what poi's would you like to see on here.

A POI for "CheckINN Direct" may not have a good value since it is a member only site and it is not clear as to the basis CheckINN Direct adds or removes hotels from its database.

POI Factory has a variety of hotel POIs (Super 8, Hilton, Ramada, etc.)

It's interesting that POI Factory does not have a Greyhound Bus Stations POI. Perhaps because the GPS is for driving and those who use Greyhound Buses don't drive as much.

A Greyhound Bus Stations POI would be of value. Per their website, there are more than 2,400 service locations in North America (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).

Greyhound Bus Stations POI might be relatively easy to compile since Greyhound has compiled a state-by-state list of their available locations.

http://www.greyhound.com/home/en/location/locator.aspx

So if you have some time ...

According to firenutts in the "US Low Clearance POI" discussion thread at
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2002?page=2

The Low Clearance Underpasses POI is at
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1154

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Some other related thread are:

Heavy truck underpass and bridge weights discussion thread:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/19536

Garmin designed exclusively for over the road long-haul navigation and delivery trucks
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/21448

The golf courses POI category is at:
http://www.poi-factory.com/taxonomy/term/54

Amazingly, there is no USA Public Golf Courses POI. However, we do have:

Golf Driving Ranges USA Including Alaska And Hawaii:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/16046

Miniature Golf USA Including Alaska And Hawaii:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/16640

United States, Disc (Frisbee) Golf Courses:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/7132

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I would suggest looking in the golf courses POI category for POI files that have a "Last updated" date of April 2010 or May 2010, contacting the person who maintains that POI, and ask them to create USA Public Golf Courses POI.

mahoney created Golf Driving Ranges USA Including Alaska And Hawaii and might be the best bet to create a USA Public Golf Courses POI. He can be reached at

http://www.poi-factory.com/user/7253

cricket pitches accross USA and Canada

How about romantic places like great places to see sunsets and etc with the person you love?

How about In & Out Burgers. They are only located in the western states and are still a family owned operation.

I would like to have a list of low clearance bridges, etc. so my RV won't get stuck.

ontheroadnow,

There is a Ross Dress For Less Stores - Georgia" POI at http://www.poi-factory.com/node/9295

Yes, there is a need for a "Ross Dress For Less Stores - USA" POI.

The only cricket POI I could find was the 4170 unusable records at http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2481

Do you have a website that list the addresses of each cricket pitch across the USA and Canada? Thanks.

A Romantic Places POI might be difficult to create since what is romantic is subjective. If you know of a book that includes addresses of such places, that might be a viable POI as a POI codification of info from a fixed source.

Perhaps contact one of the people involved in the In-n-Out Burger POI
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2048

The Low Clearance Underpasses POI is at
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1154

The "US Low Clearance POI" discussion thread is at
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2002?page=2

The last update to the CHASE ATM Locations POI was on 03/23/2008. See
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/11830

Since that time, Chase took over WAMU's ATM and bank matters.

I sent a contact request to werskine, the maintainer of the CHASE ATM Locations POI regarding the above.

Field Hockey grounds

FredN - Do you have a link to a list of Field Hockey grounds? I found a link for Clubs
http://www.usfieldhockey.com/cgi-bin/scripts/clubs/clublist....
but not grounds. Thanks.

You can find the POI file here http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2048

Also, something that I've found very useful here is to use the search box at the top of the screen. That search will find discussion threads, POI files, and basically anything on the site that includes your search term.

Enjoy!

If a file is ever started, I'll throw one in. This location is supposedly a great location to view sunsets, scenery, and movie sets: Cattlemen's Steakhouse http://www.cattlemanssteakhouse.com/. While I could probably google maps the LAT/LON, I'll leave that to the smart folks who create files to do it accurately.

It was highlighted in one of the many food shows I watch, so I'm not certain exactly which one (maybe Steak Paradise?). However, it would be one location that includes two of my favs, romance and steaks!

I would really like all the provincial parks and campgrounds on Vancouver Island, anyobdy have anything like that?

Do you have a link to a list of all the provincial parks and campgrounds on Vancouver Island? That would aid someone in preparing your requested POI.

Does the link http://www.vancouverisland.com/parks/?id=609
listing all the Provincial Park Campgrounds on Vancouver Island include everything you had in mind for the POI?

In the mean time, check out:
* Vancouver Island WestCoast Trail waypoints http://www.poi-factory.com/node/9180
* Vancouver Island, British Columbia Golf Courses http://www.poi-factory.com/node/16530
* Metro Area Project - Vancouver BC, Canada http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6383

I second the M&P Joints!

Swimming pools in all North America would be nice

No, I'm sorry, I don't.

How about something for inside amusement parks like rides, restrooms, restuarants, first aid, parking, etc for Disneyland, SeaWorld, Universal, DisneyWorld, ...

How about construction zones? I think it should be included with a traffic subscription, but I don't think it is.

Rides, restrooms, restuarants, etc. lack street addresses that can be converted to GPS coordinates using GPS Visualizer's address locator http://gpsvisualizer.com/geocoder/

To create a "Disneyland Resort Bathrooms POI", for example, someone may need to stand in front of each Disneyland Resort bathroom with their GPS and record the GPS coordinates for use in a "Disneyland Resort Bathrooms POI".

You might be able to find something via Googling "Disneyland Resort Bathrooms". Also see
http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/archive/index.php/t-93615.ht...

There's Columbia Association Swimming Pools, Columbia, MD POI at
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/16068

Googling "Public Swimming Pools in" brings up some lists.

As of Jul 23, 2009, there were approximately 80,000 public swimming pools in California alone. Public here also includes association pools were you need to be part of an association to get into the "public" pool.

To create this POI, someone may need to look for Government registration lists where each Government Public Swimming pool is required to register.

With map updates more than a year behind, a POI file of construction projects (which usually are merely months long,) would be a labor intensive effort. Adding and subtracting them from the files...

I think that if the traffic is already reported along a specific stretch of road, then yes, a construction delay is too. But not if the stretch of road isn't already "within" the construction zone.

I've noted this myself just recently along the I-35W in Minneapolis, and am seeing yellow and red zones in the traffic flow in the areas under construction... but those areas were already "watched" before the construction began.

I figured it would be labor intensive. I try and avoid construction zones during travel like the plague. It would be super neat-o if construction zones could be computed in, then listed as an avoidance.

If I go to my AAA office and ask for a "Trip Tic", they will tell me where on my route are construction projects that might cause a delay. So, that means that AAA has a comprehensive list.

I am sure that we have enough members to create a fairly complete list of construction projects. All each of us would have to do is observe what is going on in our own area, note construction projects, use google maps to get a geocode and then report that location.

While it is "labor intensive", the labor from each of us is not that great.

What we are after, really, is not the construction near us, but the construction on the way to some destination. That destination is someone's home town.

We could do it.

Has anyone seen a Midas poi file? I sent an email to Midas and got the usual reply. We are sorry but we don't have a poi file. If there is anything we can help you with please let us know.

Thanks
Harold

Ask Midas for a contact list of all their Midas stores. Once you have that, someone will help you create a POI file from that list.

Hi twix,

I think AAA gets their construction information from the National Traffic and Road Closure Information website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/index.htm
and only use it in a TripTik if the info is within 30 days of travel.

Rand McNally has Road Construction info at:
http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/tools/roadConstructionSearch....
which they update about every 15 days.

As I understand it, the POI files are point data files, so I don't know how a three miles stretch of road, for example, could be computed into a POI file and be presented to convey Road Construction info no matter where a GPS receiver is on that road.

How about campgrounds near climbing areas (alpine and rock/crag)? Also, could these be subdivided into categories of fee-based and free?

With construction crews completing a section and "moving down the road", I wonder how often this type of file would require updating in order to maintain accuracy....

Ron

Seneca,

madrasrock ( http://www.poi-factory.com/user/212753 ) maintains the "Rock Climbing Areas" POI at http://www.poi-factory.com/node/28473

I forwarded your request to madrasrock.

Vince

How about the car cruise ins? Some are pretty well established in their locations and happen regularly. Seems to me to be a natural connection between cars and GPSs.

To: dan20m

I have compiled a listing of all Public Golf Courses in the USA. It should be available for downloading within a few days.

...on public lands (potable water only). I only know of one in CA but don't have the co-ordinates (west of Hwy 120/395 intersection).

I have always wanted to go to some of these places. Here is a list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwiches_That_You_Will_Like

Sandwiches that you will like PBS show locations:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/20322

While their are some groupings, a North American combined listing of ATM's would be nice. Or, perhaps groupings of American and Canadian ATM's??

Ron

I would like to see a file that contains the name and elevation of the highest points on highways/roads as they go over Passes.

This interests me, too. I'm working on a list of Continental Divide crossings, but I would like to supplement it with other notable passes and high points that aren't necessarily on the Continental Divide (for example, I-80 east of Laramie).

-Dave

I would like to see a POI of ghost towns. Especially in the West.

Have you looked at these?

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/18687

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/24783

I would like to see all the state parks poi's , or just by state