Geochapman, if you're looking to find a particular store and it's in the Apple Store POI, you're good to go. If you're looking to update that POI, it was last updated in August of '16. You'd have to contact the owner of the POI and have him/her update it.
Phil
-- "No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."
With everyone having smart phones that can search for the latest and closest "store" "restaurant" etc... POI files are kind of redundant, and seldom kept up to date.. Sad, but that is progress.
-- Lives in Edmonton AB A volunteer driver for Drive Happiness.ca and now (since June 20 2021) uses a DS65 to find his clients.
Many people with SmartPhones turn off the cell and roaming when travelling especially when they are travelling out of Province/State due to the huge costs IF they don't have a portable plan.
In that case SmartPhones are useless outside of Wi-Fi...
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
Most of the files here on the Factory are kept up to date and there are some maintainers that I know of will update a POI as soon as you let them know about a change. I know I have sent various changes to some of the maintainers and the changes have been made within 24 hours. Pretty up to date, I would say!
-- "Everything I need can be found in the presence of God. Every. Single. Thing." Charley Hartmann 2/11/1956-6/11/2022
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
Sometimes a maintainer loses interest or drops off the POI Factory altogether and their files become orphaned. One with interest and some time can request to pick up the ball and run with it. Those who maintain these files spend a great deal of time making them as accurate as possible. The nature of some files are that they are in constant change as businesses open and close locations. And yes, smart phones and Google Maps fill the niche for many, but those of us who travel know that in some parts of the US and Canada, our cell plans fail us and the GPS on the dash will not.
-- "There's no substitute for local knowledge"
nüvi 750, nüvi 3597
People like mahoney have many POI files and do an excellent job of it. As others do as well. In some cases many hours are spent doing that.
I just spent a whole Sunday completely updating one of my POI files.
One thing that ticks me off when someone posts the particular location is out by maybe 1,000 feet or so.
People who maintain these POI files cannot be expected to cover every location throughout North America personally. You use Google Earth, MapSource, BaseCamp etc. to try and get as close a location as is possible. As mahoney said, if you find a location moved or closed let the maintainer know.
End of my .02
-- Nuvi 2797LMT, DriveSmart 50 LMT-HD, Using Windows 10. DashCam A108C with GPS.
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
Sorry.. I was painting everyone with my own brush. I made one for school zones in Edmonton.. then the city included all the playgrounds and I gave up.
-- Lives in Edmonton AB A volunteer driver for Drive Happiness.ca and now (since June 20 2021) uses a DS65 to find his clients.
I looked and couldn't find one
I looked and couldn't find one.
NUVI 660, Late 2012 iMac, Macbook 2.1 Fall 2008, iPhone6 , Nuvi 3790, iPad2
http://www.poi-factory.com/no
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1700
Frank DriveSmart55 37.322760, -79.511267
Last update was a couple of years ago
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1700
Geochapman, if you're looking to find a particular store and it's in the Apple Store POI, you're good to go. If you're looking to update that POI, it was last updated in August of '16. You'd have to contact the owner of the POI and have him/her update it.
Phil
"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."
POI... nostalgia of the past
With everyone having smart phones that can search for the latest and closest "store" "restaurant" etc... POI files are kind of redundant, and seldom kept up to date.. Sad, but that is progress.
Lives in Edmonton AB A volunteer driver for Drive Happiness.ca and now (since June 20 2021) uses a DS65 to find his clients.
Many people with SmartPhones
Many people with SmartPhones turn off the cell and roaming when travelling especially when they are travelling out of Province/State due to the huge costs IF they don't have a portable plan.
In that case SmartPhones are useless outside of Wi-Fi...
Updating Of POI Files
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
I agree...
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
Most of the files here on the Factory are kept up to date and there are some maintainers that I know of will update a POI as soon as you let them know about a change. I know I have sent various changes to some of the maintainers and the changes have been made within 24 hours. Pretty up to date, I would say!
"Everything I need can be found in the presence of God. Every. Single. Thing." Charley Hartmann 2/11/1956-6/11/2022
Agreed
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
Sometimes a maintainer loses interest or drops off the POI Factory altogether and their files become orphaned. One with interest and some time can request to pick up the ball and run with it. Those who maintain these files spend a great deal of time making them as accurate as possible. The nature of some files are that they are in constant change as businesses open and close locations. And yes, smart phones and Google Maps fill the niche for many, but those of us who travel know that in some parts of the US and Canada, our cell plans fail us and the GPS on the dash will not.
"There's no substitute for local knowledge" nüvi 750, nüvi 3597
My .02
People like mahoney have many POI files and do an excellent job of it. As others do as well. In some cases many hours are spent doing that.
I just spent a whole Sunday completely updating one of my POI files.
One thing that ticks me off when someone posts the particular location is out by maybe 1,000 feet or so.
People who maintain these POI files cannot be expected to cover every location throughout North America personally. You use Google Earth, MapSource, BaseCamp etc. to try and get as close a location as is possible. As mahoney said, if you find a location moved or closed let the maintainer know.
End of my .02
Nuvi 2797LMT, DriveSmart 50 LMT-HD, Using Windows 10. DashCam A108C with GPS.
Sorry
I certainly take objection to the "seldom kept up to date" statement. Most of the files that are used frequently are in fact kept of to date and these maintainers spend a lot of time on this task.
Sorry.. I was painting everyone with my own brush. I made one for school zones in Edmonton.. then the city included all the playgrounds and I gave up.
Lives in Edmonton AB A volunteer driver for Drive Happiness.ca and now (since June 20 2021) uses a DS65 to find his clients.