Creating POI files

If I can't actually go to the place, I use GOOGLE EARTH for the GPS coordinates.
http://earth.google.com/

What do you use?

To create the POI file (or convert a POI file to GPX or CSV), I use POI Edit.
http://www.poiedit.com/

What do you use?

I find both of these programs very good. What programs do you all use?

Hi Folks,

Hi All.

I had this perception that as I travel, I can capture points of interest as I go. It's a nice feature, press the "Where Am I" icon and boom, there you have it. Latitude and Longitude, a nearby address, nearest cross streets.

Moreover, I can save the spot, and name it as I wish, in My Favorites.

So here's my question.

How do I harvest that information?

Just want to encourage anyone who feels capable to create a youtube video on using this site and loading info onto our GPS devices. I've been searching and can't find a tutorial. I know it's all really simple to those who have done it, but for the technically challenged...me, not so much.

I have tried several times to add the POI to my Garmin c550 without success. I know this maybe an old question but I need help.

Having made a few poi files now, I find that although I obviously want to get things done as quickly as possible, I usually can't help but want to try and make every poi entry as accurate as possible.

Ok, My gps in attached to my laptop, I downloaded the poi loader (garin nuvi 780) and the poi file for campgrounds, but when I select the directory where file can be found (download) I get "there are no data files in that directory". When I go to downloads and try to open that file I can't because I don't have MS Word (or Works).

when i create poi and load them onto my Garmin when i look them up and go to my destination will both poi show up the one i have made up for say flying j and the original one on my machine will they both be on my screen ?

thanks guys just trying to learn

how do I take a excell format say from Flying J and turn it into a cpx file or cvs are is there a program for doing this for mt Garmin 7200

Thanks All

I had loaded all my custom POI's using the option of radius, with the mindset that even if I'm not on the same street as a POI, I would want to know if I was close, like one block over on another street. This uses a specified radius and acts the same as Tour Guide.

Is it possible to have my custom pois show up on my gps screen? Sorry if this was answered somewhere already, I couldnt find it. I am new to this device.

Hey guys, first off i am very computer savy and have spent hours reading over posts and trying everything possible until making this thread. I have a 255w and i am just trying to make a custom alert for when i come up to red light cameras. I understand that the alert must be a .wav file and in PCM 44.100kHz 16 Bit, Mono format.

So i went in to make some updates to a POI file that i had made long ago -

and now when i do an update this is what i get (What am i doing wrong???)

I have tried making this in 4 column in excel to CSV and also in Text edit!! i am going nutz Help!!!

record 1: Too many columns;

When loading the POI file to my Garmin 255W, the colum D which contains address did not loaded into the Garmin.I can only see the info from the fist 3 columns A, B, C (longitude, latitude and name of the business)

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated

Hi
I've been trying to add some pois downloaded from here on to my tomtom 920 for an upcoming trip.
Whenever I put them onto my machine and search for them it says poi not found.
I then tried a csv opened in poiedit and saved as ov2 and this worked (starbucks) however this is the only file I've been able to do this with as poiedit won't open any more.
Can anyone help?

When I post a CSV file can I also post the BMP file I made to go with it? or does that need to be loaded someplace else, I am confussed?

Has anybody used the "Google Maps Labs" I turned on the Drop LatLng marker and it makes it easier to create a POI.
The labs is a testing ground for experimental features. I have not used any of the other features but do like the Drop LatLng Marker.
Did a search but could not find any other mention of this on the POI-Factory.

i have a new Road Tech Zumo 660. I want to add icons so the poi shows as a bpm and not just a grey dot. I've d/l the icons from the icon library and the garmin downloading program. What do i do now? I've read all the how to's/ faq and i'm still lost....just call me a rooky...but i'm starting to get fustrated... sigh.....

Below is a link to an Excel spreadsheet that I generated to specifically work with Extra POI Editor. I setup EPE to read all of the fields in the Excel column header rows. Some of the Excel columns can be toggled on and off and some columns include selectable choices within fields (click the yellow header columns to make your selections).

Thanks to POI Factory for the Maintainer Tools.
Having these tools is both good for the Maintainer and good for the Members who use that file.
It really is a win - win tool. Good job.