Adding a POI to a POI file

[rebootuk]

Hi, I have found a 7.5T bridge which caught me completly unaware with no signs at either end of the road, fortunatly I was only driving an 18 ton flatbed unloaded "PHEW". I'd like to add this bridge to the bridge POI file on my tomtom for future reference and for others. Any help on how this is done would be appreciated. Thanks all.

Kev

[mikealder]

Most of the Bridge POI files are height based is yours weight based? - if so where from as I am sure quite a few other HGV drivers would be interested.
It is possible to add a single location to any POI category just go to Change Preferences/ Manage POI/ Add POI Select the category then follow the menu to select the best method to add the position from the available options presented - Mike

[rebootuk]

www.poihandler.com was the place I downloaded the weight limits for trucks but this bridge is not listed and it's a nasty little road to. If you tell me what to do next I'll upload it.

Kev

[aj2052]

Load the file into POIedit and add th location and name,description and then save and load as usual

[rebootuk]

That's fine. Can you tell me how to save the complete POI file with the added restriction to my hard drive. I have the origional file there which I downloaded to the SN. Cheers

Kev

[Andy_P]

Once you have added the extra data, save the file from POIEdit with the same name (but preferably in a different place on your PC's harddrive, so you still have the original if something goes wrong.
Then, just copy and paste the new file back into the map folder on the TomTom where it came from, using Windows Explorer.
Explorer will throw up a warning message asking if you want to overwrite the old file of the same name. Agree to that, and Bob's should be your uncle.

Incidently, in future you might find it quicker to simply add the new entry to the POI file using the TomTo itself, rather than all that rigmarole you've just gone through.

When you find a bridge you want to add, just do the following:
Tap screen / Change preferences / Manage POI (on page 2) / Add POI.

Select your "Bridges" category and you can then add the new data by one of the usual methods - pointing to it on the map, entering the Lat/Long, or, (if you are sitting on it at the time) using "GPS position"are probably the best methods in this case, they are all on page 2 .

If you want to share the info, just send the co-ordinates or the whole "bridges.ov2" file to the website you got it from.

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