Hello everyone! (How to create new POI files)

Welcome to POI Factory apolloscore. See you only been on a couple of hours. You can look through this category and get some ideas http://www.poi-factory.com/taxonomy/term/43 . Posting POIS on the site is a big help to others that may also have the same interest on the topic. Reporting new sites for Red Light and Speed Cameras a big help .Participating in the forums another one. After you are here for a while you will find many ways to contribute to the community.

I posted this ame info on a another post but it should apply here also.

To do your custom pois see http://www.poi-factory.com/node/25721 and if you decide you want voice alerts for your custom pois see http://www.poi-factory.com/node/25730.

Here are a few videos I done that may also help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhhb5FPyLW0 for custom pois. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snrM-Ldcgdg for hiden file extensions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJTUmvb6_o for voice alerts. Most all the members will tell you to make a backup of your GPS so if something happens you will have your files available. This video may help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0w8lNNHYg . Nothing fancy just something I put together.

Desert Rose
357 Douglas Street
Elko, Nv.

Welcome to the site.

We usually recommend the following.

There is a "Learn" button in the upper right of this page next to "red light cameras" that takes you to a Getting Started page. It is worthwhile visiting this page.

To make navigation easy, most browsers provide the following option. When you want to follow a link - but still keep your current page open - you can hold down the "Ctrl" key as you left-click on a link. That action will open a new "Tab" in your browser up on the "Tab" bar. When you then left-click on that new "Tab", you will follow the link - leaving the "Tab" you are now reading open and available to click on and return here.

So, using the "Learn" link, you might try the "Ctrl" - left-click sequence and then return here. You can return by either "X-ing" out of the "Getting Started" page (using the "X" on the "Tab" itself) or just left-clicking on the "Tab" for the page you are on right now.

Note that the Learn Button will give you access to two valuable reference pages -
the "Index" to all of the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and the Glossary of Terms and Links.

Since you are new here, I encourage you to go through a couple of the Tutorials.

The first link makes sure the settings on your computer are such that you can do more advanced POI loading.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30393

The next link helps you make a backup of your GPS by attaching it to your computer. (NEVER do anything to your GPS until you have a backup). It also assures that you put your (newer) unit into a state where you can see all of the folders there.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30394

Let us know how we can help you enjoy your GPS.

look in this

View all POI files (listed alphabetically)

One important thing I forgot to mention. Most members want the Red Light and Speed Camera files. Once you become a active member you can download them for free. So you need to be active in your posting. See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/262 for info .

Always lots to learn at POI Factory!!

A lofty undertaking. I will drink to that!

Seriously, POI Factory adds so much value to practically any GPSr that you can buy!

Welcome,
Rob

welcome

Welcome to the site. You will find this is a wealth of information for our GPS needs.

I couldn't imagine taking this on for just my own town... Good luck, and welcome!

Welcome aboard. You will gain a wealth of knowledge from this site. Very informative

There is so much information and help here

I think what you want to do is interesting but I don't think very practical as it is already in every city in restaurants etc and your file would be ENORMOUS!

But as I said Good Luck

Glad to have you joining us, there are many experts here that are always willing to help.

hello & welcome

Scheme here .. And it's d I nice to have someone else on the bottom

Apolloscore, here are two examples of the same POI entry (in .csv format). Inside your GPSr they'd behave identically.

-85.449351,31.271993,"Gander Mtn - Dothan, Alabama","5150 Montgomery Hwy
Dothan, AL 36303
334-984-0084" and

-85.449351,31.271993,Gander Mtn - Dothan,5150 Montgomery Hwy Dothan AL 36303 334-984-0084

.csv stands for 'comma separated value' and is a valid Excel format. As the .csv implies, a comma ends one Excel cell and begins the next. The required Garmin values are, in order, the destination's longitude (comma) latitude (comma) name (comma) and comments so that as the second example above shows, the four Excel cells are -85.449351 (comma) 31.271993 (comma) Gander Mtn - Dothan (comma) 5150 Montgomery Hwy Dothan AL 36303 334-984-0084
If you want to include commas as part of the data in the third or fourth field, you can, but you have to surround the field in double quotes (as the first example shows). The way this page is displayed makes things a little difficult to read. To shorten the first example for readability, here's what it would look like. Line feeds are just fine.

-85.44,31.27,"GM - Dothan, Al","5150 Montgomery Hwy
Dothan, AL 36303
334-984-0084"

Phil