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T30GUE Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 2 Location: S.WALES
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: Ash10's camera manager?? |
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Hello all, done quite a bit of reading on here today and decided that I need to load camera POI's onto my Nuvi 300. Several posts have suggested that Ash10's is the one that I need, I have located the sticky from ash but the link to the thread seems to be missing or faulty?
Is anyone else having this trouble?
Thanks,
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Dilcymro Frequent Visitor
Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I have located the sticky from ash but the link to the thread seems to be missing or faulty?
Is anyone else having this trouble? |
Yes, tried it a few times yesterday and today, couldnt get into it at all, just hung there. More like superglued than a sticky.
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swing Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Nov 04, 2003 Posts: 2225 Location: Bedfordshire, UK
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Although Ash's utility does provide a lot of flexibility in the settings, the latest versions of POI Loader and the latest firmwares for the Nuvis can provide a very good approximation of Ash's tool without any work.
Simply download the Garmin Zoned speed camera file, unzip all the files to your POI directory and then use POI Loader in Express mode (make sure it's also in Feet and MPH) - this will give you an icon on screen as you approach each camera, it'll tell you the speed (and the icon will include the speed limit, something you don't get with Ash's utility) and you will get an overspeed warning too.
Personally, apart from wanting to change some of the distance warnings (which you can still do with POI Loader) it seems the need for Ash's utility (ON A NUVI) is limited.
This doesn't apply to some other models of Garmin units, which don't have the same level of speed camera support built into the unit itself. |
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missing_user
Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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This is what it looks like with the 'zonned' database.
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Ash10 Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 19, 2005 Posts: 478
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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swing wrote: | Simply download the Garmin Zoned speed camera file, unzip all the files to your POI directory and then use POI Loader in Express mode (make sure it's also in Feet and MPH) - this will give you an icon on screen as you approach each camera, it'll tell you the speed (and the icon will include the speed limit, something you don't get with Ash's utility) and you will get an overspeed warning too.
Personally, apart from wanting to change some of the distance warnings (which you can still do with POI Loader) it seems the need for Ash's utility (ON A NUVI) is limited. |
Except that Camera Manager will automatically check for updates, download them when they become available, unzip and tweak the files, and then put them in the POI directory ready for uploading ;) |
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BAVC10 Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 752
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Swing
If I switch to the zoned speed camera file are the icons still displayed even if the speed limit is not reached? I know the icons on the i3 used to disappear, hence the need for Ash's utility. |
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missing_user
Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Technically, the icons are always there even when stationary, just as the Garmin POI icons are there ie Hospitals, Service Stations and car parks!
The only criteria is the zoom level when they appear!
The only difference with Speed Cameras is the Proximity and speed alerts have been added!
You could add proximity alerts to any POI ie Hospitals, Service Stations and car parks.
They are all viewable in MapSource on the PC. |
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rich_jtg Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 25, 2006 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Dilcymro wrote: | Quote: | I have located the sticky from ash but the link to the thread seems to be missing or faulty?
Is anyone else having this trouble? |
Yes, tried it a few times yesterday and today, couldnt get into it at all, just hung there. More like superglued than a sticky.
Dil.. |
I managed to get in a couple days ago, but found that it was hard work to browse as someone has set their avatar to show random pictures at a massive size.
All the pages that had posts from that member were all messed up, and wouldn't open without a several minute wait. |
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rich_jtg Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 25, 2006 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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Forgot to ask...
Whilst the main thread is unavailable, can anyone give me a few pointers in getting Ash10's utility to work?
I'm using a Garmin Nuvi300.
I've installed the Camera Manager, and POI loader.
The Camera Manager is telling me I have updates ready to install... but I haven't got a clue where to find them to upload them.
The POI directory box on the Camera Manager is blank, and you can't appear to specify where it should point.
Where/how do you get the updates to the unit? |
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Ash10 Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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rich_jtg wrote: | The Camera Manager is telling me I have updates ready to install... but I haven't got a clue where to find them to upload them.
The POI directory box on the Camera Manager is blank, and you can't appear to specify where it should point. |
Camera Manager puts the files in whatever directory POI Loader used last - if you've never used POI Loader before, this will default to C:\
Create a new directory, say C:\POI, and move the generated files (there'll be 5x BMP files, 5x GPX files, and the database ZIP file ) into the new directory.
Run POI Loader, and point it to your new directory - make sure that you use Express mode, and that the units are set to feet/MPH.
In future, Camera Manager will automatically download to the new directory - and all you'll need to do is to connect your Garmin and follow the prompts from POI Loader ;) |
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rich_jtg Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 25, 2006 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that Ash10 - much appreciated.
I'm still waiting for page 5 to load on the main thread - it's hard going!
Will have a go now at getting it all uploaded - great app BTW, thought about making it donationware? |
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T30GUE Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 2 Location: S.WALES
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Apologies if I sound like a complete numpty, but I have just downloaded the 'Garmin zoned speed camera' file, extracted it and uploaded it using the POI loader.
Does this mean that my Nuvi unit will now display all fixed cameras? (that are recorded in the database)
Will it still display even if I am travelling under the speed limit?
When does it 'Bong'? (Is it only if you are over the limit??)
Is there anything else I should download to the unit?
Many thanks, |
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