Navigation program
(in alphabetical order) |
Short distance in town |
Medium (<200 miles) distance |
Long (>200 miles) distance: |
CoPilot
v5
"Best Long Distance Navigator"
|
C |
-
Fast rerouting
-
Poor map display - no "moving map", must rely on vocal
and text guidance
-
Map errors (proprietary database in US,
NavTech in Europe)
|
A- |
-
Excellent map management
-
Good Nav. Info
-
waypoints/vias with
optimization
-
Poor map display - no "moving map", must rely on vocal
and text guidance
|
A |
- Excellent map management
- Good Nav. Info
- waypoints/vias with optimization
- Route Optimization
- Poor map display - must rely on vocal and text
guidance
|
Destinator
v3 |
B |
- Excellent Map Display (2D/3D/ Bird's Eye) and
zooming -
- Very Rich POI database
- Convenient and responsive UI
- Waypoint Optimization
- Rerouting is still too slow
|
B
(or
Z) |
- Good Nav. Info (cycles)
- Waypoint Optimization
- Excellent Map Display (2D/3D/ Bird's Eye) and
zooming
- Map area limitations
|
B
(or
Z) |
- Good Nav. Info (cycles)
- Waypoint Optimization
- Map area limitations
|
Intellinav 2
OEMs
(iGuidance, PrymeNav, Routis)
"Best Overall Navigator"
|
A- |
- Fast Rerouting
- Good directions (accurate exit info)
- Excellent map display with ge features added in v2
- map colors can be a problem
- "Live" Directions
|
A- |
- Excellent nav info (including
dynamic ETA)
- Good directions (accurate exit info)
- Excellent map display with ge features added in v2
- map colors can be a problem
- 1 Stopover but no real waypoints
|
B
(or
Z) |
- Excellent nav info (including
dynamic ETA)
- Good directions (accurate exit info)
- Excellent map display (color Coding)
- Stopover but no real waypoints
|
Mapopolis
Navigator
v4
"Best City Navigator"
|
A |
- Fast rerouting
- Fast
map display but no 3D
- Works as a superb "electronic
map"
- UI is a bit "rough"
|
B |
- Good Nav. Info
- Mix Highway/Detail maps
- County based maps make planning
difficult
- UI is a bit "rough"
- No 3D display
|
B
|
- Good Nav. Info
- Mix Highway/Detail maps
- County based maps make planning
difficult
- UI is a bit "rough"
- No 3D display
|
PocketMap Navigator
v3
* |
B- |
- Fast Rerouting
- Good directions
- Slow route calculation
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas resulting in
poor routes
|
B |
- Real Waypoints
- Excellent
Nav. Info
- Mix Highway/Detail maps but only
route is shown with HWY maps
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas resulting in
poor routes
|
B |
- Real Waypoints
- Excellent
Nav. Info
- Mix Highway/Detail maps but only
route is shown with HWY maps
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas resulting in
poor routes
|
SmartST Pro
v2 |
C |
- Slow rerouting
- Routes "oddities"
- Good map display
- Live Directions
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas
|
C |
- Excellent nav info
- Good map management
- Routes not always optimal
- Auto zooming shows too little map area
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas
|
C
(or
Z) |
- Excellent Nav info
- Sometimes impossible to plan full trip
- Routes not always optimal
- Auto zooming shows too little map area
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas
|
TomTom Navigator
v3 EU - v2.24 US |
B |
- Superb User Interface
- Fast routing/re-routing
- Poor map and Instruction List modes
- No Intersecting/current street info
- TeleAtlas maps inacurate in some areas
|
C
(or
Z) |
- Good Nav info
- 3D mode is nice on the highway
- No Stops
- Poor routes in the US likely due to TeleAtlas map
data
-
Pre-cut maps so you're out of luck if you cross a border
|
C
(or
Z) |
- Good Nav info
- 3D mode is nice on the highway
- No Stops
Poor routes in the US
-
Pre-cut maps so you're out of luck if you cross a border
|
