Welcome / open talk

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/42307277.html

At first glance and considering the date I first thought to myself...self, this is probably some kind of April Fools gag. But do they enjoy this day in the UK?

Walking shoes with built in GPS, Speakers and even Bluetooth: http://www.firebox.com/product/2288/SatNav-Shoes

Cheers

"GPS JOI" - Jokes of Interest.
How to know when you're living "La Vida Locale" way too much with your GPS:

30) Geocaching is the art of using million-dollar military satellites for civilian scavenger hunts all for free.
29) Finding a Tupperware geocache with a plastic doll inside is better than finding the hidden immunity-idol on Survivor.

Hello,

I am a long time viewer of this website, just a first time poster! I have a Nuvi 780 and I love it. I like the websites cool features.

This link will take you to Amazon and will list the most popular selling 100 items in sales listed in order in Portable Vehicle GPS. Updated hourly. If someone is looking for a new GPS this is kind of handy with the reviews from buyers and some pretty good pricing also.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/319596011/r...

This week we are recognizing ChuckLeRoy, Metricman and mstod00.

ChuckLeRoy, You have been working on our Albertsons Grocery Store project located here: http://www.poi-factory.com/node/21534 I really appreciate having these important files on the site. Thanks you for all that you do.

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.

Miss POI

Can anyone direct me to a POI that will show the Propane filling locations in the US and Canada. I have an RV and occasionally need to refill.

Thanks

Jim Anderson

Interesting article: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documenti...

While scanning the Outer Banks of North Carolina, using Google Earth, I found two interesting objects.

This will give you something to do!

-75.495969,35.738305
-75.488737,35.737420

2 needles in a haystack - I mean ocean.

Edit:
I put the l/l like Garmin POI. For Google Earth it's really:

35.738305,-75.495969
35.737420,-75.488737

Sorry about that.

there are speed cameras going up near most schools that are on major roads. There are 5 within 4 miles of my home it is hard to go on any route without having to watch for any of these. I don't normally speed but sometimes my mind might be on something else and missed slowing down. Two tickets in 2 months and that was enough to order a new GPS and download the POI.
AB

13 weeks ago when I joined POI-Factory, I thought, this is a great place and there are knowledgeable folks here willing to help and I still think that’s true.

This is an interesting article from the Marietta Journal (Marietta Georgia - Atlanta Suburb)

http://www.mdjonline.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/...

I went to Chicago last weekend and my Nuvi 350 worked great, however, when I was driving downtown the little car on my Garmin acted like it was lost. When I drove a few more streets it was fine again. Are there any tricks to getting better satellite reception downtown around the taller buildings?

Would you rather have an automated device send you a ticket in the mail for an infraction or would you rather be pulled over by a cop?
I don't know about you, but being pulled over by the police these days can be scary since you never know what you are going to get!
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/s...

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I've installed a software update that analyzes POI files and shows the US states and Canadian provinces that have locations in the file.

The tool is accurate to within about 5 miles. Some locations near state / province borders may be uncertain.

Right now, the tool only works with CSV files.

JM

I work in the Unix world all day, so I understand computers fairly well, just not up to speed on PCs.

I cannot get the Radio Buttons below the comment box to appear. Go to http://www.skips-berner-links.com/comment.html to see screen shot.

Running IE7 and Windows XP Pro
Added poi-factory to Trusted Sites list
Turned off firewall (Zone Labs)
Turned off Norton utilities.

Hi all,

This forum is so useful. We frequently take road trips and I love using the POI files created by the folks here.

I have been successful downloading the CSV files. Sometimes I get the bmp file, but not always. I haven't learned to use the other type of file (CXS?).

I'm having trouble downloading the bmp file that goes with Diners, Drive ins and Dives file.

I'm a late adopter of the GPS technology. I bought a Garmin 260W from costco last week for $169.99 without enough research. The nuvi 750 is for 199.99 on costco.com

The device is great and seems to be functioning as it is supposed to.

Given all deals and models out there, I'm not sure that I bought the right one. For me,
TTS: Must have
wide screen: must have
smart interface: must have