On Mon, June 4, 2007 8:09 pm, Kevin Shackleton wrote: > Did you know that software updates (maps) on consumer gps navigators are > typically $300? Like Directory Assistance, we're allowing public domain > information to be locked up by for-profit "service providers" regardless > of any value-adding. > </rant>
AFAIK, all the GPSs use map data from Telstra/Sensis/Whereis; in case of TomTom prices are like: Australia: 200 Euros 86MB Grt Britain/Irealand: 60 Euros 255MB All of Western Europe 100 Euros 944MB 21 countries across Western Europe The following countries are included: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and Vatican City. Street network coverage: 99% OTOH, a (printed) street directory is about... $40 for Sydney alone....(includes Blue Mountains) > On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 11:58 +1000, Peter Miller wrote: -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
