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Hi

I am considering upgrading my Map DVD (EU 2005-1) to EU 2006-1 but do not want to unless it has my home street in it.

We have recently moved to a new build home and our home address is not on the 2005-1 map.
Could any one with the 2006-1 DVD (Road Map Europe) please do a quick check for the following street and let me know if it is on the map.

Wyness Place
Kintore
Aberdeenshire
UK

Thanks

Yes it is on the Disk. Off Hallforest Avenue?!

I have exactly the same thoughts - 3 years ago there were some major road alterations by us and even though I bought the 2005-2 map DVD, they were never reflected. I contacted Navteq and had a very terse reply saying their mapping data was totally up to date but whether the info was on the current disk depended on whether BMW had purchased the rights to the latest data!!!

So, I would want to 'borrow' a copy to check that these changes are on the disk - it also has my house in TWO locations about 3 miles apart, and depending on which direction I travel home to, depends which one is selected (always the closest to the route I am driving)!

For £200 its a bloody rip off really if BMW don't use the very latest data. Seems a bit of a money-making scheme just to get people to fork out for a new disk. Does anyone know what the changes were between 2005-1 and 2005-2?

I'd suggest to wait another month or so as DVD 2006-2 is about to get released in April.

The other suggestion for those in a new neighborhood is to go to http://update.navteq.com/ and submit a request to have your street added. I did this when I moved to a new sub division several years ago and Navteq was very responsive. They even followed up and let me know via email when the streets were added to their database and sure enough, they were in the next map disk release.

I wouldn't blame BMW necessarily. I believe that Navteq simply shifted the blame to BMW rather then taking the heat for it themselves...

Eaglerest,

Thanks very much

I believe Europe needs DVD 2006-1 and the North America needs 2006-2.

Anyhow, the 2006 MAP DVD disk should be out by now. Navteq website states it is out.

Did I imagine it or did I read that the Europe 2006-1 DVD now has Postcodes available to search on?

Has anyone got the 2006-1 that can try? If you need a Postcode try
BS2 9PA

Cheers.

Yes, it does now have postcodes to search on - it is just the first 5 digits though e.g. BS2 9, or WF27 5

Ah, excellent. About time on the DVD! Not as if there wasn't enough space on a 4Gb disk!

Off to see if I can pick one up on fleabay

Does it have all the post codes now?? My 2005-2 disk only has some of the major cities??

Jason

on earlier dvds one could search by postcode in london, maybe in other major cities (mine is 2004-2). in 2006 can one input ANY address by entering its postcode only or is it still major cities only?

Isn't that what I just asked :rofl:

you can enter any postcode.

Well thats Daft that is exactly what you get from the CD.
I assume the CD does not have enough space for the full Postcode Database but if you look there is 2GB of Hotels and other stuff on the DVD surely they could be a bit more sensible and offer the full postcode DB or do you think the licence from the post office or wheoever, to do that makes it more expensive

Yeah, it should have the full post code on it. The disk is about 4.3 GB so getting close to capacity, but I agree they could make better use of the space.

They NAVTEQ/BMW are probably holding back so they can sell this disk, then release a later version with full post code support -or am I being cynical ;)

Bring on the blu-ray for next gen sat-nav!