coordinates

What format are the coordinates in ????
Can be a large difference in position between coordinates in decimal format and coordinates in deg/min/sec format !
You have to be consistent when checking for position !
Most of the mapping programs use decimal format !

N34 44.851
w91 36.916
This is just a random spot. I copied an existing poi file and replaced the coordinates with my house and it was off.

Coords should read similar to :

-91.615267W or W91.615267
34.747517N or N34.747517

Depending whether you are using Google Earth, Mapsource,MS Streets & Trips or generating a .csv file. I don't what the Delorme mapping software requires

With Delorme u right click a spot and it can give u coordinates. I used google earth and got different coordinates for same spot. Put in googles # and its dead on. Thank u for the help, I was on right track just wrong #'s. Thxs again.

Dave,

Most, if not all, of the *.csv files at the POI factory have the longitude field first and then latitude. Delorme expects imported *.csv files to contain the latitude field first.

I use Microsoft Excel to fix this problem. I open the downloaded *.csv file with Excel, swap the two columns containing latitude and longitude, then save the file in the original *.csv format.

On the Nuvi, go to where to, coordinates, format. I had to select the third one down to get the correct position. (h ddd.ddddd)