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Is there an Easier way to make POI's

 
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jcclark789
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:50 am    Post subject: Is there an Easier way to make POI's Reply with quote

I am new to this whole gps and POI's thing, I just got a TOMTOM one XL for christmas. is there anyway i can make and edit my own POI's besides doing it on my tomtom. like on the computer, i downloaded a lot of poi's and they all worked, but a lot of them are not for my area and i want to build on them and submit them to the web site.

any ideas?

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The usual way is with a program like AutoRoute, and creating locations with Pushpins. The saved Data can be read by a program like POIConverter to create an OV2 File that can be Copied direct to the Map Folder.

The Files you have download can be Imported into AutoRoute, (they may need to be converted to a Text File Format), and your new locations will be added to them, ready for creating a new File.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of the easiest ways is to use something like POIEdit, which is available from http://www.poiedit.com/

This software allows lots of POI manipulation, including updating your Tomtom.


Enjoy.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

alistairm1 wrote:
This software allows lots of POI manipulation, including updating your Tomtom.
It is a very good program, but it doesn't convert an address into a usable location.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oldboy wrote:
alistairm1 wrote:
This software allows lots of POI manipulation, including updating your Tomtom.
It is a very good program, but it doesn't convert an address into a usable location.


I can't disagree with you less Wink
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