Speedcams Builder for Mio Cxxx Series

GPSBear · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 137

Hi Sal

Yes on the actual map all cameras show the same icon as far as I can tell but the edit screen has different types shown. For example the one nearest to me shows as a camera with an orange "flash" on the map - Go into edit cam and it shows as a cam with flash *and* a traffic light.

Do you happen to know all four types? I have

Cam + flash
Cam + flash + car
Cam + flash + traffic light
Cam + flash + a (speedo?) dial
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Sallyann · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 768

GPSBear · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 137

Sallyann · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 768

RTFM

DeeJay01 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject:

GPSBear · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 137

Yes I found that thanks and just had a test run - but I can see no difference between simple and detailed. Both just seem to pop up the correct cam icon above the speed limit sign. *Is* there a difference?

Oh and despite loading the DB with it set to metric they seem to work OK at the correct speed. Now how does that work?
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DeeJay01 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject:

DeeJay01 · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject:

To the moderators,
I have been doing some work in collating directional speedcam info for my area. I was wondering if it was possible to submit a txt file containing the the directional into for each ID.
I understand that the text cannot be posted into this forum as non members would receieve the benefit. I also understand that we can submit the data as a modified submission to a camera. This option is not very good as you could waste time by submitting the info which may have been submitted numerous previous time.

I propose that the moderators produce a list of all the IDs of the cams without the eastings/northings so that we as the forum users can add the directional info it it.

Just a thought.

Dee

Sallyann · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 768

Hi there Dee

GPSBear · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 137

Sallyann · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 768

GPSBear · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 137

I did think of that Sal but it does not really explain it. OK so we have 30 something set in the DB - Could be MPH, could be KPH, could be Furlongs per fortnight. Just what does the Mio compare that against? In my instance it seems to think they are mph and converts to kph for the info display. But what if it were really at 30kph limit? OK I know it does not go that slow but you see my point? Why does it decide it is MPH? Which is what it seems to be doing.

Put it another way. I find a new camera on my way to Dover on the M20. I add that and put in 70. After arriving in France I find another new one on the A26 and put in err, as what, 85ish or 130? And how the heck does it figure it out?

I think it is the Nuvi that you have to have set to the right units when you upload the DB - otherwise it *does* get the speeds wrong. I just cannot see how the Mio can cope with both sets of units - and apparently get it right. Although I have not tested against a continental camera. Anyone?

Unless, just had a thunk, possibly, as it knows which *country* it is in, it treats the specified number as whatever units that country uses?
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Sallyann · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 768

M8TJT · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

Having nothing better to do, I thought that I might throw a bit of controversy into this thread. Twisted Evil

With all this 'to-ing and fro-ing' about the speed display of speed cameras (mine gives them in km/hr when the general setting is to imperial). The cameras are almost always set to trap people exceding the local speed limit (I don't know of one that does not, but please correct me if I'm wrong). As this is the case, if you don't know what the local speed limit is, then you deserve to be flashed. :x I have fount that unless I display MioMap on a 42" (sorry Sal a 106.68cm) plasma display mounted on my dash, I have to take my eyes off the road for rather too long read the speed that Mio display to me, apart from that I take note of the speed limit as I enter it, and use the camera audible alarm just in case I happen to stray slightly over this. (Polishes halo). Laughing

On a slightly different subject, do we really need to be told about Redlight cameras, they are easy enough to spot, as not only are the cameras usually painted yellow, but they are also exclusively, by definition, installed near traffic lights. You can easily, and more readily, spot traffic lights as they are normally situated at road junctions or pederstrian crossings on the top of several different poles and have three, fairly bright lights at the top of them. The general rules for these is that if the Amber or Red lights (or a combination of both) is illuminated, then STOP.
As for RedSpeed cameras, if one excedes the speed limit throug traffic lights, again you deserve to be flashed.
My thoughts on SI units is that you can stick them. Let's stick to furlongs per fortnight, rods, chains, gills (not to mention the old fasioned gallons, the units in which most of us subconciously buy our petrol in) and the like. just to confuse 'Johnny foreigner' like his measurements confuse us.

Trevor
PS hands up those who know what RTFM means.

Sallyann · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 768

Hi Trevor,
The next version of Speedcams Builder will have the facility to omit mobile and/or redlight cameras as you wish.
I understand the point you are making about redlights, but this is a more general subject applying to all GPS devices, not just Mio's. If you really do want to "throw a bit of controversy into this thread" then perhaps you will get a wider reaction in the Cameras forum where they can all have a go at you Wink

Sal

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