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Understanding the POI file in CSV format

 
Mon, 09/01/2008 - 10:56am

Hi, I have a couple of questions to ask.

1) What do first two columns mean in a POI file in CSV format?

Column 1 -87.634356
Column 2 41.910481
Column 3 Best New Bakery: Twisted Sister Bakery
Column 4 1543 N. Wells Street 312 932 1128

2) If I want to complie my own list of addresses (for example add I found on google maps, yahoo maps, mapquest). How do I make my own CSV file?

Thanks for the assistance.

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 10:58am

Everything you wanted to know about creating poi files

2nv2kayanim wrote:

Hi, I have a couple of questions to ask.

1) What do first two columns mean in a POI file in CSV format?

Col 1 Col2 Col 3
-87.634356 41.910481 Best New Bakery: Twisted Wells Street312 932 1128

2) If I want to complie my own list of addresses (for example add I found on google maps, yahoo maps, mapquest). How do I make my own CSV file?

Thanks for the assistance.

But were afraid to ask arrow http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6664

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:01am

I always use following format to make .csv files

-longitude,latitude,"Name of location","address or info on location"

Example:

-71.34545,42.03967,"CRACKER BARREL","1048 South Street, Suite 40 Wrentham MA 02093-1537 (508) 384-0477 I-495, Exit# 15"

I use Notepad on the PC or Text Edit on my Mac

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:01am

Plenty To Read

Start here:

arrow http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6664

Most of your questions should be answered in those FAQs.

EDIT: Dang! Too slow, again.

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:03am

Thanks!!

Thanks all, for a quick response.

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:04am

probably the weather..

Gary A wrote:

Start here:

arrow http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6664

Most of your questions should be answered in those FAQs.

EDIT: Dang! Too slow, again.

Are you having any problems???? (Weather wise)

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:18am

No Problems

aophiuchus wrote:

Are you having any problems???? (Weather wise)

Not really. We got a little wind and rain the past 2 days from the outer bands when Gustov passed by, but nothing serious. The sun is peaking out today.

We are more worried about my wife's sister and her husband who decided to stay. They moved to another house in Kenner (west of downtown NO) near the airport, that didn't flood during Katrina.

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:23am

Glad to hear this...

Hope your sister-in-law is o.k. as well

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:33am

2nv2kayanim wrote: If I

2nv2kayanim wrote:

If I want to complie my own list of addresses (for example add I found on google maps, yahoo maps, mapquest). How do I make my own CSV file?

Thanks for the assistance.

This was the quickest way I've found so far to make csv files.

http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.sourceforge.net/...

I made a file with over 200 points in less than 10min. I downloaded Google Earth and KMLCSV Converter and away I went.

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 12:30pm

'POI Loader' Help

'POI Loader' Help section has info on what is allowed for Garmin csv format. It also has good info on setting alerts.

RT

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