POI projects

This discussion thread is for maintenance of the Home Depot file for Canada. A separate file is also being created for the United States.

You can download the current POI file at this page:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/869

Authorized maintainers can make changes to the data at this page:

Robert660 has volunteered to create a State Capitols file.

A POI file is not yet available for download.

Authorized maintainers can make changes to the data at this page:
http://www.poi-factory.com/poidb/poitype/1013

This discussion thread is for maintenance of the Home Depot file for the United States. A separate file is also being created for Canada.

You can download the current POI file at this page:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/413

Authorized maintainers can make changes to the data at this page:

Robert660 has volunteered to start the file for Yellowstone.

A POI file is not yet available for download.

Authorized maintainers can make changes to the data at this page:
http://www.poi-factory.com/poidb/poitype/1011

Hello everyone,
We have been having people post POI Files that we already have. If you post a duplicate file without explaining what makes yours different it will be deleted and the original file will stay up. We don't need to have more than one database of a store.

Thanks for all the contributions.

Miss Poi

Okay, don't mean to be sounding like the site admin here, but some of the POI's being uploaded are not getting any information associated with them. When you upload, there's plenty of room there to explain what your POI's are for. I enjoy downloading them but don't want to have to guess at what a file is for.

For example, NJ Checkpoints, what on earth is that? Is it a name of a place to cash checks? Is it a station where the feds check to make sure I'm not smuggling illegal aliens? Is it where I get my car checked for emissions?

Does someone know where or how I can acquire the rest areas along the I-81 and I-95 from Ottawa Ontario to Miami Florida.

Is anyone working on Travel America Plazas? I use them quite a bit while traveling.

How can a poi file become corrupt it's an exel sheet with long/lat and a .cvs extension correct. I am having problems with the lakes and coves poi files they lock up my garmin 660 every time i access them. The poi loader also say's can only access or use half of the information in this file and reads the rest like it's corrupt. Any sugestions?

The Cemeteries in Texas denotes being a complete list of all cemeteries in Texas. The list cannot be complete, as I know of 3 major (more than 50 years old) cemeteries in Van Zandt County that are not listed, plus many more. I am sure there are many more in other counties. I don't think it should be called a "complete list".

It looks like we are getting some double entries on some of the Poi files. I want to make sure that we are not all working on the same stuff so if you have something you are working on please put up a post in this forum so that others don't start building the same file that you are working on. We now have two Super Walmart Store Files. I am going to compare the two and take down one of them.
Miss Poi

I just uploaded all listed proving grounds that I found in publication from Ford. Would someone please download it and make sure I have it in the correct format?

I'm starting a new project today to collect all of the North Carolina NASCAR race shops. If you're interested or have any info, input and/or suggestions, please pass them my way at mymio(@)hugginsnet.com.

Thanks and hope you find my POI's to be helpful!

I have added some more Columbus (OH) area items.

Wendy's/Caribou Coffee/McDonalds/Free WiFi/Home Depot/BP/Camp Grounds/Starbucks/Exxon/Sonic Drive-in

I am open to suggestions as to any other POI data people are interested in. Let me know and I'll be glad to create POI files for it.

Thanks,
StreetChariot

Hos does one go about getting these shared POIs? I assume members can post their POI files and download other POI files hence the name of this Fourm being
"Sharing POI locations".

I just uploaded the list of 330 Pilot Travel Centers in the US. I have the Garmin c330 and I loaded it on there first - so I know it is a good file. This is bad I have had this GPS for only 4 days!! I am this addicted.
Enjoy and happy new year. <><

I have about 2 hours invested is searching for FedEx POI data. I would really like to get at least Florida data for FedEx, UPS, and DHL.

Anyone have an idea where one might look?

Thanks,
Steve@MyLBT.com

I have tried everything I know to load the Flying J POI file. I copy the file using the "save as". The POIloader tells me there are no data files in that directory even thought the "search" function has no problem finding the file.

What am I doing wrong???????

2,269 POI for Columbus (OH) Metro Area are now available under the "other" category

Includes Schools, Colleges, Universities, Airports, Heliports, Cemeteries, Interchanges, Towers, Museums, Halls, Libraries, Bridges, Research Centers, Design Centers, Government Buildings, Prisons, Amphitheaters, Hospitals, Dams, Shopping Centers, Parks, and Rivers/Streams.

Let me know what you think.
I'm new to this (I'll have my GPS Monday).

when I choose my .csv from my HD, the server thinks it ends it .txt.

It doesn't end in txt; you can clearly see the .csv extension in the upload input.