Welcome / open talk

ive used google earth to create poi. is there and advantage to buying google earth plus or only google pro (which is way to expensive)? does google earth plus link with mapsource v 6 ?

by the way there is an update to garmin mapsource v 6

Anyone interested in beta testing the POI database module I've been building?

This first release is best suited for smaller projects where coordinates are entered by hand. Local attractions or special interest locations would be good candidates.

I expect you'd find it's easier than building POI files with Excel or Notepad. It's not yet as easy as building them with Google Earth.

I'd like to try it out on one or two projects before opening it up to a larger group of people. It should be ready for beta testing to start on Thursday.

id like some feed back on the Garmin Travel Guide, Fodor's North America (SD Card). has anyone use it and if so an evaluation

I'm just starting to learn my nuvi 660. I went to Googleearth and found the lat & long of a friend on the coast of FL. WhenI typed in the 6 numbers, the last 1 was cut off, did do something wrong? My friend lives about a mile from the ocean, but after putting in the info, I checked the gps map and it put him in the ocean about 2 miles out, why?

I,ve been MIA for way over a week. My Computer crashed and I had to wait for a motherboad shipment. Got up and running but It,s not running right yet.Defect on the board. Waiting to get another Motherboard to replace this one. The machine keeps shuting down on its own. God I miss being on the net and this web site. Hope to get it resolved soon

This week, we are recognizing Acrown & Orbital.
Great job everyone!!!!
Miss Poi

I would like to introduce myself to the forum.

I purchased a Garmin nuvi 350 approximately a month ago after riding with a friend who has a 340. I do a lot of traveling to various cities throughout the US and the nuvi has already proved itself worth its weight in gold. I absolutely love it.

Only minor complaints so far:
1) When traveling home a week or so ago the nuvi 350 failed to find a restaurant I was looking for that was just 12 miles away and directly on my path (it must have been a new restaurant).

Hi I need to know if any body out there knows how do i set an alert for poi , is it done on the c340 or on your computer ??????

I need a banner of some type to put as an advert for this site on my site. Got a suggestion? I will add you into my weblinks page, but the banners seem to get more attention... I was thinking maybe taking your existing banner and possibly animating the windmill so it looks like it's turning???

It's after midnight GMT, so we've officially started a new week at POI factory.

This week, Acrown1 and chimo79 join our community of active users. To be an active member, all you need is to have made posts in at least 3 of the last 5 weeks (Mon - Sun).

Miss poi and I would like to thank all of the site's active users for their ongoing contributions. People who visit regularly help POI Factory grow and stay strong.

I am a nuvi newbie. I would like POI files for Cracker Barrel, Flying J, Applebee's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Hampton Inns, etc for reference as I travel east of the Mississippi. What is are good sources for this type of POI files?

Is anyone working on creating poi files indicating Highway Historic Markers throughout the U.s.

Wonder what file has the highest download count?
Lowes & IKEA have been downloaded over 100 times.

new poi loader released by garmin:
POI Loader at Garmin.com

EDIT: Users should note this is still a Beta version - JM

Pieces for the new POI database module are all starting to come together. I've been working on it for nearly two weeks, and I hope to release some basic functionality by the end of this week.

The first release won't be especially impressive, but it will provide a solid foundation for future enhancements.

Key features in the first release:

* manage a list of POI TYPES and associated POI locations

Here's a suggestion for way down your wish list - a chat box for active users. Something where you can interface with them directly outside of the forums... just a suggestion...

This has more than likely been brought up before but it would be a great addition to the site to be able to link images of installations. For instances you could explain your installation then link an image from imageshack. The radar detector forum I constantly frequent has several threads going of types of mounts along with photos and how the unit was wired. JM Would you like to try this or would you say it would be too much work at the current time.

I see that lots of people are working on building POI Databases, lets make sure that we post what we are working on so that more then one of us is not working on the same project.
Thanks for all the hard work guys
Miss Poi