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change highway mile marker to Lat/Long for poi

 
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:00am

I have from search on the web, mile markers for both eastbound and westbound service centres located on Highway 401 in Ontario that I would like to make into a POI but am at a loss - any suggestions?

‹ Have existing Custon POIs loaded on GPS Nuvi 3790T,. Is there an easy way to convert addresses into coordinates? ›
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:28am

There already is one but...

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/20693

...you and the file maintainer could collaborate, although this is a small file. In answer to your actual question, without coordinates you'd have to look on Google Maps for them.

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Tue, 03/06/2012 - 8:35pm

this'll work

Thanks- this is basically what I am looking for in planning a trip along the corridor east from Toronto - having small child travelling with us

Wed, 03/07/2012 - 12:44am

There is also a complete

There is also a complete file for the entire country, though it hasn't been updated in quite some time due to extensive road work on the TransCanada.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/31238

I suppose when I have a week to spare I'll have to hit Google Street View and travel the TransCanada again.

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