iPhone TomTom: Audible Alerts with PGPSW Camera Database?

CD3660 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 14, 2007 Posts: 5

I have managed to install the PGPSW Safety Camera Database onto my iPhone's TomTom Navigation application and all POI's show on the maps appropriately.

The only problem I have is that I do not get audible alerts at all (nor indeed the visual alerts) so it's pretty pointless in its present form. Perhaps I have done something wrong? I used a program called Fugu on my MacBook Pro to transfer the unzipped files into the Western Europe folder of the application.

How can I get the audible and visual alerts that I get when using the TomTom Safety Camera Database?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Smile

CD3660 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 14, 2007 Posts: 5

Just found this helpful advice from Mike Alder:

mikealder · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:32 am Post subject:

Consider getting rid of the TT application as its crap when it comes to custom POI, why not try Sygic which does offer full custom POI support and spoken alert voice warnings using the ogg files - to be honest its a better application all round in my opinion - Mike

CD3660 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 14, 2007 Posts: 5

Thanks Mike, I took a very quick look at Sygic very late last night and wasn't sure whether the POIConverter would work on Mac OSX 10.6.

If it is Windows only, I'm stuffed!

Darren · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:48 am Post subject:

CD3660 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 14, 2007 Posts: 5

Darren, that's really good of you!

If you could do that (when you have the time) I'd be very grateful as I have decided to give Sygic a shot. If it's good enough for you guys then I'm sure that it will be good enough for me.

Thanks again! Very Happy

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Chris

mikealder · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:54 pm Post subject:

It would be better if we could supply Speed Camera files in the Sygic format straight from the download system thus negating the need for POI conversion if possible.
If you need to read how to install / setup the camera database on the iPhone for Sygic there are already instructions on the site detailing what to do although it is PC based rather than mac, it should give you a clue.
I also want to try creating a custom voice for the Nav instructions for Sygic, it is possible but might take quite some time - Mike

Darren · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject:

What's involved in creating the Sygic format? Given sufficient demand I'm sure we can do this? If it's simply a matter of using a conversion util then we can do it and serve up a specific format but we can only consider this is demand is there as it adds to an already complex process.
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Darren · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

scarymonkey · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject:

If it is OK with Darren and the team I would also be willing to convert files for people. Again I would need the users files sending to me first though.

Darren, to provide preconverted files you just need to run them through the poiconvertor program. As per the tutorials for the new version, this can be scripted as the program works with command line parameters too. The only reason I never suggested it to MaFt when I wrote the tutorial a few months back was because this is Windows only and I believe the site runs on Linux.

CD3660 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 14, 2007 Posts: 5

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