Gps navigation log

[thomaslally]

The dealer showed me the navigation GPS last week.  I was impressed I must say.  In addition, it was in a XC90.  I prefer the XC70.

I forgot to ask him whether track and log option is available or not with the volvo's alpine GPS system.  Being guided  from-to is usefull, but being able to keep a log or to create a pathway or even to insert waypoints is far more useful.

Thank you

Thomas

[barrysharp]

I'm still reading the Volvo Navigation System Manual (http://www.owners.volvocars.com/Home/PageContent.asp?PageID=4515&U=%7B4FF9CE4E-DB87-9472-0847-DB7B7B758C91%7D&V=%7BDB56DF99-886D-AC51-2E81-6CF79BB5C1F6%7D&T=2&C=804,480,208,239,1084,225,398&Make=Volvo) and will not get my hands on the actual VNS until Mar 28th when I pickup my car at the FDC in Goteborg. The VNS manual says that you can store/save up to 100 destinations and that it will log/display the last 10 destinations you used.

Like the computer internet browser's history file/cache it would seem that erasing this historic data would be a needed/useful feature -- especially for a car rental Nav System http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif

There are others in this forum that have VNS and maybe they will post more accurate info than I can provide at this time.

[barrysharp]

More manual reading tells me.

When inputing a desired end destination you can insert up to 7 intermediate destinations (waypoints I presume using your terminalogy). Thus you can have a Start location, then up to 7 waypoints and then final destination.

Another useful feature IMO is the search facility. Let's say you're at some location and you need to find a Kinkos. You can have the VNS search for one nearby and progressively further and further away until the whole country is search http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lookaround.gif  When one is located it will calculate a route to the chosen Kinko for you -- neat http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

A friend of mine had a need for this the other day and save him a great deal of time and anxiety.

Hope this helps.

[thomaslally]

Thanks for the hyperlink unfortunately this owner's circle is only for US resident so I can't read it.

I'm lost somewhere out there on the path of the understanding  http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif

Let me guess. I may save up to 100 destinations ,then browse within the list to choose any given destination?  

Can we insert waypoints?

thank you


Thomas

[thomaslally]

oups, I was sending my post as you were  http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif so forget my previous post  

Can you create a custom destination outside the range of addresses and POI?  Can you save this destination with the associated waypoints?

Thank you

Thomas

[barrysharp]

Thomas:

I&#39;m not sure what you mean by </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Can you create a custom destination outside the range of addresses and POI?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>

...but you can create any route with a start, up to 7 waypoints and a finish destination. This route can be saved and recalled at a later time. This is my understanding after having read the manual.

[thomaslally]

thanks Barry,

Yes this is what I meant. &nbsp;It is too late for me to write,my previous text was quite unclear &nbsp;http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/exclamation.gif

[littlewaywelt]

Consider the Garmin Street Pilot Color III. &nbsp;It has far more information than the Volvo Navigation CD does. &nbsp;If you want to know where the nearest bank of america, mc donalds, or 24 hour exxon is, it will tell you. &nbsp;I have the previous version, the Color Street Pilot, and while it is definately not as cool as the NAV unit coming out of the dash, it is about 1/3 of the cost, easilly updateable, transferable, and has an input system that is very easy to use.