Directional POIs Tutorial
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Making Directional POIs
You can make directional POIs on divided highways, such as interstates and any other 4 or more lanes divided road that shows as 2 separate roads on your Nuvi or MapSource. These lanes will normally show xxx N, xxx S, xxx E or xxx W when you put your cursor on them.
I have attempted to make directional POIs on wide highways and some other non-divided roads. But your success is very very limited. They may work right in one direction and not in the other or work right the first time through and not the next. So I will stick
with using it on Divided Roads.
This capability is useful when you want to be alerted only in the direction of travel to some point on your side of the road, such as rest areas on interstates you normally can only access the one in your direction of travel. Or in some cases you might want to be alerted to a point and to which side of the road it is on, such as
"To Your Right" or "To Your Left".
I make use of the TourGuide Method.
The TourGuide is nothing more than a glorified custom POI, which uses radial distances and not subject to speed for the proximity alert. With this method you will get the alert exactly where you want it. Regular POIs if using alerts are subject to
"Prompt Distance = 36 seconds * Speed".
"You only have to use the word TourGuide in the MP3 voice alert that you recorded or borrowed. The word TourGuide doesn't have to be in the POI name or the waypoint name just in the MP name. When you use TourGuide in the name it allows you to test the Voice Alert for the individual poi listed under Where To >> Extras >> Custom POIs >> xxx= POI Name >> yyy=WAYPOINT Name. When you get to the individual waypoint name you will find a small gray box with a green arrowhead in it in the upper left-hand corner. Touch the GREY BOX and your alert will play."
With the TourGuide Method I use MapSource to make the POIs.
Here are the basic steps needed to make Directional POIs.
I will use one that is for Interstate Rest Area for Kentucky. I will build one waypoint of several needed and show you diagrams as we go. You will need a GPXtoPOI converter in the process. To download the GPXtoPOI converter go to:
http://www.masterclass.com/gpxtopoi/gpxtopoidownload.html
Also the is some very helpful information at this website, I would recommend that you read it.
Lets get started!
1. So first down load the POI you want. Lets say Kentucky Rest Areas. It will be in CSV format. Download to your PC.
2. Convert the downloaded CSV file using the above mentioned CPXtoPOI converter.
3. Open MapSource and load the .GPX file you just converted.
4. Starting at the first waypoint RIGHT Click on the waypoint and then click on "Show Selected Waypoint On Map". This will get you to the first waypoint to modify. I will use:
"I-24 MM 93 Westbound" to start.
http://home.comcast.net/~hannah.burns/ScreenShots/MapSource-...
5. Now use the Waypoint Tool and click on the entry ramp entrance. This will make a new waypoint and bring up the Waypoint Property Popup. Highlight the POSITION coordinates and copy using "Ctrl C". then click the CANCEL button.
http://home.comcast.net/~hannah.burns/ScreenShots/MapSource-...
6. Now double click the I24 MM93 Westbound waypoint. this will bring up the Waypoint Properties Popup. Now highlight the POSITION coordinates and do a paste using "Ctrl V" . Then click OK. This will move the waypoint to the new position.
http://home.comcast.net/~hannah.burns/ScreenShots/MapSource-...
7. Now double click the waypoint again, bring up the Waypoint Properties Popup. Now click on the UNKNOWN Box for Proximity and remove the check mark. Now enter 0.01 into the Proximity Box.
http://home.comcast.net/~hannah.burns/ScreenShots/MapSource-...
8. Now click the Browse button in the LINKS box at the bottom and locate the MP3 voice file you want to use for the alert. Then Click OK.
http://home.comcast.net/~hannah.burns/ScreenShots/MapSource-...
By using MapSource for making the GPX file you don't have to name the MP3 file the same as the POI name. This is only needed if you make CSV files to be loaded by PoiLoader.
For the rest of the waypoints needed to complete this POI Repeat steps 4 through 8 until all waypoints have been done.
9. Now do a SAVE AS "TourGuide Ky Rest Areas" to the .GPX format "GPS eXchange Format (*.gpx)
http://home.comcast.net/~hannah.burns/ScreenShots/MapSource-...
Now you can use PoiLoader in the EXPRESS mode and upload this POI to your NUVI.
Hope this helps those that can use TourGuide in ther NUVIs
Great Job H Hannah, I have
Great Job H Hannah,
I have turned this into a FAQ for the site. Thanks for sharing.
Miss POI
Correction for Tutorial
Miss POI,
In the last link in the tutorial could you make a small change. Change it to read MapSource-05.jpg instead of "01".
Thanks in advance!
Also if you are going to put it in FAQ you might want to copy the 5 JPGs to your computer, and change the 5 links to reflect that.
Because if anything happens to my website the JPG pictures will still be available.
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I have this fixed now, that
I have this fixed now, that is what happens when you just copy and paste from the screen instead of using the copy and paste in the edit window
I will be more careful in the future.
Thanks for the heads up.
Miss POI
Correction Needed for Link Step 9
Miss POI,
Could you please change the link in step 9 to read MapSource-05.jpg instead of MapSource-01.jpg.
The correction needs to be made in both the Post Step 9 and FAQ section Step 9.
Thanks in advance.
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Don't know if I ask a question here or other thread....but
I'll admit right off I'm a newb to this whole POI thing. But I don't see in here how just moving the waypoint/POI will make it directional. By changing the distance? So when you are going the other direction you won't get it? And how about where you said it will say "On the left or right" Where does that come in.
Thanks
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Answer to xmracer
Custom POIs are used for a lot of things. Some only "to give you a place to route to, Say if you just wanted to know where the nearest Starbucks was and then route you to it. Another way POIs are used is to give you an alert (either by tone or voice or both) of something coming up, such as a Speed Trap, School Zone, Red Light camera, Speed Camera etc. Another use is to tell you that you are exceeding the speed limit in this area.
In the POIs that have to do with speed alone(@25 mph)speed is the only thing that will fire the alert, where in POIs that use proximity speed and distance and time combined fire the alert. AS stated in the PoiLoader Help file:
Prompt Distance = 36 seconds * Speed".
These POIs are all custom built by the user for his own personal needs. You set just how you want the alert to fire, whether it be by Speed, Distance or the combination of Speed, Distance and Time Combined.
In what I am doing is making a POI fire by distance only and for only one direction and making sure it fires all the time.
If you sometimes set the waypoint near the road it is not always picked up to fire without a lot of testing. So I place the waypoint in the road so there is not a problem of this happening.
I set the proximity to a set distance of about 50 to 52 feet. This makes sure that driving in the opposite direction wont fire the alert. I also use the TourGuide which uses the proximity in a radial distance (circular, at 52 ft it will radiate 26 feet around the waypoint). In useing this method the only thing that fires the alert is the distance, speed and time is not a factor.
And I assign a MP3 voice alert to it saying what ever I want it to say.
The use of "on the left" or "on the right" is used when I made a TourGuide for the Fort Knox Gold Depository on 31w in KY. While travailing nortbound the Gold Depository is on my right and on my left southbound. When making a TourGuide I felt it was nice to be able to tell the recipient if the TourGuide use to know just direction to look and see it.
It all works down to just what YOU want to be alerted to and just how you want to be alerted as to what method you will use to make your POIs
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Error
Error
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
Thanks H Hannah
Thank you for the Tutorial on the Tutorial. I understand a bit better now. But I guess what confused me is the tour guide as I don't think I have that feature on my little Etrex.
Thanks again
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Bentbiker, There may be an
Bentbiker,
There may be an error, I don't know. If you think there is one I would appreciate you pointing it out, so I can learn something new and make the necessary corrections. But just to say "ERROR" is an error itself. So please help sort the error out.
Thanks in advance
"Those that stop and smell the roses, must realize that once in awhile you may get a whiff of fertilizer."..copyright:HDHannah1986 -Mercedes GPS - UCONNECT 430N Chrysler T&C - Nuvi 2598- Nuni2555 - Nuvi855 - Nuvi295W - Nuvi 750 - Ique 3600
Sorting out the error?
Bentbiker,
There may be an error, I don't know. If you think there is one I would appreciate you pointing it out, so I can learn something new and make the necessary corrections. But just to say "ERROR" is an error itself. So please help sort the error out.
Thanks in advance
"Those that stop and smell the roses, must realize that once in awhile you may get a whiff of fertilizer."..copyright:HDHannah1986 -Mercedes GPS - UCONNECT 430N Chrysler T&C - Nuvi 2598- Nuni2555 - Nuvi855 - Nuvi295W - Nuvi 750 - Ique 3600
WOW
GREAT post.... thanks H H. That really cleared things up!!
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Post Made in Error
Sorry for confusion. My POST was made in error as I hit a wrong button. Not knowing any way to delete my erroneous post, I merely edited it to say "error".
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
No Problem Bentbiker
Bentbiker,
No Problem. Just wanted to clear up any errors I might have made before the post was to far circulated.
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A needed correction to my last post!
Bentbiker,
No Problem. Just wanted to clear up any errors I might have made before the post was to far circulated.
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Change to to too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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To
"Change to to too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
That was "to" number two to "too", wasn't it?
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