Recording Speed Cameras on TomTom Devices

s3dbw · Regular Visitor Joined: May 07, 2004 Posts: 203

Hi there,

I am still getting to grips with a new 940 unit. On my old PDA Nav 6 unit I used the pocket GPS world software to record any new cameras. How do you do this on a go 940 unit? The unit has a record camera setting on it but as far as i can tell this is just uploaded to TomTom.

I need something where I can record the details and upload to POcket GPS world.

Any help appreciated

Thanks

Daggers · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject:

It's easiest just to temporarily record it as a favourite or map correction (using the shortcut menu) until you get chance to process it back at home.

s3dbw · Regular Visitor Joined: May 07, 2004 Posts: 203

Thanks for that tip, being used to the PDA I had it my head that there might be a bit of software that did the same as the old POI recorder we have for Nav 6

regards

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

As there is no specific piece of software available anymore, here's a few alternative methods of logging camera positions:

(There was a long post here, with several methods to save camera locations on the TomTom models and how to report them back to PGPSW.

I've moved it to a new "sticky" topic HERE).

s3dbw · Regular Visitor Joined: May 07, 2004 Posts: 203

Thanks Andy_P,

Some useful stuff here

best wishes

Alabama978 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 29, 2009 Posts: 67

I captured 4 or 5 cameras in Netherlands at the weekend but I have a memory problem (me not the TT!)

I have a vague idea of each camera type and can remember which direction some faced but how do you guys actually record that info? I could not stop and write it down as I was pretty much on a scheduled trip and already late due to traffic.

I remembered the type by memorizing a letter each time I passed one...

GGTGGR e.g. Gatso, Truvelo, Redlight etc.

I was pretty pleased too as none of the cameras appear on the database
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but obviously I can't remember all the info.
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dandpclements · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

I'm using TT Navigator 7 and I think this is the simplest /safest way to record cameras when driving.

Before setting off go into menu / map corrections / correction preferences and set the "show report button" to be on. You now get a "square" on the navigation map which you can press to record your position - unfortunately you will need to remember the camera type.

You can now process the captured data offline by going into map corrections again. I add the correction as a POI - it only apears to allow creation using the TT poi categories. This does present some difficulty:
a) In TT I cannot use a POI category of my own and therefore create an ov2 file to send in direct
b) I can get the co-ordinates but the manual entry on the pocketgpsworld website doesnt allow co-ordinates to be changed once I've displayed the approximate position

Does anyone know the format of an ov2 file so I could create one manually?

Thanks in anticipation

Dave

mikealder · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject:

The easy way to create your own ov2 file is to use Excel or even NotePad on the PC then use something like POIEdit to convert the file to the ov2 format, you can download POIEdit from Here or take a look at "Oldie's" web site Here for a number of utilities for file creation/ conversion - Mike

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject:

Brickie64 · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

I use a GO720 and I tend to use the "print screen" feature by pressing the top left corner of the screen (as described elsewhere in these forums).

Problem is you don't always get a definitive location that way but if you have side roads leading off the road you are travelling on it's possible to work out where you were when you took the screen capture.

Don't know if it's possible to show the lat/long co-ordinates on teh map screen when you are driving becuase this would be the perfect solution to a one button capture method.

The less interaction with the screen whilst driving has to be the safest solution.
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Andy_P · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

As it looks like this "Screen Capture plus Route Summary page" method is a good "two-tap" solution, I've just updated my round-up of all the Screen Capture methods HERE to include Brickie64's suggestion as Method 4 Thumbs Up

Brierls · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:05 am Post subject:

I've got a GO 950 LIVE SatNav, and recorded several SPECS locations on the M6 yesterday using the MapShare shortcut method.

I've gone onto the unit this evening, taken down the Latitude/Longitude of each correction, and gone to enter them on the database but found they're all completely wrong? i.e. not on the M6, despite them being displayed on the M6 on the unit itself.

Has anybody seen this before? Am I doing something wrong?
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mikealder · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:10 am Post subject:

Probably because your TomTom isn't set to use Decimal Degrees in the position format option, Go to status & Information on page 3 of the main menu then select "Configure" select Degrees(d.d) as the device is set to Minutes format by default - Mike

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