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subaru360sd · Just Starting Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Location: Tokyo

Hi,
I am planning to drive across Russia this Summer and wondering if there is English language data available for Garmin GPS?
Not have a GPS yet, planning to buy a NUVI 360...

DITTRICH · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

You need to consult a website run by a mr geoff kingsmill - from memory - he travelled vlad - nordkapp in norway through russia on gps. garmin has a partner in russia but their information is in russian. use the garmin ebsite to find out who the partner is.
Les

chrisrein · Frequent Guest Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 25

TomTom already had maps for Eastern Europe including European Russia two years ago. The maps were not always very accurate, but it helped a lot! Maybe they are better now!

I don't know about Garmin.

Regards,
Chris

danbrew · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:23 am Post subject:

Navicom has "Road of Russia", which is really more of the mapping solution for the area around Moscow than it is for Russia. It is an OK product - i've used it before.

NAVICOM
7, Rechnikov Street, Building 17, Floor 1
Moscow 115407
Russia
Contact: Zhukov Sergei
Tel: +7 (095) 786-6506
Fax: +7 (095) 116-7511
Email: svz@navicom.ru
1st product: "Roads of Russia" - the detailed maps of the regions of Russia including Moscow, St. Petersburg and others. The metropolitan areas are based on a 1:10000 scale with the rest of the region in a 1:200000 scale. The maps include small suburban cities, all roads and even trails, lakes and rivers, churches, power lines and railroads. 2nd product: "Roads of Russia with Routing" - the detailed map of Moscow & Moscow region. The metropolitan area is based on a 1:10 000 scale, count seats on a 1:25 000 scale, with the rest of the region in a 1:200 000 scale. The map include small suburban cities, all roads and even trails, railroads, lakes and rivers. Points of interest ? Fuel, Shops, Food & Drink, Lodging etc. You can find points by name, address, category and route to them.

subaru360sd · Just Starting Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Location: Tokyo

Thanks to you all.
Dittrich,
I am not sure what you mean by*
"You need to consult a website run by a mr geoff kingsmill"
I have tried Google without success.

Chrisrein, Danbrew,
Thank you too, I guess if I can not find Garmin data, I have to use one of these.

DITTRICH · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject:

http://www.dreamers1.com/russia/Practicalities/Russia_Mongolia_Practicalities.htm

"kingsmill gps russia" on google brings it up no problem.
You're not searching hard enough. Very Happy

also

http://www.garmin.ru/

Эксклюзивный дистрибьютор GARMIN в России
ЗАО "Навиком"
Адрес: 115407 Москва, a/я 24, ул. Речников, дом №7, строение 17, этаж 1.
Телефоны: (495) 730-21-40, 786-65-06
Факс: (499) 616-75-11
Web: www.navicom.ru

http://www.garmin.ru/maps/avto/rus_map/

So it seems navicom and garmin are effectively one and the same.
So Mr Dan and me agree Very Happy

Navicom are likely to have uptodate information whereas Mr Kingsill made his trip some years back now before the trans siberian highway existed.

Les

danbrew · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Garmin does not produce maps for Russia. But Navicom (a third-party unrelated to Garmin) does.