Garmin POI Loader

JoelAlderman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 4

Hi All, have just subscribed and downloaded the July database for my I3.

I was last on here when the downloads were free and noitced that even though I updated every month some of the temp cameras that had been removed in my area were still on the database.

I am wondering if this was a database issue as PGPSW were about to go subscription or whether when you download the database it adds extra cameras each time rather than overwriting the whole files??

Hopefully when I install the database I have just downloaded my questions may be answered but perhaps someone can clarify and suggest a way of deleting all the POI's I already have loaded so I can start from scratch as if the unit were just taken out of the box??? Or just delete the temps ones. Of course this may not be necessary if all files are overwritten, help please??

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject:

1 ) So long as the file names are the same, each new version will completely overwrite the previous one, so there's no worries about duplicates etc.

2 ) If you want to remove all third-party POI files before you go any further, just delete any files with a .ov2 extension and any .bmp files with the same names from your map folder.

2 ) The reason you were getting out of date camera reports would be either that no one had reported that they had gone (did you? Wink

) or they had, but PGPSW had not gone through their "verification" process yet, where someone else has to report the same thing before they make any changes.

I think you'll find it has got quite a bit larger since you saw it last. :D

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject:

Sorry, ignore above! All info correct for TomTom systems, but irrelevent to Garmin owners. Sorry. Embarassed

tannoyman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 1

Thar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 44

Thar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 44

Add - If you have the inbuilt memory version I think you'll have to buy a separate micoSd/transflsh card.

bobtheboater · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 5

Anita · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject:

You can only use the original card in the i3, but you can back up the card to your pc using a card reader, then you can copy it back to the card if the data on it becomes corrupted.
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Nuboid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 01, 2006 Posts: 1

Loaded speed cam files to my i3 but only get alerts to Burger Kings and chip shops, no speed cam alerts at all.

bobtheboater · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 5

Anita · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: Re: Speed cams????

white_knight · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject:

Anita · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject:

The early i3s had the maps on a card, and that card could only be used in the unit it was supplied with.

If you have one of the newer units with on-board mapping you can use any TransFlash (Micro SD) card for storing additional POIs. You will need to install POIs via a card reader, so make sure you buy a card with an adapter so it can be used in any reader that takes standard SD cards, otherwise you'll have to get a reader specifically made for these tiny cards.
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TomTom VIA 135 - App 12.075
UK map 1130.12368
Samsung Galaxy S21

dendroica · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 11, 2006 Posts: 7

Anyone know if there is a way to convert tomtom POI files (.OV2) to .csv (or something compatible with the i3)???...

mikealder · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject:

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