POI coordinates

[cdelecole]

Hi there !

I'm currently building a list of POI's using POI Edit.
I'm using different ov2 sources on the internet to mege them into 1 POI ov2 file.

When appending each individual POI file into my main ov2, I see some items with like this :

Item 1 : 4.33465 - 51.04169
4 20' 5" - 51 2' 30"

Item 2 : 4.33470 - 51.04160
4 20' 5" - 51 2' 30"

In other words in the decimal format, the numbers are the same, and in degrees, there are different (This is probably due to the convertion).

Ehat happens If I'm using both 2 items in the same ov2 file ?
Will the 2 items be displayed on my road, with a slight distence between both ?

Will that create a bug ?

What happens when a POI is not located on the road itself, but with a slight difference ?
Will TOMTOM show it to me ?

Thanks !

[Oldie]

Converting 4 20' 5" - 51 2' 30" gives 4.33472 and 51.04167 so strictly both of the conversions given by you are incorrect.

Having 2 entries very close together will not cause a problem in TomTom, but you could use my POIManager program in the Downloads area to scan any file that you produce for duplicates within a specified radius. You will have the option to keep or delete a duplicate when a match is found.
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[cdelecole]

Thanks for the reply !

I'll give a try to your POIU lanagement program.

The coordinates translations I gave in my first post were given by the POIEdit Program (freeware).

P.s. : Do you know about any way we could "see" the POI's I would have in an ov2 file on a MAP on PC ?

Thanks !

[rkm_hm]

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