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stuart1958
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 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: BT Telephone Exchanges POI |
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| I have a Garmin c510 and I am trying find a POI file for BT Telephone exchanges. Can anybody help? |
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mikealder
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| We don't host such a file due to the potential security problems if such data fell into the wrong hands, assuming you work for BT there is a POI file available from the BT Internet site accessible to employees - Mike |
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This has been asked for a couple of times hasn't it. Seem to remember a post couple of months back. 
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JohnGray
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| mikealder wrote: | | We don't host such a file due to the potential security problems if such data fell into the wrong hands |
A laudable idea, Mike, but "security by obscurity" doesn't work, because (just as one example) there's a well-known broadband website with the words "Sam" and "Knows" in the URL where you can observe the local telephone exchange plotted on a Google map to an accuracy of a few metres! This is done for ADSL broadband speed calculations and coverage. It would take a bit of effort to draw up a set of coordinates for each telephone exchange - but there's quite probably an easier way! Dare one suggest a Google search?! |
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mikealder
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Other than an employee of BT or someone who has very close links with the company I fail to see the need for such a POI file, if you have close ties to the company ask them and you will find the file available on there internal computer network - Mike |
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Mikeuk
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Potential security problems? all are located on google maps 
as BT Broadband Exchanges. |
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Dont mention keybridge house.
I did once, but I think I got away with it... |
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