Garmin Map Source and geocoding location for custom POI
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I have Garmin Nuvi 255W. Finally I got custom audio alert to work with custom POIs with the help of folks from this site.
I want to take this a step fruther and create my own custom POIs for certain locations where cops usually hide to catch the speeders in my local area. I know at least 15 locations that I want to add on that list for now... i can always add more later.
(BTW I do not speed intentionally).
I have 2009 Map on my Garmin unit as well as on my PC.
Also, I have downloaded MapSource from Garmin Website.
I can get the locations to create csv file on MS Excel from the google map. I have read somewhere that longitude # goes first and generally a negetive number followed by the Latitude. Google Earth shows the coordinates on lower left but in that case I have to find coordinates one by one and can be a long process. I am sure there is a better way of doing this in mapsource... in other words mark all 15 locations on the mapsource and find coordinates of all of them and spit out the result.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
Geocoding
There are several ways to obtain the correct locations, but if you are attempting to code an intersection or a spot along side a street, then it takes a different method.
I use a site called itouchmap.com - option 10. This will allow you to display a location using Google maps and then move the pointer to the exact location. It's one site at a time, but for situations where you are attempting to geocode someplace that can't be given an address it's one of the easiest. The program will allow you to copy the lat/long of the marker so it can be pasted into an excel spreadsheet.
Of course I have other programs I use too, but itouchmap is the most exact. If you want to do bulk geocoding - a list of addresses containing number, street, city, state, and zip, then GPSVisualizer is great.
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a_user, hello, I'm real new at this but would like to get into custom POIs. I'll probably have a few questions of my own. No time tonight, though. I should have more time on the weekend. Looking forward to participating. Thanks in advance...
Thanks
There are several ways to obtain the correct locations, but if you are attempting to code an intersection or a spot along side a street, then it takes a different method.
I use a site called itouchmap.com - option 10. This will allow you to display a location using Google maps and then move the pointer to the exact location. It's one site at a time, but for situations where you are attempting to geocode someplace that can't be given an address it's one of the easiest. The program will allow you to copy the lat/long of the marker so it can be pasted into an excel spreadsheet.
Of course I have other programs I use too, but itouchmap is the most exact. If you want to do bulk geocoding - a list of addresses containing number, street, city, state, and zip, then GPSVisualizer is great.
Thanks a_user
It worked out great.