Copilot version 9.5.0.440 importing OV2 files

johalareewi · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:09 pm Post subject:

Have just installed copilot v9.6.2 for Android (on Samsung Galaxy S2 - android 4.1.2) and got the PGPSW speed camera database working.

The copilot v8 installation instructions are pretty much what to use for v9 with a few tweaks:

1) Download speedcam database in CoPilot 8 [ UK - Consolidated by type (Gatso,Mobile,etc) | pMobiles: No | French: No | Swiss: No ] format

2) The copilot file path is \ Storage Card \ com.alk.copilot.mapviewer \ SAVE

3) First make sure the ALK speedcam database is removed by deleting the poi_uk.safetycam_*.ezp file from \ Storage Card \ com.alk.copilot.mapviewer \ EU \ SAVE
and the poi_uk.safetycam folder from \ Storage Card \ com.alk.copilot.mapviewer \ EU \ SAVE \ user_places

4) You only need to copy the PGPSW CSV files to the \ Storage Card \ com.alk.copilot.mapviewer \ SAVE folder (the PNG files are not used).

5) When copilot starts, it will pick up all the files from the SAVE folder in one go (so no need to keep restarting).

6) To update, clear out \ Storage Card \ com.alk.copilot.mapviewer \ EU \ save \ user_places
then follow install instructions

Notes:
Above works for UK installation with UK maps. Might be slightly different in other EU countries or with full EU maps.

Copilot calls them safety cameras so doesn't distinguish by type (redlight, specs, etc.).

Copilot can pop up camera alerts but for some reason, the popup will vanish from the screen 100 yards before the camera location is reached.

K13ehr · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 12, 2008 Posts: 286

OK I need a bit more structured help (coz I'm thick) a youtube vid would be more use to me, monkey see, monkey do, but none seem to be very good.

So far I've managed to drag & drop my existing OV2 file to SD/copilot/save. Then when I open Copilot it tells me it found it and you go through the process of setting it up, OK so far, but I don't see the copilot icon I used on the map, now I'm thinking that I need the BMP file too, but I don't actually have one as I used Maps.me to create them and they've been converted from the KML format.

I can go to the category and pick one of the POIs and it will navigate to it, but I tend to look for them on the map, select one and then go to it.

K13ehr · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 12, 2008 Posts: 286

After having to re install CP after previous instructions made it unusable, I've just tried again and it's not having it.

I managed to get my own camping POIs on with some difficulty but the same will not work for the speed cams even one at a time.

My patience is wearing thin, anyone local to Pudsey, Leeds. who could help out one to one.

K13ehr · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 12, 2008 Posts: 286

After spending a full day trying to get this app to work properly, I imported my POIs, and the associated PNG icons, all was going well until I ran into the category limits, which seems to be one short of a full page or 44 Sad

of course I hit this limit after installing 36 of my own I now have 8 icons/categories I might never use.

So can anyone tell me how to get rid of A, the ones on there already, or B, how to delete some of mine which may be of less use, I have deleted them from the save folder, but the icons persist, I did a search and found them elsewhere, deleted those and still they persist, I even tried a uninstall then reinstall and still they persist, it's starting to annoy me Evil or Very Mad

HELP

MrC-299 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 12

I've just got round to updating the pgpsw database after a recent co pilot update.
I deleted a camera folder now the pgpsw speed cameras aren't imported at all.
Just uninstalled co pilot and re installing to start again, will post how i get on.

MrC-299 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 12

OK, so re installed co pilot, still no camera data base folder and grey'd out safety camera tab in the settings menu, but in the my copilot tab at the bottom of the main menu screen in news and updates tab there was a red no 1. went into that and there was a speed camera update, down loaded that and the safety camera tab in settings is accessible once again although it still hasn't imported pgpsw csv files from the save folder as in the instructions above.
Have removed the copilot file as above but speed cameras are still on the map after a re start.
I'll have to go for a drive along the M25 to see if this has updated the new speed cameras in the smart motorway section as copilot did still have the 50 mph specs cameras from the roadworks that were taken out over a year ago, v annoying as it was binging a 50 limit on a 70 where no cameras are now but missing the new variable limit locations that are very much active.

MrC-299 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 12

MrC-299 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 12

After my last post on this thread it all seems to have worked.
I do find that you now have to keep the ALK data that is downloaded into the /EU/save/poi_uk.safetycam folder or the cameras disappear again.
I've followed the instructions associated with copilot 8 as to where to put the PGPSW file, which I've found now only works with the consolidated file, not the separate files per camera type.

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