garmin poi's....i3 plus others ...inc tom-tom
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downloaded speed camera database on i3, then when i downloaded other poi ie. chip shops, argos stores, i lost the speedcamera, cant seem to get both, any ideas? nick
downloaded speed camera database on i3, then when i downloaded other poi ie. chip shops, argos stores, i lost the speedcamera, cant seem to get both, any ideas? nick
Nick Marshall said:
That happened to me, if you select all the speed camera files by opening and using select all and move them into the other poi files, so they show up the sameas those files, then download that file, they will be there, not sure if they then work though, as i haven't tried yet
open all the different poi's you want in a single folder ( call it--my POI's to be transfered--for example)....EVERYTHING in that folder will be taken to he garmin i3 as custom points and overwrite the previous ones!!!!!!!! so put the speed cameras AND the strip joints AND the gay meet-ups all in the same folder then transfer the lot together!!!!
HTH
HTH
y2blade said:open all the different poi's you want in a single folder ( call it--my POI's to be transfered--for example)....EVERYTHING in that folder will be taken to he garmin i3 as custom points and overwrite the previous ones!!!!!!!! so put the speed cameras AND the strip joints AND the gay meet-ups all in the same folder then transfer the lot together!!!!
HTH
was that not basically what i said?
though i did forget the strip joints and gay meet ups
ianboydsnr said:
what was that?????
y2blade said:
that was just the combined file included with the speed camera data, direct from the POI site, as people were having problems, they combined them
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Found this info................
Q: How can I make my own POI files?
A: To make your own POI file you need at least 3 things: longitude, latitude and a name.
If you can find it on a map then things are quite easy! Go to http://www.streetmap.co.uk and find it on a map. Zoom in as much as possible and click the actual location (entrance to car park probably the best bet) and it will show an arrow on the map. Now, near the bottom of the page there is a link to 'click here to convert/measure coordinates' - click the link and in the list it will show you the latitude and longitude.
UPDATE: you can also use this site: http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ and fill out a form with names and postcodes to be emailed the lat/long of all the points you enter (thanks for the link Almahadeus). User Ash10 has also created a program that automates conversion of postcodes to lat/long and will be sharing this in the future.
Create a new file in Excel (or similar) and make 4 columns: longitude, latitude, name, details.
Insert the long/lat in the relevent columns, put the name in the name column (eg 'Boots, Bradford') and any other details in the 4th column (eg 'Darley Street, 01274 888555').
Save the file as a comma separated value (.csv) file - e.g boots.csv.
Then create a 22x22 pixel icon and save it as an 8-bit .bmp file - name it exactly the same as the associated csv file but with .bmp at the end instead.
Upload to the unit using Garmin's POI Loader
Q: How can I make my own POI files?
A: To make your own POI file you need at least 3 things: longitude, latitude and a name.
If you can find it on a map then things are quite easy! Go to http://www.streetmap.co.uk and find it on a map. Zoom in as much as possible and click the actual location (entrance to car park probably the best bet) and it will show an arrow on the map. Now, near the bottom of the page there is a link to 'click here to convert/measure coordinates' - click the link and in the list it will show you the latitude and longitude.
UPDATE: you can also use this site: http://ukpostcodes.boldlygoingnowhere.org/ and fill out a form with names and postcodes to be emailed the lat/long of all the points you enter (thanks for the link Almahadeus). User Ash10 has also created a program that automates conversion of postcodes to lat/long and will be sharing this in the future.
Create a new file in Excel (or similar) and make 4 columns: longitude, latitude, name, details.
Insert the long/lat in the relevent columns, put the name in the name column (eg 'Boots, Bradford') and any other details in the 4th column (eg 'Darley Street, 01274 888555').
Save the file as a comma separated value (.csv) file - e.g boots.csv.
Then create a 22x22 pixel icon and save it as an 8-bit .bmp file - name it exactly the same as the associated csv file but with .bmp at the end instead.
Upload to the unit using Garmin's POI Loader
So basically, you can create your own POI file and use it as route with the POIs as waypoints? That just leaves waterproofing to do.
Thanks very much for all the research you've done
Thanks very much for all the research you've done
