Prado GPS and Google Maps

[Piratepete Member Find all posts View Profile Close Piratepete]

Have a 2012 Altitude with the Oem Gps same as the VX and Kakadu. Travelling in Adelaide CBD today and couldn't find place to pick up my wife. Tried putting in location in on board GPS but just too much trouble while driving ( ie Oem gps input not very user friendly).

So pulled over and tried Google Maps on my IPhone. Hit the route finder on Google Maps and bugger me, the next thing I know is the English lady on the Oem GPS starts giving me the directions and the map function is working on the on board screen.

Anybody else experienced this?

If it works like this then it makes route location and direction so much easier in the Prado.

[ceasar m Member Find all posts View Profile Close ceasar m]

It maybe a cloudy day and your GPS was not picking up enough satellite signal. I think GPS needs 4 to 5 satellite signals minimum to get the closest accuracy .
Hope this helps.

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Are you saying that the 2 are somehow connected?

[Piratepete Member Find all posts View Profile Close Piratepete]

Sorry if I didn't explain myself well. Yep it seems like Google Maps on IPhone and the on board OEM GPS can link to each other.

All I can say is that mine did yesterday. As soon as I hit route direction on Google Maps, the OEM GPS came on and the voice direction began directing me on the route.

[kenny5000 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close kenny5000]

Did the map come up on the OEM screen or just the audio?

Audio will bluetooth over the OEM system same as music will.

[kenny5000 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close kenny5000]

It maybe a cloudy day and your GPS was not picking up enough satellite signal. I think GPS needs 4 to 5 satellite signals minimum to get the closest accuracy .
Hope this helps.

Most GPS will attempt to track with three satellites, this allows triangulation to establish your position. In theory more satellites improve should accuracy of the unit.

[Symo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Symo]

Cloud does not affect GPS.


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[barajak Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close barajak]

Cloud does not affect GPS.


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Cloud does weaken the signal and with full view of the sky GPS will still work like normal but shadowing becomes a problem quicker under cloud.