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how to download

Postby matrixofaoe » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:19 am

this week i will fly to vietnam,and i need garmin maps, i notice the mfm change the server,but i do not know which one inculdes vietnam map and how to download it.

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Re: how to download

Postby silverbeauty » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:42 am

matrixofaoe wrote:this week i will fly to vietnam,and i need garmin maps, i notice the mfm change the server,but i do not know which one inculdes vietnam map and how to download it.


PLEASE DO NOT DOUBLE POST [-X :tq:
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MFM free to download map does contains map of Vietnam ie.. HoChiMinh

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=8442

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Re: how to download

Postby alyem » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:28 pm

matrixofaoe wrote:this week i will fly to vietnam,and i need garmin maps, i notice the mfm change the server,but i do not know which one inculdes vietnam map and how to download it.

Plase take note..
As for Mfm map, we have lots of track contributor around West Malaysia and Singapore. With those track we came out with a 95% detail map.
Other area other than the said two area we have less detail map..

1- West Malaysia > 95%
2- Singapore > 95%
3- East Malaysia > 50%
4- Thailand > 15%
5- Vietnam > 3%
6- Laos > 1%
7- Combodia > 1%

Please feel free to contribute tracks to fill up the %%%%%
:tq:
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Re: how to download

Postby isipadu » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:33 pm

any plans to include China in the near future?

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Re: how to download

Postby silverbeauty » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:42 pm

isipadu wrote:any plans to include China in the near future?



China is one huge continent but with nothing is impossible .... as long as there is contribution from the members :mrgreen:

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Re: how to download

Postby alyem » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:29 am

silverbeauty wrote:
isipadu wrote:any plans to include China in the near future?



China is one huge continent but with nothing is impossible .... as long as there is contribution from the members :mrgreen:


China Map is a BIG NO NO
I did that once in our MFM map, from Singapore to Kunming, China. And was told to take it out by the Contributor as it was against the China rules. ](*,) ](*,) ](*,)
Dun want to end up BIG BIG WOK
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Re: how to download

Postby isipadu » Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:32 pm

china rules? cannot create 3rd party map with china government approval?

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Re: how to download

Postby alyem » Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:44 pm

isipadu wrote:china rules? cannot create 3rd party map with china government approval?

You are not allow to use gps in China. Few of our members had been stop by the China authority for using Gps in China.
Car set is ok but not handheld which are for tracking propose.

No tracking in China.
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Re: how to download

Postby disc2la » Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:50 pm

wow...thats really a strict rules by china govt....
User of Nuvi 260w

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Re: how to download

Postby Inggo » Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:55 pm

alyem wrote:You are not allow to use gps in China. Few of our members had been stop by the China authority for using Gps in China.
Car set is ok but not handheld which are for tracking propose.

No tracking in China.

But, but how Garmin could have a officially map of china :lol:

if you get caught by roadblock in china then you should play mp3 in your GPS,
so that it is mistaken for officer think it is a mobile phone.. :finga:
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