.txt database for igo8

Andysue · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 38

Before I subscribe can you tell me if you get a warning in the .txt files between the average speed cameras to tell you you are still being monitored?
Thanks
Andy

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:38 pm Post subject:

Yes, but the iGO implementation of SPECS is not the best. They assume that they only come in pairs. the effect of this is that the first one starts the average calculation, which stops at the second. No calculation between second and third. Third one starts calculation again, but if there are no more it continues to calculate and alert if you are over what it thinks is the speed limit. A tap on the warning icon stops it though.

On the plus side, the fixed and mobile cams use the directional data contained within the PGPSW database and only alert for cams on 'your side' of the road.

PS. The SPECS anomaly is nothing to do with the PGPSW database, it is a function of the iGO software. iGO does the same on all SPECS sets regardless of origin of the database.

Andysue · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 38

Ahhhh
That answers a few questions, I was wondering why it kept telling me I was being monitored after I left the last camera this happened until I arrived home. I am now trying primo 2 instead of igo8. I guess this will do the same?
Thanks for the info.
I feel an xmas present coming on in the guise of a subscription.
Andy

M8TJT · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:23 am Post subject:

Andysue · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 38

M8TJT · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:10 am Post subject:

Yes it's more than that, but you can make changes to distances to cam for different speeds in the sys.txt. The info is in my head and in my copy of iGO. I pretty much completely rewrote the speed camera handling code. I told you 'it ain't easy'. But if you think you are a black belt at things computer, I'm more than willing to share the 'secret' with you.

Andysue · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 38

OK thanks for that, I have just ordered a 7" satnav for the princely sum of £39! including sun shade all sorts of leads & brackets ( I dont know how they do it & incl postage) I have also found at long last a 7" waterproof case for the motorbike £7 inc postage.
Something else to configure & play with, so when I subscribe for Xmas I may take you up on the offer.
Thanks again
Andy

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