times per year if we do the math

Garmin took 155 days to release their latest Europe mapset

Haha
People are so eager for the updates.

of course

Well, looking at mistakes Garmin is annoying people with for last few years, they may be onto something. After such long wait you will be so happy that you finally get update, that you will be less inclined to complaint about bugs and errors

About a year ago, Garmin quietly changed their description for lifetime maps from "up to four" updates per year to "up to three" ... just read the subtitle on this UK product page: http://www.garmin.com/uk/maps/numaps#scroll-to-lifetime. It remains to be seen if they are now moving from 3 to 2. There must be some reason they numbered CN NA January update 2017.10 this year instead of 2016.30 as we expected. For the CN NA 2016 numbered versions, there were only 2 (.10 and .20). For the 2017 versions, will there be a 2017.30? Time will tell.

... we got a 2016.30 EU map so Garmin's numbering system continues to confuse. I wish they'd move to one where the first in any year is the year plus either .10, .20 etc so this years maps would have been 2016.10, 2016.20 etc

for this new update, hope it has the new roads I'm waiting for!

Does this make it to a new page yet?

Not yet...

... but doing my part to make sure it does.