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Natter
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 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:41 am Post subject: Description of "Rich POI" format |
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TomTom's descriptions of their new units based on navcore 7 (GO 520/720) states that they will be prepared for "rich POI" (referring to 3rd part supplieres of such material).
Being a POI-constructor myself*, I'm interested in enhancing some of my categories with more information like photos etc.
Does anyone have some information on how to create POI's according to this "rich" format?
* Currently I have created - and keep maintaining - over 100 categories with more than 6000 POI's in Norway and Scandinavia (all available for free download at the norwegian TomTom community: http://tomtom.nystul.no/forum/ or directly from my (very simple and amateur-like web-page: http://www.myhome.no/natter/TomTom/Natters_POI-filer.zip)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Should not be too difficult to find out. Disassemble the POI.DAT with Laurent's tools, and then see which POI types they use and how the data is packed.
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Natter
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| lbendlin wrote: | | Should not be too difficult to find out. Disassemble the POI.DAT with Laurent's tools, and then see which POI types they use and how the data is packed. |
Well, I'll certainly look into that option, but I'm not too optimistic about the outcome...
First, this will only give any clues if TomTom adds information to (ie "enhancing") their built-in POI's - presumably delivered with maps starting from v. 705.xxxx. As the information availabale at this time state that version 7 will be prepared for rich POI availaible from 3rd parties, it seems they have no intention on doing this - and presumably not changing the exisiting ov2-format for custom POI's either (which already differs from the built-in POI-format in POI.DAT).
I think it's more likely that they'll just add support for other POI-formats (mayby - although not likely - Garmins gpi format).
Anyway, I guess I'll just have to wait and see until the new software comes availlable...[/u]
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The GO720s are already out...
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