Re: New Magellan Mapsend Topo 3D?

From: xx (paraxial_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:38:09 -0500

Thank you for responding Peter

As you say, we certainly expect improvements in a new product.

My question would have been better put if I had asked how much of an
improvement we can expect. Not being familiar with how such things are
calculated, may I infer that if they go from using a 90m to 30m dataset that
the level of detail would increase in a manner analogous to what one would
see if the viewing distance to an object were decreased from 90 to 30m (or
perhaps better if compression techniques have improved as well)? How far
might this be from the level of detail seen on 1:24000 hiking maps?

Larry

"PETERWOJ" <peterwoj@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041110192501.07275.00000439@mb-m10.aol.com...
> >Will the new product be better?
>
> Since the product is not out yet, who knows but all Magellan users hope
> so. DR
> is based on Navtec and has better road data so new Topo should be similar.
> As
> far as topo info, it was going to be based on 30 m data, old one used 90 m
> I
> think so it should be better also. For me it doesn't matter that much
> since I
> combined old topo data with new DR maps so at least my roads are correct
> and
> old topo data is good enough for me. It wouldn't make much sense to
> release new
> map software without improving it over old because nobody would buy it. I
> wonder if it will have some basic autorouting functions build in?
>

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