Whereis® Maps Update

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find out what’s new about VERSION 18.

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WHY UPDATE MY SAT NAV SYSTEM? Update Comparison Chart Australia is made up of more than 1,000,000kms of roads and highways and with an ever increasing population, new roads, developments and suburbs are popping up at a rapid rate. It can be hard to keep up. Version 15 Version 16 Version 17 Version 18 That’s why the process of capturing, interpreting, cross-checking and integrating data for Whereis® maps never stops. It’s a pretty common misconception that Australian roads don’t change that much and when 1,103,497km 1,116,716km 1,143,378km 1,148,445km

people ask us about this, they are often surprised to covered learn that each new release of Whereis® mapping Length of road software actually captures between 10,000km and 15,000km of new roads and updates 235,000km per year through continuous research. There’s also the ongoing increase in the number of points-of-interest (POI) that map updates include. 604,949 612,338 688,293 770,467 That’s the database of information such as hotels, ATMs, hospitals, gyms, etc. that you can locate and included

use through your in-built satellite navigation system. Points-of-interest New maps are available annually but they don’t update automatically. To ensure your sav nav is keeping up to date with your lifestyle, update your map data today.

OUR LATEST WHEREIS® MAP 222,915km 273,076km 276,548km 283,436km

COMES WITH Roads with • 1,148,445km of roads including more than 5,000km ranges address of new roads • 283,436km of roads with address ranges • More than 770,000 points-of-interest including • more than 32,800 restaurants • more than 16,945 banks and ATMs • more than 14,500 hotels and motels • more than 8,700 sport centres • more than 6,800 petrol stations

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Australian Capital Territory • Also updated since Version 16: • 5,110km of road network including an additional • Princes Highway upgrade – 114km of new roads Oak Flats to Dunmore (Wollongong) • Major new roads: • Tourle Street Bridge project (Newcastle) - Pacific Highway duplication (Lisarow to Ourimbah) • Kings Hwy realignment (Queanbeyan to ACT border) • Hume Highway duplication (Kyeamba Hill) • Also updated since Version 16: • Hume Highway duplication (Little Billabong) • Airport Roads upgrade project • Hume Highway duplication (Yarra Yarra to Holbrook) • Pialligo Avenue duplication project • Hume Highway duplication (Woomargama to Mullengandra) New South Wales • Hume Highway duplication • 251,173km of road network including an additional (Sturt Highway to Table Top) 1,208km of new roads • Sheahan Bridge duplication (Gundegai) • Major new roads: • Pacific Highway upgrade • Bangor Bypass: Stage 2 (Coopernook to Herons Creek) • Cowpasture Rd upgrade Twin Bridge • Pacific Highway (Karuah to Bulahdelah) over Hinchinbrook Creek • Great Western Hwy Bass St to Ridge St (Lawson) • Great Western Hwy Bass St to Ridge St (Woodford to Hazelbrook) • Hoxton Park Rd upgrade project • Princes Hwy & Lawrence Hargraves Dr intersection (Bulli) • Victoria Rd upgrade Iron Cove Bridge (Drummoyne) • Alstonville Bypass (Alstonville) • Ballina Bypass: Stage 1 • Waterfall Way realignment • Lanyon Dr upgrade

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Northern Territory South Australia • 33,317km of road network including an additional • 114,268km of road network including an additional 355km of new roads 1,625km of new roads • Major new roads: Queensland • Northern Expressway Angle Vale intersection • 295,347km of road network including an additional & Curtis Rd intersection 445km of new roads • Also updated since Version 16: • Major new roads: • South Road Upgrade (ANZAC Highway Underpass) • Clem Jones Tunnel (Bowen Hills) • Hale Street Bridge project - Go between Bridge Victoria • Ipswich Motorway upgrade - Wacol to Darra 1 & 2 • 215,813km of road network including an additional • Cleveland safety improvement works 1,444km of new roads • Hope Island Rd duplication: Stage 3 • Major new roads: (Coombabah Creek to Columbus Drive) • Barwon Heads Bridge reconstruction (Geelong) • Houghton Hwy duplication project • George St Bridge (Dandenong) • Progress Road upgrade: Stage 2 • Yarra Glen Truck Bypass • Forgan Bridge duplication (Mackay) • Princes Highway (East Taralgon) • Maryborough Hervey Bay Rd project (Hervey Bay) • Also updated since Version 16: • Townsville Port Access Road Section 1 - • Geelong Ring Road Stuart Bypass • Also updated since Version 16: Western Australia • Logan Motorway improvements - • 205,507km of road network Loganlea Road interchange • Major updates: • Joint Leevee Road (Mackay) • Indian Ocean Drive Lacelin to Cervantes: Stage 2 • Mackay-Busasia Road project (Mackay) • Also updated since Version 16: • Hospital Bridge replacement project (Mackay) • Bunbury Port Access Road (Bunbury) • Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor (Geraldton) • Reid Extension (Perth)

LOC0004_210x99_Whereis Map Update_Generic_FA.indd 6-7 24/02/12 12:18 PM HOW TO UPDATE In-car navigation systems don’t update themselves automatically, but luckily the update process can be done in just 3 steps. Simply, quickly and easily.

Visit www.whereismaps.com, click on ‘Buy Map Updates’ and select the map update disc or data card that is suitable 1 for your vehicle.

Insert your disc or data card into your sat nav system whilst the engine is running and wait until your navigation system has automatically 2 uploaded the data.

You’ll see a message on the dashboard display once the upload has been completed and you just need to follow the system 3 prompts from there.

Go to www.whereismaps.com and subscribe to our newsletter to receive further information on GPS and Whereis® map updates.

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