POI name format option please...

mrzipy · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 10, 2006 Posts: 79

Cool, so can the powers that be make this an option!

I am a webmaster myself so this should be easy to do.

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:

mrzipy · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 10, 2006 Posts: 79

mrzipy · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 10, 2006 Posts: 79

I also forgot, things like phone numbers can be moved to details if this exists in OV2 files, I looked at a CSV file for easy of viewing.

With TomTom's built in POIs when you click the POI icon on the browse map screen you see the additional details, which is often the phone number.

aj2052 · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject:

Might as well put my pennyworth in, for me i would like to see in combined downloads:
1) PC World, Town,Address
2) Asda, Town, Address

For Single downloads:
1) Town,address,
Phone numbers can be usefull for some but not neccesary for me, due to using pda with contacts anyway.
When I am usually looking for a shop etc,i am usually looking for something on the route I want to go, not neccesesarly in the opposite drection although a couple of miles nearer, or for a Specific poi in a specific place, secondary places become secondary for looking, A lot of other POIs show just a street name without a location and you then afetr to spend emormous amount of time trying to figure out which town its in and which direction, It doesnt matter what tom or anybody else does, the idea should be to get this database off the ground as the best one.

aj2052 · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject:

forgot to add, the reason for address is because their are so many POIs out of position at the moment it offers great help in locating

Andy_P · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:39 am Post subject:

Thank you aj2052, you said exactly what I was trying to say.

aj2052 · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:57 am Post subject:

Thanks andy but on reflection you may have spelt it better, must learn to relax,sorry to all for spelling mistakes.

Oldie · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject:

But will any of it make any difference Sad

You should see what I am having to cope with in the submissions.

I took the trouble to post some guidelines for submissions and quite honestly I need not have bothered. Even simple things like phone numbers have to be edited into the +441234123456 format

Richard
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aj2052 · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject:

Richard, I have recently submitted a large file and it was not easy and still not sure if correct or not, when doing it I constantly looked at it and wondered should i do it this way or that way despite looking at guide lines(it may be me thats thick), may I make a suggestion that would it be possible show a link to an actual submission file showing all requirements perhaps 2 or 3 different and also including phone numbers, then this would give nobody any excuse to be wrong, I am sure this would also help yourselfs in entering this information, also if any problem in my submission i would gladly accept feedback and resubmitt, Keep up the good work

Oldie · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject:

I have used a combined Shopping file on my PDA running TomTom as an example and have come to the conclusion that it is better to have the Subcategory name at the start of the POI name. Lutz has made the change so see what you think Smile

Richard
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Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405

Andy_P · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject:

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:47 am Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject:

Thanks BGF, but how do I change the colour on my phone keypad?

Wink

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject:

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