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GPX POI File: How Do I Get My Garmin Nuvi To Display The File's Locations

 
Mon, 07/22/2013 - 5:35pm

I'm not a tech head by any means and I use a Mac. This may be a really simple and stupid question, but I'm trying to get my Garmin Nuvi to load and display the Beall's Department Store POI files that are in .gpx format.

I couldn't find an answer in the FAQ section. Do I have to convert the file somehow to .csv? Or is there something else I should be doing?

Any help would be appreciated and go easy on me if this is something ridiculously simple.

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Mon, 07/22/2013 - 5:51pm

gpx or csv both ok.

SnookMook wrote:

I'm not a tech head by any means and I use a Mac. This may be a really simple and stupid question, but I'm trying to get my Garmin Nuvi to load and display the Beall's Department Store POI files that are in .gpx format.

I couldn't find an answer in the FAQ section. Do I have to convert the file somehow to .csv? Or is there something else I should be doing?

Any help would be appreciated and go easy on me if this is something ridiculously simple.

Garmin poiloader will load gpx or csv files. See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/25721 for installing custom pois.

See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/4359 for icons.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:13pm

Already Know All That

charlesd45--Thanks, but I already know all that. I've got bunches of of .csv files and .bmp icon files already loaded in my Nuvi through POI Loader. For some reason though the POI Loader is not putting the .gpx files in the Nuvi or if it is, the Nuvi isn't displaying them.

Could it be a Mac thing?

Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:27pm

If you have your custom pois

If you have your custom pois in sub folders. Make another sub folder just for the new gpx files and run poiloader again. Now see if they show up. What model Garmin do you have? If the other files show up the gpx should show also . You may have reach the file limit. Another sub folder will answer that.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:39pm

I'll Try That

I'll try that as well as loading another .csv file to see if my unit is maxed out. I don't think that is the problem though as I don't have a lot of POI files loaded into it.

Mon, 07/22/2013 - 8:51pm

Here is the discussion on

Here is the discussion on number of folders http://www.poi-factory.com/node/15907

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Mon, 07/22/2013 - 9:38pm

Just a couple questions

Just checking...

Are you loading the Beall's gpx file at the same time as your other csv files? If you loaded the gpx first with POI Loader, then ran POI Loader with your other csv files, unless you had POI Loader rename the loaded file, your 2nd use of POI Loader would overwrite the first and therefore remove the first ones from your nuvi.

Are these the Beall's files you're using (from The Factory's POI area):

•Bealls of Florida Department Stores
•Bealls Outlet Stores in Florida

It's possible that there could be a problem with the files causing them not to install. You could try another gpx file or we can wait to see if others report that each of the two Beall's POI files here at The Factory work well for them or if they also have a problem.

Tue, 07/23/2013 - 2:08am

Loading All At The Same Time

CraigW--I'm loading all the files at the same time like I've been doing since I joined this site about three years ago. I've never had a problem before, but then again all the files in my POI folder are .csv files.

The files you listed above for Bealls are indeed the files I'm trying to load.

As I said before I'm a Mac user. I'm not sure if maybe that has something to do with it, or if those files are just bad.

I'm going to try and load a few other .gpx files to see if they work. I'll try a process of trial, error, and elimination.

Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:29am

Any error messages?

When you load all the pois with poiloader. You usually get message if all the pois don't load.

A quick check would be just load only the Beall's Department Store POI files.Then check if they show under custom pois.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:31am

No Error Message Is Displayed

charlesd45--No error message is displayed. It appears as if they load fine, but they do not appear on my Nuvi's menu with all the rest of my custom POI's. I even took the battery out and rebooted it after a file transfer.

The Bealls' files just don't show up.

Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:32am

Have you tried the separate

Have you tried the separate subfolder for them yet?I have seen this problem before and that usually is the fix.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:43am

Curiosity got the best of

Curiosity got the best of me.Loaded both of the GPX Bealls files.Put them in there on subfolder and they loaded with no errors and both show under custom pois.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:44am

but then

charlesd45 wrote:

Curiosity got the best of me.Loaded both of the GPX Bealls files.Put them in there on subfolder and they loaded with no errors and both show under custom pois.

you aren't using a Mac either.

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Tue, 07/23/2013 - 9:46am

What difference would that

What difference would that make.Mac users on here all the time and have no problems loading them.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 10:10am

I did find this

charlesd45 wrote:

What difference would that make.Mac users on here all the time and have no problems loading them.

Could this issue be the cause? (Consider me clueless to all matters Mac.)

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/33367

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30458

Tue, 07/23/2013 - 10:13am

Could be I remember this

Could be I remember this coming up in the past.OP never mention about the XLM extension instead of the GPX.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 10:16am

.

charlesd45 wrote:

Could be I remember this coming up in the past.OP never mention about the XLM extension instead of the GPX.

...or even XML mrgreen

Tue, 07/23/2013 - 10:17am

XML hit the key to fast.

XML hit the key to fast.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 2:11pm

Success!!! Thanks For All The Help

Thanks for all the help everyone. The above links about the .xml extension proved to be the key. I just went in and deleted that off the file name in both locations and bingo, I'm in business.

Thanks once again!

Tue, 07/23/2013 - 2:16pm

Glad it worked out for you.

Glad it worked out for you.My wife seen me downloading the files and wants me to keep them .She loves to shop at Beall's Department Stores when we are in FL.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 4:28pm

Bealls Is A Great Store Thanks

Charlesd45--Thanks again for all your help and yes Bealls is a great store. I'm an avid outdoorsman, water sports fanatic, and saltwater angler. Bealls has a great selection of Columbia/Reel Legends/Guy Harvey attire and at good discount prices and crazy one time sales in combination.

I just bought a pair of Columbia Drainmaker II wet shoes for wade fishing and kayaking this past Sunday at Bealls at a ridiculous price on a double discount.