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onemanband Lifetime Member
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 50
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: Which is The Better Database?? |
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Simple Question, which is the better CoPilot 7 safety camera database, ALK or Pocketgpsworld?
Neither seem to have all the cameras and some cameras appear on one but not on the other. I am also never sure whether to download the "single file" or "consolidated by type" from pgps.
Could this be anything to do with the way I am downloading to my Xda Orbit 2 (deleting previous files from Storage Card/CoPiloy/Save/EU) and then pasting new data to that folder.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers........Brian |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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I'd be surprised if ours didn't have 'all' the cameras. If you look at our submission page you can check, where do you know a camera exists that we don't have?
As to which type you use, single file is a fall-back version for older devices. Consolidated has all cameras broken down by type, much more useful as you can quickly tell if a warning is for a 'possible mobile' in which case it may or may not be present. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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onemanband Lifetime Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply Darren.
A bit more advice please, if you don't mind.
Two further questions; although the pgps camera alerts seem to work, do the icons appear on the mapping, only when a destination has been set.
Secondly, where does this "points of interest" thing fit into the equation?
Cheers...........Brian. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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It's been a while since I used CoPilot so I can't answer your first question and am not sure what you mean by "where does this "points of interest" thing fit into the equation? "? _________________ Darren Griffin |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15156 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: |
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so long as you have turned on safety camera warnings in the settings then the speed camera icon will display on screen at all times. the directional warnings seem to work better when you have a route planned as it will 'know' which way you will be going as you approach a camera from a slightly different angle.
you cannot use custom icons though and all cameras have the same icon (from CP7's internal icons) and you only get a 'warning, safety camera' for the warning followed by a beep as you pass it.
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onemanband Lifetime Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys.
What I meant Darren, was that, do the cameras have to be loaded as "points of interest" in order to show the camera icons en route as I have seen posts dicussing this very topic before.
A particular case this morning, when I passed a camera on the A35 eastbound at Chideock, Dorset. I got the voice warning, but no icon appeared on the map. I did have a route destination loaded. Any Ideas?
Cheers....Brian. |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15156 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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just fired up CP7 now to check the settings you need...!
settings / safety alerts / enable (and choose distance)
settings / POIs / Show POIs - set to 'always'
hope that helps
MaFt |
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onemanband Lifetime Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | just fired up CP7 now to check the settings you need...!
settings / safety alerts / enable (and choose distance)
settings / POIs / Show POIs - set to 'always'
hope that helps
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Thanks, I really do appreciate your help. (it was you MaFt who recommended the XdaOrbit2 to me; an excellent choice)!
I have all the above settings as you suggest above. I have also just downloaded the latest cameara database (22/10/08 - consolidated all types). I'll load that and see how it goes tomorrow. (I have a 100km. trip from Dorset to N.Devon).
Cheers.........Brian
PS. do I need to istall the non-camera files "need help", "release" & "license". |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15156 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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no, just the CSV files are needed as per this thread
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onemanband Lifetime Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your time, patience and advice!
Ive loaded the latest camera database, and all seems to be working okay.
Cheers.....Brian |
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