j.g.wilmer
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Any one in south Birmingham that is willing to help a computer plank with POI loading. I have a Navigator III and have downloaded camera info to PC but then I'm lost. Will supply coffee and expenses. HELP!!!!!!
Allroad
Guest
use garmins poi loader it will do it for you
PanEuropean
Registered user
Mr. Wilmer:
To load the Custom POIs (speed camera database) into the GPSR, you need to download a small program called POI Loader to your computer, and then run that program (on your computer) to upload the speed camera database to the GPSR.
Although it is not a difficult process, it's not quite as simple and straightforward as uploading map segments or routes to the GPSR, because the speed camera databases are supplied by third parties (meaning, out of Garmin's control), and the database vendors are not always consistent in what they provide in the package of data.
My suggestion is that you download the POI Loader application to your computer, then read the help file that is part of the program - just go to the HELP menu to do this. The help file should give you a bit of an overview of what is involved in the process.
Be cautious about units of measure. If your database came from a vendor outside of Great Britain, it is possible that they may have used metric units. So, proceed with some caution on the road until you are sure that the GPSR is alerting you properly about the presence of cameras, etc. ahead of you.
Note that you don't have to worry about screwing things up, because each time you send a new upload of Custom POIs to the GPSR, everything that was there before gets erased. It's not an 'additive' process. So, if you screw up one upload, no problem, just do another upload later.
Michael
To load the Custom POIs (speed camera database) into the GPSR, you need to download a small program called POI Loader to your computer, and then run that program (on your computer) to upload the speed camera database to the GPSR.
Although it is not a difficult process, it's not quite as simple and straightforward as uploading map segments or routes to the GPSR, because the speed camera databases are supplied by third parties (meaning, out of Garmin's control), and the database vendors are not always consistent in what they provide in the package of data.
My suggestion is that you download the POI Loader application to your computer, then read the help file that is part of the program - just go to the HELP menu to do this. The help file should give you a bit of an overview of what is involved in the process.
Be cautious about units of measure. If your database came from a vendor outside of Great Britain, it is possible that they may have used metric units. So, proceed with some caution on the road until you are sure that the GPSR is alerting you properly about the presence of cameras, etc. ahead of you.
Note that you don't have to worry about screwing things up, because each time you send a new upload of Custom POIs to the GPSR, everything that was there before gets erased. It's not an 'additive' process. So, if you screw up one upload, no problem, just do another upload later.
Michael
Yoda
Registered user
I know this isn't the "intro" board, but welcome anyway to the House of Fun. 
Regards,
Rich
Regards,
Rich
PanEuropean
Registered user
Right, good point Yoda.
Welcome! You will find a bit more information about the BMW Nav III at this post, perhaps it may be helpful to you: Garmin announces the 2820 GPS for motorcycles. The Nav III and 2820 are very similar (twins, so to speak). In fact, all the photos on that thread desribing the 2820 are actually photos of a Nav III screen...
There are quite a few photos there showing how the Custom POI notifications look on the screen, that might help you with your original inquiry.
Michael
Welcome! You will find a bit more information about the BMW Nav III at this post, perhaps it may be helpful to you: Garmin announces the 2820 GPS for motorcycles. The Nav III and 2820 are very similar (twins, so to speak). In fact, all the photos on that thread desribing the 2820 are actually photos of a Nav III screen...
There are quite a few photos there showing how the Custom POI notifications look on the screen, that might help you with your original inquiry.
Michael
j.g.wilmer
Guest
Thanks for the welcome, all is well, Garmin loader works a treat.
It's good to visit a forum that helpfull.
It's good to visit a forum that helpfull.
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