Hello,
I've been researching and reviewing specs for various manufacturers and unit for about a month or so now and, while I'm sure I have learned enough to select a decent unit for basic needs and possibly an interesting 3rd party tool or 2, I'm finding most spec sheets to be sadly lacking in the kind of detail that would allow me to educate myself enough the make a solid purchase decision that meets my needs.
As such, I'd like to take a moment to describe my needs - I *think* I know what I want - and it can be summed up in a high level statement and get your opinions on three points; 1) Are my expectations reasonable, 2) Are there other features I should consider and, 3) What units/3rd party recommendations you may have based on your experience.
Here's what I'd like:
I want to create service routes and have the ability to measure performance.
Now, this is a loaded statement so let me add a little more detail.
Routes - Most route features I see seem to max out at 10 stops. I could live with this but would like to have 50 for a typical sales route and up to 500 for some marketing routes. Also, the ability to save/import/export routes is highly desirable.
Performance - Most current units claim a tracking feature (Track, Trip, Breadcrumb...). Unfortunately, I have yet to see enough info in a user guide/manual to help me understand what I am tracking or how to make use of it! For example, I have a sample track-log from a sony navu 044 I borrowed from a friend. It's a comma delimited flat text file with 5-7 fields, 2 of which look like lat/long but the others are indecipherable to my eye.
What I really need is time elapsed through the route so I can determine both duration of task for future scheduling and general performance throughout the route.
Of course, many of the basic features like text-to-speech are useful also but much easier to assess and quantify.
I'd really appreciate a few opinions on units I may consider for further research/selection and would be pleased to add more detail if clarification is required on anything above or some significant criterea item is missing.
If it matters, most - if not all - of my routing will be in Canada, 99% in Ontario.
With thanks,
-Van.
I've been researching and reviewing specs for various manufacturers and unit for about a month or so now and, while I'm sure I have learned enough to select a decent unit for basic needs and possibly an interesting 3rd party tool or 2, I'm finding most spec sheets to be sadly lacking in the kind of detail that would allow me to educate myself enough the make a solid purchase decision that meets my needs.
As such, I'd like to take a moment to describe my needs - I *think* I know what I want - and it can be summed up in a high level statement and get your opinions on three points; 1) Are my expectations reasonable, 2) Are there other features I should consider and, 3) What units/3rd party recommendations you may have based on your experience.
Here's what I'd like:
I want to create service routes and have the ability to measure performance.
Now, this is a loaded statement so let me add a little more detail.
Routes - Most route features I see seem to max out at 10 stops. I could live with this but would like to have 50 for a typical sales route and up to 500 for some marketing routes. Also, the ability to save/import/export routes is highly desirable.
Performance - Most current units claim a tracking feature (Track, Trip, Breadcrumb...). Unfortunately, I have yet to see enough info in a user guide/manual to help me understand what I am tracking or how to make use of it! For example, I have a sample track-log from a sony navu 044 I borrowed from a friend. It's a comma delimited flat text file with 5-7 fields, 2 of which look like lat/long but the others are indecipherable to my eye.
What I really need is time elapsed through the route so I can determine both duration of task for future scheduling and general performance throughout the route.
Of course, many of the basic features like text-to-speech are useful also but much easier to assess and quantify.
I'd really appreciate a few opinions on units I may consider for further research/selection and would be pleased to add more detail if clarification is required on anything above or some significant criterea item is missing.
If it matters, most - if not all - of my routing will be in Canada, 99% in Ontario.
With thanks,
-Van.
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