Welcome / open talk

Any thoughts on what you'd like to see in your logo? I do quite a bit of that in playing around with web sites, but would need some input on what you want to see.

hello I am new to this web sight. I am trying to learn about this stuff

Hi All-Brand new to the Nuvi 350. So far I'm blown away....find myself driving around looking to screw it up, but can't. My only complaint is the alphabet keyboard. Is there a way to change it to a qwerty. THANKS

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The last couple weeks have been busy at POI Factory. The pace has really picked up since Christmas. I think a lot of people received GPS gear over the holidays and are finding their way to the POI Factory. It's nice to see that many are sticking around and becoming regular contributors.

Behind the scenes this week, Miss poi and I have been catching up on maintenance after taking a little time away over the holidays. I just finished some programming for the POI Database tool so that Miss poi can use it to update the Red Light Camera file. The tool now checks for possible duplicates (nearby POI) as you enter or update a location. Robert660 and GC0110 have also been actively using the tool as part of the beta test we started in December. It still needs a little work before it's ready to roll out to everyone on the site.

mreg --

I received your note via the contact form today, and I've sent a response via email.

(An email I tried to send you a couple weeks ago was returned undeliverable, so I just want to make sure this new message arrives.)

JM

Hello,
I just installed a nav unit into my xc90 volvo. Starting to get use to it. Any pointer on using GPS and how to be safe?

Since I came across this forum, I have been addicted to creating POI's that are useful to me and will aid me in my vocational and recreational pursuits. I have downloaded a few that are extremely helpful from this site and also I have created several POI files with my Client Locations, Family and Friends Locations, and three that I have shared here for my fellow Georgians, Georgia Wineries, Post Offices, and State Parks. I expect that this new obsession will continue for some time.

Hi everyone. Thanks for supporting such a great fourm. Does anyone know how the Garmin C330 calculates the displayed arrival time? Does it consider posted speed limits or does it use average drive speed. Is it smart enough to know that freeway driving will be faster than rual road driving? Any insight would be great.

I downloaded google earth and all that shows up is a black screen. Did it not download all the way???

Mark

Does anybody know where much of this data comes from?

It says that many of these files are updated once or twice a year from "an outside source." Some have tens or hundreds of thousands of points, what outside source / company is doing all this work?

I received a note asking how to include an image in a post. Right now it's a manual process, but I'd be happy to attach pictures as needed.

Here's an example in one of Skip's earlier posts:

example of post with pictures

Just send me a note via the contact form, and I'll give you an email address to use for sending the picture.

johnf -- I tried replying to your message with an email address, but my message was returned as undeliverable. Can you check the address in your profile?

It seems the Garmin Map Source with City Navigator version NT8 defaults to the lat/lon hddd'mm.mmmm" format which when the numbers (reversed) are entered into Word Pad for a POI file, the location can be as much as 20 miles off!

After experimenting with Google Earth and rechecking the the lat/lon coordinates in Map Source, I found if I changed the Map Source settings to lat/lon hddd.ddddd, then created a POI file, they coincided with those in Google Earth and were spot on when I traveled to a POI location with my Street Pilot 2720.

Does anybody with a blue tooth phone use their gps as the hands free feature? My nuvi has bluetooth and i messed with it with my wifes phone and it seems great. My question, "is it worth me getting a blue tooth phone now?"

mike

I just received my GPS for Christmas. I was just going to mount it on the windshield with it's little suction thing. Am I right to be concerned that someone might try to break into my car to steal it? I didn't realize they were such a high theft item. Now I'm thinking I might want to rethink the suction thingie.

I’ve tried to add my own POI’s, but I’m doing something wrong. I’ve gone to http://www.discoveryowners.com/cginfolinks.htm and opened the zip files. Some had lon and lat, so I copy and pasted them to excel. Others had none, so I copy and pasted them to http://gpsvisualizer.com/convert?form=address to get the lon & lat. Then I transfer them to excel. Every time all the info ends up in the 1st cell only. What I’m I doing wrong? I’m looking for a list of Wal-Marts, Flying J, and campgrounds.

can anyone tell me if there are airports as poi?
i have a new gps and i think i understand how the poi loader works, but where do i find airports to load??

many thanks for the feedback

Happy New year to all! I found this site yesterday and love it so far. I got a garmin nuvi 360 and really think it's sweet. I've been messing with creating poi's and hope to put some csv's together real soon.

mike

This week we are recognizing Fratermus & Streetchariot for all their hard work this week.
Great job guys.
Miss Poi

to all my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!