Stupid Question, A master poi
Fri, 04/09/2010 - 7:47pm
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I just got my Garmin 765t, I was looking to add the updated poi. Is there a master poi on poi factory, if not why? Seem like you just download everything put it on an sdhc card.
Second Question, does garmin update it's poi with the map updates? I noticed we still have a Miller Outpost in our area (and anchor blue) didn't they change names years ago?
Master POI
If you downloaded everything available at POI Factory, it is so huge, your nuvi would instantly crash. Its processing ability is limited. Only download the POIs that you are interested in.
dobs108
Updated Garmin POI
Second Question, does garmin update it's poi with the map updates? I noticed we still have a Miller Outpost in our area (and anchor blue) didn't they change names years ago?
The Garmin Built in POI is updated whenever a new map update is done. However, the sources for this information are not the best, and frequently the information is old. That is one of the reasons the users at this website create their own pois. For the ones that are included at this site, the information is usually more accurate than the built in pois.
Garmin StreetPilot c530, Mapsource
A purpose of "Custom" pOI
is to have presumably current and accurate POI for those locations that are of interest to you. The ability to have those things that you really want at your fingertips without having to drill through a pile of stuff that is unimportant is a real plus for Custom POI.
"There's no substitute for local knowledge" nüvi 750, nüvi 3597
Thank you that answer some
Thank you that answer some questions
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First! There are No Stupid Questions at POI Factory.
Next, pick and choose the one's that you need most.
e.g.: Rest Areas Combined: http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6643
Then just go and download those specific files.
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This has been discussed many times before
Buy use the search box you will find the reasons other user have, for the master POI problem.
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As far as Updates on the POI
You should be able to FLAG bad POI's on your Garmin unit and then if and when you connect it to the Garmin web site it will send this data to the MAP provider and will get removed in the next update (Supposedly)
I flagged several location near my home that are no longer there, they NO LONGER show up on my Garmin unit in searches or on the maps, when I connected to Garmin it up loaded the data to them.
Garmin 3597 LMTHD
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And how is this done?!
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How do you flag them?
You should be able to FLAG bad POI's on your Garmin unit and then if and when you connect it to the Garmin web site it will send this data to the MAP provider and will get removed in the next update (Supposedly)
I flagged several location near my home that are no longer there, they NO LONGER show up on my Garmin unit in searches or on the maps, when I connected to Garmin it up loaded the data to them.
I have a Nuvi 750. Can you flag the bad POIs on it? If so where?
Mary, Nuvi 2450, Garmin Viago, Honda Navigation, Nuvi 750 (gave to son)
The 1xxx garmins have that
The 1xxx garmins have that ability to provide feedback on internal points of interest.You can report errors and once you report they will no longer show up for future searches.You can also give them ratings.Once the nuvi is hooked up to the computer report will be sent to Garmin.
If you want to read about it see http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/3130_OwnersManual.pdf page 10.
Looks like it could be included in update for other models?
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
How its done on the 1XXX
Select a PIO, Touch the POI on the screen, and click the FEEDBACK bar at the bottom of the screen.
You can then Edit a rating, Report an Error or Edit the Phone number. Maybe this is not available on the other units????
Garmin 3597 LMTHD
Garmin 855
I just got my Garmin 765t, I was looking to add the updated poi. Is there a master poi on poi factory, if not why? Seem like you just download everything put it on an sdhc card.
Second Question, does garmin update it's poi with the map updates? I noticed we still have a Miller Outpost in our area (and anchor blue) didn't they change names years ago?
Isn't it possible to supress the Garmin poi's in the units??
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No stupid questions, just...
First! There are No Stupid Questions at POI Factory.
Just a bunch of inquisitive idiots?
Sorry, saw that on one of those joke posters way back.
Patrick
Garmin nüvi 200 (my first GPS), 780, & 3700 Series. And a Mac user.