French Aire some help needed

david1949 · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:55 pm Post subject: French Aire some help needed

Hi i am going to tour round Europe in the motorhome at the end of the month i need some help. I would like to download the Aires in Europe onto a SD card so i can put it into my Garmin Nuvi 610 but have not got a clue how to go about it. So could someone tell me how i go about it please i have the Garmin P O I loader on my laptop i need to get the files onto my laptop and then i can unzip it and put it onto the P O I loader so .

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

Hi david1949, not having a Garmin myself the following is a bit of guess work on my behalf so, please bear with me if it's not completely accurate.

The POI's for the Garmin need to be installed from PC to SatNav ALL at the same time using Garmins POI Loader. Each installation overwrites/deletes the POI's already on your device.

I have read that many people here have a Folder on their PC desktop called something like "POI", they download and then unzip the POI.zip files required into this Folder (i.e. Aires, SpeedCams, PostOffices, etc, etc). Then, using POI Loader, all the unzipped POI's are transferred at once.

Because of this, I am uncertain if it is possible to have a separate set of POIs installed on an SD card which you can "pop in or out".

For a full set of instructions about installing POIs on your Garmin have a look at the Installation Guide or Video by CLICKING on "Speed Cameras" on the first line at the top of this page and following the link for "Installation Guides".

Hopefully a Garmin user shall be along soon to offer some 1st hand advice.
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GJH · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 21, 2008 Posts: 47

Yes, AliOnHols is correct. I bought a Garmin earlier this year.

Create a folder on your laptop, download/unzip all the PoI sets you want into there and then use the Garmin PoI Loader to transfer them.

Graham

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

David, It appears that you are still having problems.

Please explain more fully what you are trying to do, how far you have got, what you have tried, why it didn't work and what happened next.

To reply, click on the "Post Reply" button near the bottom left of this page rather than starting a new thread.

Mods - As this is about POIs and Garmins, is this in the best forum?
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david1949

Thank You for your help i am now able to download P O I unto my Garmin

but i am taking my motorhome over to France on the 16 Sep and i am looking for a P OI of French Aires for motorhome stopovers again thanks for all your help

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:14 pm Post subject:

Hello again David, you made it back here at last! Smile

I just googled "POI Aires" and this was one of the first results:

http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/france/accommodation/Aire_Camping_Car.html

Is that OK?

Or there are two more sources mentioned in the other topic currently next to yours in the index.

French Camping Aire POI's for Tomtom

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject:

david1949 · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:28 pm Post subject:

Thank, for all your help Andy and thank you AliOnHols as well

M8TJT

david1949 · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:04 am Post subject:

Thanks for the reply M8TJT i know now how to load them unto my Garmin
from this site but as for the french aires i looked at the site Andy sent me
worked at it for a hour or two but could not download them onto the Garmin so i will wait someone may put them onto the P O I site here .

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

David, From Andy_P's links above I have downloaded the French Aires in .csv format. It contains about 700 locations.

If you are not able to get the links to work for you, please click on the "PM" button at the bottom of this message, send me your e-mail address and I shall e-mail you the file.
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SatMap Active 10 & 20.

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

David, Files have been e-mailed to you. Let us know how you get on.
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TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
SatMap Active 10 & 20.

AliOnHols · Pocket GPS Verifier Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1942

David, Did you manage to install the Aires? If so, have you tested them?

I have just opened the file in Google Maps (using GpsVisualizer.com) and the few locations I chose at random appear to be on waste/common land. So rather than designated Aires or Campsites, I get the impression that these POIs are locations where campers have chanced their luck and managed to park-up over night without services or payment.

Just thought I'd let you know my findings before you depart on your holidays.
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TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
SatMap Active 10 & 20.

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