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TomTom Map Share
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TomTom Map Share
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With TomTom Map Share, you can correct errors on your map and share those corrections with other people in the TomTom Map Share community as well as receive corrections made by others.
If you find a street that has recently been blocked to traffic but was open before, you can use Map Share to correct your map and then share the correction with other Map Share members.
You can use Map Share to send and receive map corrections during the first year after the map’s release date. This means that one year after the release date, you will no longer be able to send or receive map corrections for that version of the map - You will still be able to make corrections to your own map for use on your own device.
You choose the type of corrections you want and each time you connect your
TomTom GO to TomTom HOME, the map will be updated automatically.
Note: TomTom Map Share is not available in all regions. For more information, go to tomtom.com/mapshare
Map corrections
There are two types of map corrections:
• Corrections that are immediately shown on the map. These include, changing the traffic flow of a street, blocking or renaming a street and adding or editing POIs.
This type of change is immediately shown on your own map. You can hide these corrections at any time in the Map Share preferences menu.
• Corrections that are reported to TomTom but not shown immediately on your map. These include, missing streets, errors in freeway entrances and exits and missing rotaries.
This type of correction is investigated by TomTom and once verified, is included in the next map release. These corrections are therefore not shared with the Map Share community.
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Tip
: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show
ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
Making a map correction
Correct a map error
Important
: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving.
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
2. Tap Correct a map error.
A list of possible map corrections is shown.
3. Select the type of correction you want to report.
Note: If you tap Add missing POI or Report other error you will be asked for some additional information before the next step.
4. Select the method you want to use for selecting the location of the correction.
5. When you have found the location, tap Done.
6. Enter correction or confirmation of correction now.
Receiving the latest map updates
When you connect your TomTom GO to your computer, TomTom HOME automatically downloads any available map corrections and sends any changes you have made, to the Map Share community.
There are several types of corrections which can be set in the Correction preferences menu.
Marking a map error while on the move
Important
: For safety reasons, you should only mark a location when you are driving. Do not enter the full details of an error while you are driving.
If you notice an item on your map that needs attention, you can mark the location using the Report button and then enter the details when you are no longer driving.
To show the Report button in the Driving View or in the quick menu, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
Tip
: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show
ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
2. Tap Correction preferences.
3. Tap Done and then tap Done again.
4. Select Show report button, then tap Done.
The Report button is shown on the left-hand side of the Driving View. After you mark a location, you can add more information about the change when you open the Map corrections menu.
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For example, you are driving to a friendqs house and you notice that the name of the street you are on is different from the one on your map. To report the change, tap the Report button and your GO will save your current location.
You can then send the correction to TomTom Map Share when you have finished your trip.
TomTom Map Share community
To join the Map Share community, do the following:
1. Tap Map corrections in the Main Menu.
Tip
: If you cannot see the Map corrections button in the Main Menu, tap Show
ALL menu options in the Preferences menu.
2. Tap Download corrections made by others.
3. Tap Join.
When you connect your GO to your computer, TomTom HOME downloads new corrections and sends your corrections to the Map Share community.
Important
: TomTom Map Share corrections are not sent to your navigation device using a wireless connection. You should regularly connect your device to your computer and use TomTom HOME to check for new updates.
Correction preferences
The correction preferences set the way TomTom Map Share works on your device.
You can set the following preferences:
• Use the trust level slider to choose the types of corrections from the Map
Share community you want to use on your maps.
• Decide if you want to share your corrections with others.
• Show or hide the report button in the Driving View.
To set your preferences, select Map corrections in the Main Menu.
Tip
: If you later decide you want to remove corrections from the map, clear the checkbox next to the types of corrections you want to remove. If you clear all the checkboxes, your map returns to the original state before the first correction.
Trust slider
Use the Trust level slider to set the type of map corrections you want added to your map. To do this, tap Correction preferences in the Map corrections menu.
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There are four levels of trust that you can choose. The level changes when you move the slider:
• TomTom - only accept changes made by TomTom.
• Trusted sources - accept changes made by TomTom and by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom.
• Many users - accept changes made by TomTom, by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom and changes made by a high number of Map
Share community members.
• Some users - accept changes made by TomTom, by trusted users who have been verified by TomTom and all changes that have been made by
Map Share community members.
Types of map correction
There are several types of correction that you can make to a map.
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(Un)block street
To make a correction to your map, tap Map corrections in the Main Menu then tap Correct a map error. The following types of corrections are shown.
Tap this button to block or unblock a street. You can block or unblock the street in one or both directions.
For example, to correct a street near to your current location, do the following:
1. Tap (Un)block street.
2. Tap Near you to select a street near your current location. You can select a street by name, a street near your Home location or a street on the map.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map.
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street.
4. Tap Done.
Your device shows the street and whether the traffic is blocked or allowed in each direction.
Reverse traffic direction
5. Tap one of the direction buttons to block or unblock the flow of traffic in that direction.
6. Tap Done.
The next time you connect your device to TomTom HOME, your corrections are shared with the TomTom Map Share community.
Tap this button to correct the traffic direction of a one-way street, where the direction of traffic is different to the direction shown on your map.
Note: Reverse traffic direction only works for one-way streets. If you select a two-way street you will be given the chance to block/unblock the street rather than changing the direction.
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Edit street name
Tap this button to change the name of a street on your map.
For example, to rename a street near to your current location:
1. Tap Edit street name.
2. Tap Near you.
3. Select the street or section of a street you want to correct by tapping it on the map.
The street you select is highlighted and the cursor shows the name of the street.
4. Tap Done.
5. Type the correct street name.
6. Tap Done.
Tap this button to change and report incorrect road turn directions.
Change turn restrictions
Tap this button to change and report road speed limit.
Change road speed
Add missing
POI
Tap this button to add a new Point of Interest (POI).
For example to add a new restaurant near to your current location:
1. Tap Add missing POI.
2. Tap Restaurant in the list of POI categories.
3. Tap Near you.
4. Select the location of the missing restaurant.
You can select the location by entering the address or by selecting the location on the map. Select Near you or Near home to open the map at your current location or at your Home location.
5. Tap Done.
6. Type the name of the restaurant then tap OK.
7. If you know the telephone number of the restaurant you can type it, then tap OK.
If you don’t know the number, just tap OK without typing a number.
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Edit POI
Report other error
Tap this button to edit an existing POI.
You can use this button to make the following changes to a POI:
• Delete the POI.
• Rename the POI.
• Change the telephone number of the POI.
• Change the category that a POI belongs to.
• Move the POI on the map.
Tap this button to report other types of corrections.
These corrections are not immediately applied to your map. Your
TomTom GO sends a special report to TomTom Map Share.
You can report missing streets, errors in motorway entrances and exits and missing roundabouts. If the correction you want to report is not covered by any of these report types, enter a general description then tap Other.
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