TomTom 920 with google !

[slieka]

hi ! Can i plan my rout with google maps and then "send" to my tomtom ( Itinerary planning ) .

 

[dhn]

hi ! Can i plan my rout with google maps and then "send" to my tomtom ( Itinerary planning ) .

Yep.

Here's a link to help: http://houghi.org/tomtom/

 

[hitus]

I have also used Tyre. Works Great! It is an application that embeds google ma p or google earth.

http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/

 

[Rick F.]

hi ! Can i plan my rout with google maps and then "send" to my tomtom ( Itinerary planning ) .

Yes you can. You can use Houghi's website:

Houghi org
http://houghi.org/tomtom/

Map out your trip (start address, end address) using Google maps that is linked in Houghi's site. Make sure you zoom in to the start and stop locations and move them just a bit so Google maps will generate the lat/lon for these (you'll see the lat/lons added to the start and end address). When your trip is finished, click on 'link to this page'. Then copy that information (right-click copy) and paste it into the Houghi page and click 'make ITN'. If you've done everything right, you'll get an itinerary you can transfer to your TomTom.

Near the bottom of Houghi's page, there's an interesting video with some of the added features of Google maps... where you can drag your preferred route the way you want to go. But, you'll have to add some waypoints along that route to ensure that TomTom takes you that way.

There's also a program called TYRE (Trace Your Route Everywhere) that's free that also works pretty well.

TYRE (free download)
http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php
Hope this helps.

 

[melodious]

Yes you can. You can use Houghi's website:

Houghi org
http://houghi.org/tomtom/

Map out your trip (start address, end address) using Google maps that is linked in Houghi's site. Make sure you zoom in to the start and stop locations and move them just a bit so Google maps will generate the lat/lon for these (you'll see the lat/lons added to the start and end address). When your trip is finished, click on 'link to this page'. Then copy that information (right-click copy) and paste it into the Houghi page and click 'make ITN'. If you've done everything right, you'll get an itinerary you can transfer to your TomTom.

Near the bottom of Houghi's page, there's an interesting video with some of the added features of Google maps... where you can drag your preferred route the way you want to go. But, you'll have to add some waypoints along that route to ensure that TomTom takes you that way.

There's also a program called TYRE (Trace Your Route Everywhere) that's free that also works pretty well.

TYRE (free download)
http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php
Hope this helps.

This is awesome but since I live in Northern Virginia and Google maps refuses to take I66, this is pretty much useless to me. I need a way to do this with a map tool that will take I66.

 

[Rick F.]

This is awesome but since I live in Northern Virginia and Google maps refuses to take I66, this is pretty much useless to me. I need a way to do this with a map tool that will take I66.

Using Google maps, you can click on and drag the route to any road you want to travel. Did you view the video at the bottom of Houghi's page?

Not knowing where you live, I just created a route from Strasburg, VA to Shenandoah Farms, VA and verified this works. I was able to drag the route onto I-66 or onto any other road I wanted. Give it a try.

Here's a link to the video directly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPOOWvP_dd8&eurl=http://houghi.org/tomtom/

 

[melodious]

Using Google maps, you can click on and drag the route to any road you want to travel. Did you view the video at the bottom of Houghi's page?

Not knowing where you live, I just created a route from Strasburg, VA to Shenandoah Farms, VA and verified this works. I was able to drag the route onto I-66 or onto any other road I wanted. Give it a try.

Here's a link to the video directly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPOOWvP_dd8&eurl=http://houghi.org/tomtom/

Yes, this is a well known problem and grief of those of us who live here. The problem is not all of 66 but only the east bound section inside the beltway. It's because of HOV restrictions and Google has made it impossible to drag a route onto it. For most cases where I am trying to force a route it is a situation where I want to take 66 toward DC. Most other cases I don't really need such a well defined itinerary. It is my understanding that there are other HOV roads that have the same problem.

 

[Rick F.]

Yes, this is a well known problem and grief of those of us who live here. The problem is not all of 66 but only the east bound section inside the beltway. It's because of HOV restrictions and Google has made it impossible to drag a route onto it. For most cases where I am trying to force a route it is a situation where I want to take 66 toward DC. Most other cases I don't really need such a well defined itinerary. It is my understanding that there are other HOV roads that have the same problem.

Ah, I see now what you're talking about. Google just won't take you east on I-66 inside the beltway. Very strange.

 

[slieka]

when i try to run tyre i get this error - http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3046/tyrewi6.jpg , anyone ..

 

[GarCor]

when i try to run tyre i get this error - http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3046/tyrewi6.jpg , anyone ..

I just tried using Tyre and putting two waypoints on I-66 from I-81 to the Roosevelt bridge inside the beltway and it drew a route for me. but not knowing where you want to start & finish could make a difference. I am using Tyre verson 5.3

 

[slieka]

when i launch tyre with that error and then i`m trying open google maps and i get this - http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9784/tyre1vy4.jpg ! My inter connection is OK, and in the network connections too, there is local are network ! I`m using 5.3 !