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Wed, 11/28/2007 - 9:57am

I have a new garmin, and have uploaded some of the poi's

now how do i see the data fom these poi's on the gps unit?

thanks

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Wed, 11/28/2007 - 10:03am

Not sure what unit you have

Not sure what unit you have but try going to where to then my locations and you should see custom pois they should be there if the upload was sat.You should have got message that upload was sat using Garmin POI Loader.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Wed, 11/28/2007 - 10:14am

thanks garmin 360

thank you for your help, i have found it!!

Wed, 11/28/2007 - 10:30am

Also, does the level of

Also, does the level of detail impact POI visibility? Or are differnt POI files set to different levels of detail?

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Nuvi 680, Magellan 300
Wed, 11/28/2007 - 10:35am

If you mean "zoom" level...

kapnketel wrote:

Also, does the level of detail impact POI visibility? Or are differnt POI files set to different levels of detail?

Then yes, it does matter. Most if not all POIs both custom and pre-loaded will appear on the maps at around 500ft zoom level. You'll see more of them the closer you zoom in.

dd

Wed, 11/28/2007 - 2:23pm

Icons

Now add you some icons that you can download from this site.Go to FAQ for all the info.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.