Warning to GPS users when going south.

[Mguy]

Yesterday, I had to go to an unfamiliar place down south. I used my GPS, loaded with OSM, to plot me a route and I had to pass thru Bicutan, the service road all the way to Alabang then Alabang-Zapote road.

Unfortunately, there was a big accident involving a trailer in SLEX and it affected the traffic a lot, including the skyway. So, i was stuck at the service road and thought about using the detour function of my GPS in the hope that it would find me a way out of there.

So it told me to take the next right turn and I went into a gated subdivision. I was following the route it said but I reached the end of the road with a locked gate in the end. As I turned around, it plotted me again with another route and I felt we were going places na. Then when it instructed me to turn right going nearer to a major road, the road was walled off! Damn!

I had no choice but to back track going back to the service road. I spent too much time at the service road and SLEX was still traffic so I took a gamble at Sucat road this time. The GPS pointed me again to some gated villages but I have heard of these villages with "Friendship" gate passes so I knew there would be an exit somewhere further down south. I took a gamble and tailgated a car going in on the w/ sticker lane. Sorry, I was a bit desperate.

Then the GPS really did its work already, pointing me the fastest way going to my destination. I was afraid that I would end up again on a walled or gated road but my gamble paid thru. I was still extremely late arriving at my destination but I would like to share you this, be prepared to get frustrated if in case you are going to the Las Pinas / Paranaque area relying on your GPS only. Stick to the main roads and you'll be ok.

[jmpet626]

Dapat updated din yung maps ng mga walled off or gated roads hehe.

[robot.sonic]

Mahirap mag update ng maps dito sa atin.

Araw araw may nagbabago.

Pero meron din naman talagang mga mali. Nasa SLEx ako tapos ginamit ko yung drive function, pinapakanan ako. Di naman exit. Yun pala may tulay sa taas. Mali ata pagkaka digitize ng kalsada.

[puroy]

of course! di naman alam ng gps na naka-locked yung gates e. =))

[edtf]

That is the reason why maps are updated almost monthly

[woohoo]

So it told me to take the next right turn and I went into a gated subdivision. I was following the route it said but I reached the end of the road with a locked gate in the end. As I turned around, it plotted me again with another route and I felt we were going places na. Then when it instructed me to turn right going nearer to a major road, the road was walled off! Damn!

I had no choice but to back track going back to the service road. I spent too much time at the service road and SLEX was still traffic so I took a gamble at Sucat road this time. The GPS pointed me again to some gated villages but I have heard of these villages with "Friendship" gate passes so I knew there would be an exit somewhere further down south. I took a gamble and tailgated a car going in on the w/ sticker lane. Sorry, I was a bit desperate.
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in case you are going to the Las Pinas / Paranaque area relying on your GPS only. Stick to the main roads and you'll be ok.

I hope you contributed those restrictions to OSM, to make the map better for others and for yourself na rin.

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[santermo]

Can you tell us the map you used that time, and what device?

[mramora]

you cannot totally rely on a gps lalo na sa places you are not very familiar. unlike in other countries updated and detailed yun maps nila. i think yun carNavi na ang pinaka updated ang map compared to garmin. hindi naman alam ng gps kung private subdivision ba yun binibigay nyang route sayo. sometimes it is still best to ask tric drivers

[CVT]

Welcome to Las Pinas and Paranaque bro.

Where roads disappear because of walls and gates.

And you need special passes (stickers) to pass through...

Yup,- you have to comprehend these in the maps, for the GPS to be effective.

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[impulzz]

paano naman kng nasa makati ka na pag umaga oneway papasok ng makati, pag dataing gn hapon baliktad na direction...

at yung mga kalsada na pag gabi sinasra ng barangay... madami dito sa sta mesa. alam ko meron din sa makati. masisira ang ulo ng mag update ng maps sa GPS.

[Howard Roark]

[QUOTE=impulzz;1740905....masisira ang ulo ng mag update ng maps sa GPS.[/QUOTE]

harhar

[batang_raon14]

I'm guessing sa malapit sa village ka namin naligaw TS. Marami nga yan kasi from public roads dati naging subdivisions na ngayon... nauso ang mga akyat bahay at dugo-dugo gang, hanggang nagkatayuan na ng mga gates na by schedule lang binubuksan OR literal na pader na. Hehe

Service road is pretty much safe southbound... but if there's an option, stay away from BICUTAN interchange. Walang pinipiling-oras biglaang tatraffic na lang.

[CVT]

paano naman kng nasa makati ka na pag umaga oneway papasok ng makati, pag dataing gn hapon baliktad na direction...

at yung mga kalsada na pag gabi sinasra ng barangay... madami dito sa sta mesa. alam ko meron din sa makati. masisira ang ulo ng mag update ng maps sa GPS.

At minsan,- nagigi pang barangay basketball court.... :hysterical:

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[Burai]

i encountered those kinds of routes before, so when it happens. i just simply stop using it then switch ako back to view map lang para ako na bahala
pero there was this once na nagpunta kami calamba to go to the municipal hall dun, we're not lost and i thought hindi nasama sa update yung bagong location daw ng munisipyo but still i tried my luck and made my way there using my gps (kasi sa pagkakaalam ng pinagmamaneho ko eh malapit lang daw yung bago sa lumang hall.), so pinili ko yung old, nanghuhula mga pinagmamaneho ko pero i insisted to follow my gps kasi wala namang mawawala (except sa gas). then bam! yung bagong hall yung tinuro at nasali pala sa update.
therefore, gusto ko lang din sabihin na base din sa experience ko, wag masyado mag rely sa calculated routes nila lagi, view map is an option din paminsan when lost hehe.

never tried sa bicutan pero from las pinas (before mag perpetual) to alabang to munti, my gps works fine nung nakasakay ako sa jeep pauwi

[ppcsurfr]

That is also why GPS units that learn are much better. I remember using a GPS app in my WM Device which even warned me if I was speeding. It would plot several routes and it allows you to review them. You can pick the route, and if you find that there is an error in that route, or an obstruction, such as road repairs, a closed private gate, or something, you can block it off the choices and it will never turn up again.

Okay sana if your GPS changes maps based on the time of day. There are areas na one way in one direction kapag morning, and one way the other direction in the afternoon.

[glenn_duke]

Depende sa model ng Garmin mo, dalawa ang setting ng routing ng Garmin may Fastest Time at Shortest Distance.
Malamang nasa shortest distance ang setting mo kaya kahit tertiary roads sinasama nya sa route.
Nangyari sa akin yan, sa squatter area ako pinadaan, muntik konang sagasaan yung Garmin ko sa inis.
Pero ng binago ko ang setting into Fastest Time, himala, hindi na nya sinama yung squatter area sa bagong route.
And dapat may dala karing road map yung book type, para ma check mo kung saan ka dapat dumaan.
And mas updated ang roadguide contributors na map compared sa OSM, especially sa mga tertiary roads.

[CVT]

Mas depende iyan sa pagkaka-drawing ng mapa....

Roadguide Contributors' map,- pinadaan ako sa dirt road leading to a 4X4 trail diyan sa Bolinao, Pangasinan,- papunta sa mga resorts.

Just recently,- roadguide Contributors' map,- pinadaan ako sa dirt road na diversion road daw sa may Candelaria, Quezon....

Sinabi ko na sa kanila iyong sa Bolinao last year pa - pero hangga ngayon,- nandoon pa rin ang naka-drawing na main road pero dirt road at 4x4 trail sa last km or so....(Huwag naman sana,- pero kung sila mismo ang maligaw roon dahil sa iyon ang itinuro ng mapa at medyo madilim na at kasama mo ang pamilya mo, katulad ko- baka lahat ng santo, matawag nila sa sobrang kaba),,,

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[liv]

Mas depende iyan sa pagkaka-drawing ng mapa....

Roadguide Contributors' map,- pinadaan ako sa dirt road leading to a 4X4 trail diyan sa Bolinao, Pangasinan,- papunta sa mga resorts.

Just recently,- roadguide Contributors' map,- pinadaan ako sa dirt road na diversion road daw sa may Candelaria, Quezon....

Sinabi ko na sa kanila iyong sa Bolinao last year pa - pero hangga ngayon,- nandoon pa rin ang naka-drawing na main road pero dirt road at 4x4 trail sa last km or so....(Huwag naman sana,- pero kung sila mismo ang maligaw roon dahil sa iyon ang itinuro ng mapa at medyo madilim na at kasama mo ang pamilya mo, katulad ko- baka lahat ng santo, matawag nila sa sobrang kaba),,,

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i presumed that you are a contributor in Roadguide.ph since you claimed that you are using the contributor's map... then why not submit the necessary corrections, so that it can be updated in the next map version... kailangan ikaw mismo ang mag submit nito since ikaw ang personal na naka experience.


btw, what's your user name in Roadguide.ph?

[paetechie]

Depende sa model ng Garmin mo, dalawa ang setting ng routing ng Garmin may Fastest Time at Shortest

choose fastest time always for routing on garmin

And mas updated ang roadguide contributors na map compared sa OSM, especially sa mga tertiary roads.

in most of the country perhaps but not all areas.

try to use 2 garmins side by side and route anywhere around sta cruz and binondo and quiapo manila...makati cbd and ortigas

you'll be surprised who's more accurate in routing. one way streets and turn restrictions, lots of them there when you need it most :P

[aga_cruz]

kulit talaga ng gps ang ingay pa hheehhe turn right turn left u turn wew...