Why is Tomtom maps so far behind updating new roads, housing development and routes compared to Waze

Kazzacan

and Google Maps. My husband is a delivery driver for DHL and purchased a Professional 520 to get to homes of customers. There is a new development near our home for the last 12 month is still not in tomtom maps. Loosing confidence in tomtom and resorting to using Waze & google maps on his phone. What is the point in spending all your money on tomtom device when you don't get the service.

rider1rider

does the development area impact navigation. Does it impact the routing. as long as the device has maps to take you to your destination you are good. still consider reporting it using mapshare https://www.tomtom.com/mapshare/tools

ThannBanis

I noticed a new development was added to Apple Maps before any other mapping service (that I use anyway).
Even now, Apple Maps and OSM show the currently accessible roads, TomTom has some of the new main roads, and Google shows the farm land that was there previously.

:-D

dmulv

ThannBanis wrote: »

...Even now, Apple Maps and OSM show the currently accessible roads, TomTom has some of the new main roads, and Google shows the farm land that was there previously...

Apple Maps receive their mapping data from TomTom, so I think the problem's more of a 'live' map (Apple Maps) vs. a periodically downloaded/updated map (TomTom device).

Each method of delivery have their advantages and disadvantages.

rider1rider

does the development area impact navigation. Does it impact the routing. as long as the device has maps to take you to your destination you are good. still consider reporting it using mapshare https://www.tomtom.com/mapshare/tools

ThannBanis

I noticed a new development was added to Apple Maps before any other mapping service (that I use anyway).
Even now, Apple Maps and OSM show the currently accessible roads, TomTom has some of the new main roads, and Google shows the farm land that was there previously.

:-D

dmulv

ThannBanis wrote: »

...Even now, Apple Maps and OSM show the currently accessible roads, TomTom has some of the new main roads, and Google shows the farm land that was there previously...

Apple Maps receive their mapping data from TomTom, so I think the problem's more of a 'live' map (Apple Maps) vs. a periodically downloaded/updated map (TomTom device).

Each method of delivery have their advantages and disadvantages.

Kazzacan

Thanks for your replies,

ThannBanis

Apple Maps seems to get data from elsewhere as well.

One particular new development still does not show all roads visible in Apple Maps on MapShare Reporter (I don't actually used TomTom as anything other than a way to get new roads into Apple Maps)