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My European POIs have appeared on my new USA map

 
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Calomax
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:48 am    Post subject: My European POIs have appeared on my new USA map Reply with quote

Weird one this. I have the latest Western Europe map on my 720, and recently purchased the USA map in TT's sale. I downloaded it to a blank 4Gb card, having chosen it when HOME started.

When it had installed, I was surprised to find copies of all my WE pois on the USA map including the PGPSW European and UK Speed cameras. I have now deleted them but I'm curious to know how it could have happened.

Also, are there voice warnings available for the PGPSW USA speed camera database please?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Confused Thats a tricky one

I thought the POI files were set up with co-ordinates so how the European ones appeared on the USA map is a mystery to me.
Unless you mean they are just in the map folder, in which case TomTom Home does what it feels like most of the time Laughing



Edited: Mis-read Original post thought it was about the USA database and not the warnings Embarassed


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You used Home to install the map etc so what did you expect, you didn't think Home would actually get it right did you?

As for warnings, don't forget you have the option to use a TTS voice and then get the device to read out whatever you type in for the POI warnings - Mike
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

or rename the files with a batch file then you don't have to type anything in.

This is the batch file I use - copied from someone else on here, can't remember who though so can't give credit where it is due

Code:

ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.* "20 mph speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.* "30 mph speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.* "40 mph speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_50.* "50 mph speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_60.* "60 mph speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_70.* "70 mph speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_tba.* "unknown speed camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_var.* "variable speed camera.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_20.* "20 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_30.* "30 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_40.* "40 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_50.* "50 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_60.* "60 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_70.* "70 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_tba.* "unknown speed mobile camera.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_20.* "possible 20 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_30.* "possible 30 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_40.* "possible 40 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_50.* "possible 50 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_60.* "possible 60 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_70.* "possible 70 mph mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_tba.* "possible mobile camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_var.* "possible variable mobile camera.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_specs_20.* "20 mph specs camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_30.* "30 mph specs camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_40.* "40 mph specs camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_50.* "50 mph specs camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_60.* "60 mph specs camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_70.* "70 mph specs camera.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_tba.* "possible specs camera.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_redlight.* "redlight camera.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_20_X2.* "20 mph speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_30_X2.* "30 mph speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_40_X2.* "40 mph speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_50_X2.* "50 mph speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_60_X2.* "60 mph speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_70_X2.* "70 mph speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_tba_X2.* "unknown speed camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_var_X2.* "variable speed camera_X2.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_20_X2.* "20 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_30_X2.* "30 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_40_X2.* "40 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_50_X2.* "50 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_60_X2.* "60 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_70_X2.* "70 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_mobile_tba_X2.* "unknown speed mobile camera_X2.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_20_X2.* "possible 20 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_30_X2.* "possible 30 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_40_X2.* "possible 40 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_50_X2.* "possible 50 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_60_X2.* "possible 60 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_70_X2.* "possible 70 mph mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_tba_X2.* "possible mobile camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_pmobile_var_X2.* "possible variable mobile camera_X2.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_specs_20_X2.* "20 mph specs camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_30_X2.* "30 mph specs camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_40_X2.* "40 mph specs camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_50_X2.* "50 mph specs camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_60_X2.* "60 mph specs camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_70_X2.* "70 mph specs camera_X2.*"
ren pocketgps_uk_specs_tba_X2.* "possible specs camera_X2.*"

ren pocketgps_uk_redlight_X2.* "redlight camera_X2.*"

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rockin_plumber, sorry I should have made it clearer. They were in the map folder.

Mike, I should have known better but I didn't think even HOME could copy every one of my pois from the map on thee device to the new map on the card.

Andy, thanks for the batch file. I'm not sure what I should do next. Obviously they need to be changed to match the USA ov files, but I don't know how to change them all without amending each one individually.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

edit the filenames in the above batch file to match what the USA speed cam files are called and rename them to what you want them to be read out as.

For example this line
Code:

ren pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.* "20 mph speed camera.*"

renames all files that are called pocketgps_uk_gatso_20 (.bmp and .ov2 files) to 20mph speed camera

Then, when setting up the warnings choose the brief spoken spoken warnings and the TT will say something along the lines of "30mph speed camera in 300 yards" if the .ov2 and .bmp files are called '30mph speed camera.ov2' etc.

To rename the files, before copying all of the files to the TT put the batch file in the same directory as the files and run the batch file - it will rename everything.

Have a play with the above batch file and the UK spped zoned complete camera files and you will see what it does.

To create a batch file open notepad, copy all of the above text in and save it as rename.txt or similar. Then edit the filename to be rename.bat - make sure you have file extensions visible or you will end up renaming it as rename.bat.txt!
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Andy, I'll give that a try later.
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