poi on the map please

Add the rest stop .bmp with the exact same name as the POI, but with the .bmp extension. Then, load it in the same file as the POI.

Zoom to 50 meters, and it is there.

I set mine up in POILoader in manual mode with a 2 mile alert distance. They always show when they are on the road you are traveling. It may not be all of the time but it is at least when you are traveling by them.

There is no way to make custom POI icons always show at all zoom levels. Generally mine all show in 2D, track up mode, at the 200 feet zoom level which isn't suitable while driving.

You have to include the bmp file in the same directory as Juggernaut said in the previous post.

Welcome to POI-Factory!

Thanks for the input. Do I have to load an icon seperately? How? They do not have any way to do this that I can find like the poi loaded to my puter..
Tks..
Amber

The POI and the icon should be in the same folder, with the same name and loaded at the same time. For example:

rest_area.csv
rest_area.bmp

Go to the top of this page and click on icons, scroll down to the rest stop icons and select the one you want. Download it to the same folder you download the rest stop. csv file to.

When they are together, rename the icon so its name is exactly the same as the rest sop .csv but with the bmp extension. Then you can run POILoader on them. POILoader will find the bmp and put it in your POI file. I suggest running POILoader in manual mode with a 2 mile alert distance.

The getting started section will help guide you thru these steps also. Or use the search box above.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/85

WOW
Thanks everyone! All is working now...
you are so helpful..
Amber

Glad to hear you're sorted now. Enjoy.

Glad to hear it all worked out, enjoy your trips!

Or at least the rest stops in between!

DO you have to add the BMP everytime you add an updated POI?

The bmp file stays in the folder where the csv or gpx raw file resides. To add a POI you edit the raw file and save it.

You then run POI Loader on the raw file again to send it to the GPS or SD card. POILoader will find the file by it self when it is in the same folder and named the same as the raw file.