Welcome / open talk

As an OTR trucker that doesn't have a smart phone...yet, I don't always have internet access.

Rath *sorry for not posting more *

http://gizmodo.com/#!5794178/the-most-precise-gps-satellite-in-the-world

I have searched for these poi's and saw it mentioned> Has anyone found these locations?

Check this out:
http://www.google.com/mapmaker

We can now contribute to make changes to Google maps in the US. I'm not sure how Google is going to review/verify the changes. There could be millions of changes in a day. The plus side is they're using map users time and effort for free

In Danville Illinois, the prison is across a small field from our motel. That field had many motion detectors on poles. In our room I booted up my 295w. When it started looking for satellites it would start booting again. It did this over & over that night and in the morning also. As we departed it locked in the satellites just fine. That had never happened before or since.

Last Oct I got the Garmin 465T for 450.00 + 25.00 shiping from Garmin. As a OTR Driver I need a good GPS for my job. I have been with Garmin sence the Street Pilot they have a good rep an a good CS. saying that the 465T is a pice of junk. It takes me. off route on to roads I should not be on. it will not let me go on roads I should on. It will takes me 15-20 miles out of the way per run.

This week we are recognizing Shrifty!!!

Yes as promised, I am tossing this outstanding contributor out to pasture with the rest of you!!!

I really appreciate all that you have been doing to help update some of our old projects that have just been lying around the factory floor;)

Great Job!!!

Miss POI

See link to 8 page PDF file.

http://www.fas.org/irp/nsa/best_practices.pdf

Having recently downloaded the POI file "Oregon Campgrounds (434)" I find the majority of the listed sites are RV parks—not campgrounds. There is a difference. Try boondocking in a RV park.These categories should be separated into two files.

This is the place to talk about things that are not gps related.

Have fun...

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

MaryAnn Melby AKA Miss POI

I once got a POI download that listed all AM/FM radio stations nearby. Can anyone tell me what it is titled?

I gotta say, the traffic info, at least in the KC area is pretty sketchy, BUT I would really LOVE to see them use that capability to interface with National Weather Service weather data. All weather watches/warnings include GPS coordinates.

Sorry guys.

If you just downloaded the BofA POI file - Try again.

I forgot to delete the extra column I use for sorting by Zip Code. It came up short a couple of hundred places.

It's complete now and uploads to my Garmin with no error and 10109 locations.

Hope all of our POI Factory "workers" are safe, sound, and undamaged after today's tornado events.

Watching WRAL-TV via their web site - awesome coverage.

What was the price of regular gasoline when you started driving?

My first vehicle was a used 1950 Chevy that cost me $50 of which I had to borrow from a friend and the gallon of gas was 25¢

Can you guess the year? 1963

Taking a vacation soon, heading toward south Florida from Tennessee. Have does the fuel cost in south Florida compare to TN?

We love to speed in Tx. 70 mph going to 75 and 80 mph going to 85 and even night time speed difference going to day time limit.

http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/highway-speed-l...

Is there a batch utility that is still available to update poi files? I could not find the old one online anymore.

Smarter traffic:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/ibm-shows-off-smarter-tra...

what they ride and if they have a GPS onboard:

To start off, I have an '05 Road Star with a TT340S XL in a Ram Mount and a 1982 GS1100E bare bones.

Anyone else care to share their ride and rig?