A GPS Website Review - gpsmaps.jwpixs.com

A good GPS Mapping website is like a treasure chest for GPSr owners. Imagine if you have the highest end in a GPS unit, but no good maps to run on it, it will be like a car without wheels, it will be a handicap.


This is especially true if you bought a Garmin unit such as the Nuvi 610 in Singapore. The Garmin maps that comes with it, even if they said it is the latest version, is way backdated. Even streets and buildings that have been around for years could not be found. Yes, it is indeed a disappointment.


This is where the 3rd party maps come in. and thus the review of gpsmaps.jwpixs.com. The first thing you will notice when you visit this website is that, the animated gif file would have caught your attention, reminding you that this is a GPS Mapping website. This is shown below.








The layout of the website has a simple look to it, and yet rather effective. You have a menu on the left of the website as shown below.




As you can see, you have linking tabs to "Downloads", "Links", "FAQs", etc which is rather self explanatory, and easy to locate. I guess most people will be most interested in the Downloads section, as this is where all the maps are located.

Here comes the interesting bit. When you arrive at the downloads, you will notice that this website reserves the best maps for downloads for "donors" only. Anyone can sign up at the website, but only members who donate a minimum of USD$10 becomes a donor. It is next to nothing if you ask me, for the high quality and updated maps that you will be getting. If you have used Garmin maps which cost in excess of USD$100, and yet it disappoints, you will know what I mean.




The main focus of maps provided on this website is for the region of Singapore and Johor, which are all heavily detailed, with plenty of POIs incorporated, and of course fully routable. In fact, I have never seen any other maps available for this region that is as detailed as this. The Garmin maps don't even come close. All in all, I highly recommend this website if you need quality GPS maps for Singapore and Johor.