Data Solutions (Pvt) Ltd and Tracking World (Pvt) Ltd have released an update to their Pakistan Navigator map for Garmin GPS devices. The highlight of this update has been the inclusion of house number information. Users will now be able to navigate directly to a house number for the following areas:
Sector F-8, Islamabad
Sector F-7, Islamabad
New Garden Town, Lahore
Muslim Town, Lahore
Faisal Town (excluding Block D), Lahore
DHA Phase I, Lahore
Model Town (Blocks A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H), Lahore
There have also been improvements in the searching process. For example to search house 148, Block E, Model Town Lahore the following inputs are required:
Select Country – Pakistan
Select State/County – Punjab
Select City – Lahore Model Town or Block E Model Town
Select Number – 148
Select Street – E
There have also been fixes to routing and duplicate POIs. Over a 1000 new POIs have also been added as well. Fuel station and restaurant POIs have been added along the N5 all the way from Peshawar to Karachi. Although street level detail is limited to Islamabad, Rawalpidi, Lahore and their adjoining areas the detail of other cities has been upgraded. Detailed maps of Faisalabad and Karachi will follow soon as will house number information. The maps used to create Pakistan Navigator can be viewed at www.naqsha.net. The website also offers searching and navigation.
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