Which is The Better Database??

onemanband · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 50

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 Thumbs Up

Darren · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject:

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.
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Darren Griffin

onemanband · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 50

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.

Darren · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:41 am Post subject:

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? "?
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MaFt · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:50 am Post subject:

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.

MaFt

onemanband · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 50

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.

MaFt · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:32 pm Post subject:

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

onemanband · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 50

MaFt · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

no, just the CSV files are needed as per this thread

MaFt

onemanband · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 50

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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