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ojaypuppy · Posted: 07/09/2008 09:04pm Post subject: Australian Maps

Can someone please tell me why the Australian maps seem to be so much more expensive than those for other countries. Particularly countries that have a lot more roads to a population density!

purvi51 · Posted: 07/10/2008 02:08am Post subject: Re: Australian Maps

I guess because of the sheer size of Australia. Its a massive and expensive task for any GPS mapping company to map such a vast country / continent and it's road / rail infrastructure.

I believe WhereIs (Sensis) is the only company who actually maps and digitized the Australian maps - all other navigation companies e.g. Tomtom, Navman, Mio etc. are using this Sensis map with their presentation software. This monopoly of Sensis may add the cost.

peter1111 · Posted: 05/04/2009 04:45am Post subject: Re: Australian Maps

It might also be because there are only approx 28 million people in Australia.
There is a lot more in Europe, USA, etc. The cost would be split between the potential amount of people that would buy it.

vmelik · Posted: 05/13/2009 09:52pm Post subject: Australian Maps

I think that there are a lot more new roads built in Australia each year than in Europe, so that it makes more expensive to keep the map updated.

j_caustralia · Posted: 05/17/2009 06:47am Post subject: New roads

It's a big country.
I would assume the costs are higher than Europe.

sw20921 · Posted: 05/21/2009 05:11am Post subject: Oz Maps

Well, the new 'Winter 2009' maps have just been released. Cost $140 for my 930, and supposed to have lots of country map improvements. I decided to go fo it - will report if they are any better in the next few weeks.

chris1 · Posted: 05/22/2009 04:00am Post subject: Re: Oz Maps

Are the new maps worth getting?

kuksaa · Posted: 06/03/2009 06:39am Post subject: Re: Australian Maps

The Australian maps are much more expensive than those for other countries because the square of land divide to polpulation is much more than in Europe or some other developed place.

thejudge · Posted: 06/04/2009 05:35am Post subject: Re: Oz Maps

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kangy323 · Posted: 06/07/2009 08:17am Post subject: Re: Oz Maps

I would also like to know if it worth updating, coming back from queensland to nsw via the inland road I noticed a few areas that were wrong. my original idea was to update every 3 years, but then i read earlier that it is almost as good to go for a new unit, considering that it should be improved I will also be thinking of this.

country_living · Guest

I bought the tom tom 730 Dec 08. In Jan bought new map. Guess what... still 6 years out of date so now another new maps available, would like to know how uptodate they really are. Even checking the Sensis web map is outdated. The only reliable online mapping is not used by Tomtom Crying or Very sad

whereisocca · Posted: 08/20/2009 02:00pm Post subject: You'd think they would be cheaper

You'd think because the roads are soo much straighter it would be cheap and easy to map them out (where I'm from anyway).

I'll be coming back to Australia in 2010 and will get the new maps.

sharyn · Posted: 10/30/2009 04:58am Post subject: Maps for V140

I have recently purchased 2 Tom Tom V140 GPS's supposeling with the latest maps, well that does not appear to be the case in Melbourne, new freeway's that have been open prior to purchsing thes units are in the maps but are not active, they indicate they are proposed, but in fact are open and have been for some time.
I am very hesident to purchase new Australian Maps at $130 plus due to purchasing these units suppoosely that have the latest maps.

graycon

I bit the bullet and purchased a new map after 16 months recently. 2 days later a new map was released. Tom tom customer service did not want to know me Evil or Very Mad