Next big POI project

How about a POI of all the This Old House Renovations accross the country.

I also agree that the ones at the local level are more beneficial than the National Chains (food, hardware, shopping etc)after all the big restaurants and other well known busines are already loaded in the GPSr POI.
I'm working on a combined list for restaurants in my area broken down by food type, I'm not adding the restaurants chains that we are all familiar with but the local restaurants that visitors don't know their names and will be easier to find in their respective food categories.

Bill that is actually a great idea since it is a unique POI you will never find in any preloaded POIs of any unit, has definite addresses you can go to, and would be a neat treat to be driving somewhere and suddenly get an alert to a formal This Old House project.

I wonder how hard it is to get the addresses/locations for old episodes?

PT

In DC area.

Being a caver and knowing where quiet a few caves are located, I agree it would be nice. However, caves have enemies. These are known as rock hounds. There are caves that I have helped map that are now devoid of alot of the preties that were once there. Those people who think that the light shining through a "baccon" fomation looks real good in their house, don't think or don't care if it was stripped from a cave after remaining untouched for hundreds if not thousands of years. The second proble is land owner relations. Some land owners don't mind a few kind people coming on their property and viewing their cave. However lots of people or a few rude people can ruin it for everyone. More and more caves each year are lost to land owners shutting off access.

Sorry, don't mean to get on my soapbox, but I thought you all should know the reasons.

On a personal note, this is my first post and this looks like a realy great group of people. I hope to be a POI contributor in the future.

Welcome to the group, it is nice to have you here.

Miss POI

I have a printed directory of all AAA and CAA locations, and was planning to create a POI file. My Garmin does have AAA clubs pre-loaded, but, like most POIs, the list is either imcomplete or outdated.

-Dave

I work for the military as a civie.

A POI of all bases would be a great POI. All the ones that are public knowledge anyway.

Yes, but all of them. I have Coast to Coast, GNP, Passport America, KOA in my nuvi, but that's probably less than 10% of them. So I have to use Woodall's directory, and Trailer Life CD's for the rest. Most directories have lat/long because people need them to set up their satellite dishes.

This would be a great POI addition.
I think Magellan has one!
Can a Magellan file be tarnsfered to the Garmin type file?

AJ

Look here:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1101

That file is for campgrounds not necessarily bases.

Not sure if this is the correct thread, but would love to see all rbc's for Canada. Is anyone working on them?

Fairfield Inns and Holiday Inn Express would be good ones to list.

Hi, I will put together a Fairfield Inn POI list for you and upload it here to this web site.

i would love to see all US campgrounds STATE PARKS

this would be a big project but am willing to help in any way a newbie can!

I'm going to be working on a POI for Microtel Inns that are in the US for my father in law unless someone has already tackled that. I searched for one but didn't find any.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6889

Fairfield Inn is already here under Marriot.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/3724

I just installed the file on Garmin GPS units.

Here's another vote for dog parks as well! Just finding all the ones in my home town is tough.

All the Goodwill stores and thrifts in country. She'd love that. Thats her favorite place to shop.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/13186

How about RV service locations ?
I know its something that would be helpful while on the road.

Both of these files are locations for rv service and they are listed on this site.
Camping World Stores
Cat Diesel RV Center Network

How about Motel 6 ?
Knight's Inn ?

Gold Star Chili ?
(Skyline and others not Skyline or Gold Star are already represented)

Taco John's ?
(Wisconsin is already represented)

How about a POI project showing all flea markets in the USA. I know that this has been mentioned in the past, but I don't see a file on these.
This website gives a listing by state:

http://www.keysfleamarket.com/

Any interest?

My wife has been bitten by the Scrapbooking Bug. How about US and Candian scrapbook stores?

Here's a good one for all you southern rednecks. Haven't checked, but I'd venture very few GPS units will have many or any curling clubs listed. The challenge here will be figuring out what a curling club is for many of you. Hint- It's a winter olympic sport. Happy searching A free six pack to the first location posted from Florida. LOL

SquirrelPie
Mag Crossover

Looks like the one in Ellenton didn't survive.

I like that idea, we also need one for bead stores:)

Miss POI

I do database development in access and visual basic. If you are in need I would love to help.

Gene

Gene,

This site runs on PHP/MySQL, I appreciate the offer to help;)

Miss POI

Seriously. Taco John's and Gold Star Chili would be excellent files

I see that Del Taco POI has finally been created

Thanks.

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it's the dog's fault

The US DOT will send great information regarding the scenic byways in the US, and it's all free material. The best is National Geographic's paperback book "Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways: the 275 Best Drives in the US". It's 463 pages, about the same size as a N.G. periodical- and sells for over 25 dollars at a bookstore. US DOT provides them free.

There are many roads that are state forest roads and do not show up on MapSource- Oregon has several. Man, if someone knew how to get all of that kind on info loaded into a POI file, it'd be very cool.

Andyman

TJ Maxx stores - anyone working on this one ?

I'm still waiting for a larger database of B&B's, like the one from www.bedandbreakfast.com. Perhaps they would open their database for us.

check out Vegas Beads. http://www.vegasbeads.com/

(better half alters wedding gowns, is constantly re-beading or customizing the beading)

I'm also searching for a military base poi file. Any ideas on where to get started?
joseph

If you go to the POI list then click on the government link you will find a file on military bases there

Thanks. I have seen the AF file and some for local Guard bases. Also a billeting file & camping file.

I have not seen one that has all military bases, but did find another thread that I had missed earlier:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/8882

thanks,
joseph

Hello:

I am building a website that links to Google maps to post ALL US Federal state and local campgrounds and has POI download for them all too. I plan to have it done BEFORE next summer. Have a look at the states that are now done at www.pubcamp.info .

I am very dedicated to this project and it WILL be done and it WILL be the most complete public campground file in existence when I get done with it!

Tom Hillegass

I travel quite a bit and many times have to find a post office. I think that would be a great POI.

Have you checked this one? Maybe it will suit your needs:

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/14

My Garmin was preloaded with post office, under community.

How about nude beaches, resorts and campgrounds?

anybody knows if there is a file on Timed school zones?

Thanks! I did a search but I did not find anything maybe i needed to search for post-office I excluded the hyphen. This is great! thanks again!

I did not read every post in this thread so I hope I am not repeating sombody elses idea.

How about hiking trailheads.
Could be combined with mountain biking trailheads also.

Bill