Nokia Camera's with Directional information and mobile cams

PaulJSmith · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 08, 2007 Posts: 64

Hi,

I have been testing the Speedcam application on my Nokia E71 and the file that I download from the PocketGPSWorld (slected Nokia Speedcam) does not appear to have directional information.

One of the reasons I want to use the Nokia and Speedcam is that I believe Speedcam can handle directional infomration. I also know that the PocketGPSWorld database has directionel data in it.

Here is an example of the camera data in the speedcam_example.txt file that comes with Speedcam:

Longitude,Latitude,CameraType@SpeedLimit,CameraDirection
-1.00000,51.00000,GATSO@40,
-1.10000,51.10000,GATSO,
-1.30000,51.30000,TRUVELO@0,
-1.30000,51.30000,RedLight@30,212
-1.40000,51.40000,SPECS@70,

As you can see - the last column is the directional data and the redlight in this example has a heading of 212.

Is there any reason why the PocketGPSWorld download cannot contain the directional column?

Also, For the last few years I have been using a Garmin device and I always modify my files to take out all of the Mobiles (not just the pmobiles that are optional). It would be really nice if there could be a 3rd file in the download set that was all the camera's excluding the mobiles and pmobiles. At the moment there is one with everyting and one excluding pmobiles.

I can do this myself every time I download it but it is a bit of a job in excel.

Thanks

Paul

MaFt

Daggers · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject:

I can't help with the directional data, but on your other question, why not just download the Consolidated by Type version of the database, rather than the Single File format? That way you will get 5 separate files for fixed, specs, redlight, mobile & pmobile cameras - if you only install the first 3 files, that will achieve your aim.

Personally, I would rather know about upcoming mobile sites, and if I have a different warning sound for these, I know it's a potential mobile site rather than a definite fixed camera.

Edit - I see MaFt beat me by two minutes!
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MaFt · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:14 pm Post subject:

the Nokia Speedcam download now includes directional data. as there is now way to show a reversible camera directly, the files contain duplicates prefixed with 'R-' and the heading reversed eg:

-2.04551,55.81111,GATSO:95@70,345
-2.04551,55.81111,R-GATSO:95@70,165

cheers

MaFt

PaulJSmith · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 08, 2007 Posts: 64

Hey MaFt,

Cool - thanks for that update. That's what I call a fast turnaround.

w.r.t. pmobile etc... I don't think I can download the consolodated types for the Nokia - Speedcams option. The only download that exists is the "UK - Single File with all cameras". This download results in two txt files; one has mobile + gatso etc... and the other has pmobile + mobile + gatso etc...

A 3rd option to have just gatso etc... would be really great (for those of us who only want to know about physical cameras that are there 100% of the time and do not want the "possible" or "confirmed" mobile sites).

With the Nokia you can only load one camera file at a time.

Cheers,
Paul

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MaFt · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:48 pm Post subject:

pw42 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 7

One issue I have found with my Nokia E71 is that cameras without a direction are rejected because of the trailing comma. Fairly easily resolved with some Excel jiggery pokery but it would be good if the trailing commas could be eliminated.

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