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GPS, location issue

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brucine Posted messages 24688 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hello,

I have a 2012 HDi 2.0 C4 Picasso Exclusive. My GPS shows the message "the position does not correspond to a valid address," even though I have already been to this address. What can I do? Thank you.


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Pierr10 Posted messages 13814 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 835
 

Hello

Instead of providing the address, give the longitude and latitude coordinates of the place you want to go to.

You can find these coordinates in Google Maps with maximum precision.

What is well conceived is clearly expressed,
And the words to say it come easily.
(Boileau)
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brucine Posted messages 24688 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 149
 

Hello,

Entering the coordinates will indeed resolve a syntax that we might have entered which does not match the sometimes peculiar format required by the device or a different designation (change of street, commercial area where the commercial address is not the cadastral one, address at an intersection of roads...).

However, associating these coordinates with an address means searching for it in the mapping: there is a latency period if this address corresponds to a new construction, or a total absence if the GPS mapping has not been updated for long enough for the address to appear (this is often the case with GPS devices embedded in vehicles older than 4 or 5 years where updates no longer exist or are no longer free).

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Pierr10 Posted messages 13814 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 835 > brucine Posted messages 24688 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 

Hello,

This is not about associating GPS coordinates with an address, but rather replacing the address with these coordinates.

I faced the same issue: An unrecognized address, even though it was located in the city center and concerned an old building. So, I provided the coordinates.
Another common case is isolated houses in the countryside. There's not really an address to give to the GPS. So we provide the latitude and longitude.

To obtain the coordinates, you can use Google Maps or Google Earth. You need to give the tenth or hundredth of a second for good accuracy.

Currently, smartphone navigation is infinitely more efficient than GPS systems installed in relatively old cars.
The biggest headache I had with my car's built-in GPS was indicating that I wanted to go to terminal 2 of Roissy. Now we just do that verbally on the smartphone! (I'm not going to change my car just to have an Android navigation system...).

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brucine Posted messages 24688 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 149 > Pierr10 Posted messages 13814 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
 

Here too, caution: the GPS coordinate format can be decimal or minutes-seconds, so choose the appropriate one from Google.

Most recent built-in or standalone GPS units (I have one of each, as well as Android Auto, but I'm allergic to smartphone applications) all have voice command capabilities (as long as they're well understood...)

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Pierr10 Posted messages 13814 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 835 > brucine Posted messages 24688 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 

There are plenty of online converters:

For example: https://geofree.fr/gf/dec2deg.asp

https://presqu-ile-de-crozon.com/conversion-des-coordonnees-gps.php

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brucine Posted messages 24688 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 149 > Pierr10 Posted messages 13814 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
 

No need for a converter, Google Earth has the option in the menu (but it's not the easiest way to find the desired coordinates).

In Google Maps, the decimal is the default; if my GPS only wants to deal with minutes, I will click on the location I’ve marked, right-click "more info about this place" and click on the decimal coordinates link in the pop-up: Google Maps will open these coordinates and display them in hours minutes seconds format in the address bar.

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