New POI's - Motorway Service Stations - direction specific

[mcrobiej]

I have created a new POI file for general use

Motorway Service Stations - Direction Specific

I have always thought that the generally available Motorway_service_stations.ovo file could do with the:

- Motorway name
- Direction the facility serves
- Position that is representative of the sliproad to enter the service station.

I have also created a new 3D (ish) icon for use with the POI.

please go to

http://www.mobile-consultancy.com/tomtom

to download v1.0 of Motorway_Service_Stations_MCL_v1_0.zip

If you want to distribute this POI file then please link to the source site as the name will change as I revise the versions.

Please provide any feedback if any of the POI's are inaccurate, or if I have missed any service stations off. - Ideally

Name of POI
actual Lat.
actual Long.

either provide this info to this thread, or e-mail me at the address supplied on the website.

Regards

Jamie.

[Mullet]

Thanks for this Jamie.

[mcrobiej]

Something iIdid realise on my way home is that the name is way too long.

when I get a moment I will change it to just Motorway_Services.ovo

Jamie.

[mcrobiej]

Done ....

http://www.mobile-consultancy.com/tomtom

[Oldboy]

Have you exceeded the number of Custom POI that TT can see?
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

[JockTamsonsBairn]

[mcrobiej]

There should'nt be anything special needed to install these POI's - just put the 2 extracted files in the Great Britain Map's folder (with any other POI's installed).

Next time you start TomTom you should now have 'Motorway Services' poi in the list view.

Also check that the POI has been enabled in the settings - manage POI's section.

[Oldboy]

[mcrobiej]

johnboy290 are you getting anywhere with the install? could you take a copy of your POI's and then remove them from the GB maps folder - then put the Motorway_Services.ov2 and .bmp file and see if you can see the POI's.

The file was created using POIEdit and should load fine.

Have others had sucess?

[CharlieG]

Loaded successfully, with many thanks, onto an iPaq 2210 running TT5.
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Charlie Gregory
iPaq 2210, Velcro mount, Viking 1GB SD, 2GB Microdrive,
4GB Kingston Elite Pro CF,TomTom 5 v5.21, Maps of Europe,
Dest 6, Maps of Europe, Memory Map Navigator (Europe Edition)
GlobalSat SDI0 SD-501 GPS, BT GPS
TT BT GPS, Inforad

[bunnyman69]

nice POI loaded fine. Makes a lot more sense than rest areas (how can ya rest at those prices ). I also got a POI file that shows every motorway juction number which i find very useful when planning either to get off motorway a junction earlier or later.
Thanks Jamie it will be used

[CharlieG]

Any chance of the motorway exit POI please Bunnyman
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Charlie Gregory
iPaq 2210, Velcro mount, Viking 1GB SD, 2GB Microdrive,
4GB Kingston Elite Pro CF,TomTom 5 v5.21, Maps of Europe,
Dest 6, Maps of Europe, Memory Map Navigator (Europe Edition)
GlobalSat SDI0 SD-501 GPS, BT GPS
TT BT GPS, Inforad

[Oldboy]

[CharlieG]

Thanks a zillion. :D
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Charlie Gregory
iPaq 2210, Velcro mount, Viking 1GB SD, 2GB Microdrive,
4GB Kingston Elite Pro CF,TomTom 5 v5.21, Maps of Europe,
Dest 6, Maps of Europe, Memory Map Navigator (Europe Edition)
GlobalSat SDI0 SD-501 GPS, BT GPS
TT BT GPS, Inforad

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