Automatic route generation (turn by turn navigation) supported with version 2.0
If your primary purpose is getting a car navigation system, this product is probably inadequate. We are NOT trying to develop a car navigation system. Unless you already own Garmin GPS, we advise to search for the others. This product is made for recreations such as trekking, bicycling, and outdoor sports.
Version 2.0 Routing Problem Fix 2007-11-14
Download version is now available at our online store. This download version includes the same map as version 2 except the map set is locked.
Table of Contents
- Version 2.0 Main Features
- Pricing and Availability
- Sample
- System Requirements
- V2.0 Recommended Garmin GPS Models
- List of Limitations
- License
The difference between version 1.2 and version 2.0 is the routing (turn by turn navigation) capability.
All feature except routing is the same as version 1.2. Please check the main page for further information.
Also check out Garmin Mobile 10 Full Installation Instruction by Joe (Thanks !!!).
Version 2.0 Main Features
- Supports automatic route generation, turn by turn navigation, automatic re-routing.
- All roads is included for the routing feature includes trails.
- Default setting, cars, only searches roads wider than 3.0m
Important
- This map is based on the Publication of Digital Map 5000000 (General) as well as Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) published by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan (Kokudo Chiri-in), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, JAPAN with its approval under the article 29 of Surveying Law (Approval Number #107, SO-FUKU 2006).
- This map also uses the Digital Map 25000 (Geographical Names & Public Facilities) as well as the Digital Map 50m Grid (Elevation) published by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan (Kokudo Chiri-in), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, JAPAN with its approval under the article 30 of Surveying Law (Approval Number #64, SO-SHI 2006).
- This map set is fully unlocked, but unique serial number is embedded in all map that we can identify the end user (individual mesh and appears at startup screen on GPS) to protect our copyright.
- We are trying to make the list of limitations as complete as possible. Please make sure to read all limitation as well as FAQ page before attempting to buy our Japan map; so you won't get surprised. Some of limitations are critical.
Pricing and Availability
- Company Name: Upupdown
- Product Name: Japan 1:25000 Road Navigator for Garmin GPS v2.0
- Product Code: JAPANMAP25K2
- Price: 11,550 YEN (Include Tax)
- Size of road maps for all Japan is 470MB (471 regions)
- Size of topo maps for all Japan is 218MB (465 regions)
Click Here to buy the map.
Sample: Navigation with Garmin Colorado
Profile has been set to "Automotive."
Sample: Navigation with GPS Mobile XT installed on Dell Axim X51v PDA
Sample: Navigation with GPS Mobile XT installed on Nokia E65 smartphone
Sample: Searching on MapSource
An example of a route search from the starting point on the left to the destination on the right. This route is calculated with the default setting, optimized for a car.
Route properties shows the total distance of 11.0 km with the estimated time of 17:48 (roughly).
One can change the search setting as a pedestrian using the same starting point and the destination.
Pedestrian setting ended-up with a slightly diffrent route using the shorter distance of 9.8km.
Sample
This is an example of searching a long-distance route.
Sample: Navigation on iQue M4
- This map is based on the Publication of Digital Map 5000000 (General) as well as Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) published by Japanese Geographical Survey Institute (Kokudo Chiri-in), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, JAPAN with its approval under the article 29 of Surveying Law (Approval Number #107, SO-FUKU 2006).
- This map also uses the Digital Map 25000 (Geographical Names & Public Facilities) as well as the Digital Map 50m Grid (Elevation) published by Japanese Geographical Survey Institute (Kokudo Chiri-in), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, JAPAN with its approval under the article 30 of Surveying Law (Approval Number #64, SO-SHI 2006)
System Requirements
- OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 or
Windows XP
* Works on Windows Vista but you must update Garmin MapSource to version 6.12.2 or later - Memory: At least 32 MB minimum RAM
- HDD: 1 GB free hard disk space
- CD-ROM drive: Required
- 256-color display adapter and monitor (24-bit color recommended)
- PC interface or USB interface cable
- Garmin MapSource® compatible Garmin GPS unit
- Garmin MapSource® or Garmin Trip and Waypoint Manager to transfer maps (sold separately if not included with GPS)
- GPS Memory: At least 24MB of available memory for transferring maps is recommended
V2.0 Recommended Garmin GPS Models
- Colorado 300 / Colorado 400c / Colorado 400i / Colorado 400t (* 3D/Terrain map view is NOT available)
- GPSMAP 76CS / GPSMAP 76CSx
- GPSMAP 76C / GPSMAP 76Cx
- GPSMAP 60CS / GPSMAP 60CSx
- GPSMAP 60C / GPSMAP 60Cx
- eTrex Vista C / eTrex Vista Cx / eTrex Vista HCx
- eTrex Legend C / eTrex Legend Cx / eTrex Legend HCx
- Garmin Mobile 10 with Bluetooth capable PDA or Smartphone
Following models are recommended to purcharse preprogrammed data card. Otherwise, you may need to purchase a Garmin MapSource program(or Garmin Trip and Waypoint Manager) to transfer maps.
- Oregon 200 / Oregon 300 / Oregon 400c / Oregon 400i / Oregon 400t
- eTrex Venture Cx
- Nüvi Series
- StreetPilot Series
- Quest Series
- iQue Series
- Zumo Series
- Edge 605 / Edge 705
Indeed, we have not tested any model other than above, but it should work for any mapping GPS from Garmin that support Garmin City Navigator maps.
Please note that we do not support nor recommend any of Garmin aviation GPS receivers or GPS chartplotters that use Garmin special data card to install our Japan map as we have no experience using them. If you decided to use our Japan map, please use at your own risk.
List of imitations
- A route generated with this Software does not contain any road restriction such as one-way road. This Software is recreational purpose only, and not a replacement of the car navigation system.
- You are responsible for the vehicle. You may be in danger when you simply follow the route and may violate traffic rules. Always drive safely and follow traffic rules. Do not use the automatic routing and navigation feature if you do not understand this limitation.
- There is no private retailers or accomodations type POIs such as hotels, restaurants, shops. Almost all POIs are place names, public facilities and natural features.
- There is no label for streets. Only major highways and national roads(number) are labeled. Meaning that there is no street names on the map (unlike the other countries, the most of residential roads do not even have their name in Japan).
- Polygon (land cover) data are only water features such as lakes and large rivers. This limitation is due to the original data set of GSI's digital map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework).
- We use the latest data set from GSI' digital map. However, some of data are as old as 5 years due to the published date of the GSI's digital map set. If you can read Japanese, their published date may be found here.
- Topographic map is generated from the mesh of digital elevation model. It is not a real trace of topographic map. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contour line (it is roughly as accurate as 1:50,000 topographical map).
- You may not find places by address. Note that including full address search (i.e. geocoding), is technically impossible using the US Garmin units since Japanese banchi address is not based on the street number system like the US or Europe (the most of residential roads do not even have their name). You may search places under "Cities" category. The "Cities" category includes not only cities, but also almost all place names in Japan. For example, if you are looking for "Akasaka 3-chome", please spell "AKASAKA3."
- Garmin MapSource or Garmin Trip and Waypoint Manager must be installed in advance (sold separately if not included with GPS).
- Upupdown is not affiliated with Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Garmin Ltd. will not support third party maps for their GPS including Upupdown Japan maps. Please contact us for problems and do not send problem report to Garmin if you have difficulty installing Japan map.
License
Please read license agreement carefully before making a purchase.
Acknowledgment
We would like to thank Stanislaw Kozicki, the author of cGpsMapper software for his support and providing an excellent software. Without his work of cGpsMapper, we could not provide this map. Please visit his web site http://cgpsmapper.com/.