Creating POI lists (hows it done?)

lostgps · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 3

just got my new i3 and im just wondering how POI data is made. Is there any software that i can get to make my own as for work i have some funny locations to find, and it would be usefull to add them onto my sat nav for ease of use!
If there is software where can i get it from, how much is it and how hard is it to use, given that im no computer programmer!!
thanks!

MaFt · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:54 pm Post subject:

have a look at www.garminpoi.co.uk

basically you need a .csv file (made in excel or similar) with 4 columns: latitude, longitude, name, info

lat/long can be got from interwebnet map sites such as streetmap.co.uk etc

MaFt

RODTROTTER · Regular Visitor Joined: Oct 30, 2005 Posts: 175

you can add locations to the i3 by holing down the scroll whell when you at that location it will ask you to name it and saves it on you flash card
hope this helps

MaFt · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject:

rodtrotter, that's true too. however,if there's lots of places to do it's quicker (just) to make a csv file. if it'sone or 2places then do as rodtrotter says!

MaFt

Ash10 · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Feb 19, 2005 Posts: 478

lostgps · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 3

thanks for your replys!! i have about 150 locations to add!! so a csv file if the way forward! i'm guessing it doesn't matter if the poi's are not on the 'roads' as such when it comes to the navgating the route??

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