POI Accuracy

[ThroMan]

I've got my 7.10 WE map working and am still surprised to find that the built in POI's (mainly petrol) seem to be about 50 yards away from their actual location.

Are there any TT units out there with POI's in the correct place?

They've been like this for a few years now, thought it may at last get resolved!

[GerryC]

It is assumed that many of the in-built POI categories were made by using the address or postcode as supplied by the company in question (eg "where's my nearest store?" page on websites). It does not appear to have been done by actually visiting the site and getting a GPS fix.

At best, they should be used to get a general idea that there is a petrol station etc nearby.
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[mikealder]

Have you considered adding Custom POI files to the device? - these are more often found to be both accurate and more upto date, a good place to start is the POI downloads page from this site, which can be found Here

Don't go mad adding everything to the unit though depending upon the device there is a limit as to how many Custom POI Categories you can add to it. The x20 devices will accept around 300 (depending upon MapShare corrections which will reduce the number avaialable for use), x10 devices will accept around 160 (ish) again dependent upon MapShare and software version on the device - Mike

[andy-c1]

i wouldn't rely on tomtom petrol stations ,i've been caught short a few times looking for a petrol station when there isn't 1 and wasting feul by looking didn't help either ..i have found the poi on this site a lot more useful
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[Hoppy]

Use the POI's from this site which are far better anyway. Then update add remove the POI's in your area as I do and the database here will get even better.
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[chrisjr]

If you want inaccurate POIs just browse your TomTom to Reading where I live. Use the Find option to locate Rose Kiln Lane crossing with Boulton Road.

You will find three wildly inaccurate car dealerships. The two near the roundabout at Gillette way are OK but one is in the car park outside Currys, one is in the middle of nowwhere and one is in serious danger of falling into a stream

They are all a good half mile south of where they should be (though I'm not sure about the one falling in the stream!) Just follow the A33 north till you hit a junction. They should be near there.

In fact I would advise anyone visiting Reading to turn off the POIs and guess. You will probably be more accurate than a lot of the ones I've seen

[DennisN]

[Daggers]

You should try looking for the Holiday Inn at M4 J4, near Heathrow Airport. The TomTom version appears to be in the right place, but the complex road system makes it impossible to find the entrance.

Switch to the PGPSW version, and it takes you straight to the door.

[NukeThemAll]

And could I re-iterate a plea I made in the POI forum. Having been hugely grateful to other contributors for the amazing range and accuracy of the POIs, please look at the POIs in your area and correct/add as much as you can. The instructions are on the POI forum and the provided method makes it pretty easy.
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[andy-c1]

that's what i am doing in east sussex or where ever i am on my travels ,i do my best to relocate them even if they are fair way out ..if everyone did do this we would soon have a fantastic set of poi's you can rely on
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