[v8-WinMob] Speed Camera & POIs

trwela · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6

I've just downloaded the new CoPilot for my windows mobile and all looks good, although "Live Traffic" etc are not yet available.

It appears ALK are now using a different programming system as there are no "AO" files to remove in any of the folders. It also looks like you can now manually add your own POI Groups and POI locations (Similar to TOMTOM Navigator).

When one of you Sat Nav experts gets around to it could you advise how I can get the GPS speed camera database and the LPG POI positions loaded in (They never include LPG FuelStops as standard!)?

Trevor

MaFt · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:24 am Post subject:

i've just received CP8 today so will be having a play in the next few days...! from memory though, the ao... files were created when the speed cam database was installed - ie until you add the speed cams there won't be any ao files!

MaFt

Wiggo · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 80

Having played with CP8 on Android for a few weeks, here goes...

You should find a directory like \copilot\EU\UK\save\user_places with a 'safetycams' subdirectory. Delete it and all its contents.

Copy the PGPSW .csv safetycam file to \copilot\save

Restart CoPilot and it will import the new cameras. Repeat the above every time you update the camera database.

Any other POI databases should be added via CoPilot Central as .ov2 files. Central will ask for icon images, but don't bother as there's currently a bug that trashes them, and (certainly on Android) it will only accept .png files.

When you restart after importing .ov2 files, it should ask you what categyory and icon to use for them, and at that point, you're shiny.

nivek22 · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject:

G1LIW · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject:

Does it repeat locations multiple times, or just the once, using this system?
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nivek22 · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

shuikit · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2009 Posts: 10

Heya

Just got CoPilot 8 for WM and have been struggling getting the image for downloaded POIs.

I've managed (with help from this thread) to put the ov2 file in the correct place for CoPilot to pick up when it starts, however the image for the POI category never seems to import properly.

The images I've tried have been bmp and I've saved them as png to try without success.

Has anyone managed to do this??
Thanks

coconut · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject:

Having the same problem - I can physically get the .csv file onto the device by either :
a) Copying and pasting the single .csv file into COPILOT\SAVE, together with the standard pgpsw camera image file as a .bmp and also as a .png after converting it, or

b) By using CoPilot Central 2.0, browsing to the .csv file and downloading it together with the standard camera image .png file

On restarting the CoPilot program there is a message saying "Integrating 10054 POI's".

After the program starts I can see an entry for pgpsw_speed_cams in the "Settings\Manage POI's\Edit POI Sets" window, but cannot edit them to select an image to display on the map.
None of the cameras show up on the map.

Restoring the original "safetycam" folder and contents to the original location, after deleting the pgpsworld files, the original ( but now out of date ) safety cameras supplied by Co-Pilot are restored and displayed.

So - waiting for someone REALLY clever there at gpsworld to come up with the answer Wink

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trwela · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6

Good Morning Guys.

I have read all the above and have now been using CoPilot Live 8 for a week and think I may have answered my own question and found an easier way to import POIs and Safety Cameras into CoPilot 8.

Before we start I have assumed you all have CoPilot 8 installed and working on your Windows Mobile Phone and you have installed CoPilot Central v2.0 on your PC.

Download your chosen POIs and extract into a folder on your PC. Also do the same with your chosen Safety Camera database. Ensure you download as OV2 (TomTom) files and for Safety Cameras use the Consolidated database.

If you intend to use the PocketGPS image files you will need to convert them from BMP to PNG. If you haven’t got a programme to do this download “Irfanview” (a freeware image viewer) and open the image file in this programme and then save as a PNG file. Simple!

Open CoPilot Central v2.0 and ensure your Windows Mobile is connected to your PC.

Click the “Explore my CoPilot” tab on the left hand side. Then click “Points of Interest”.

For each separate POI file browse to your downloaded OV2 file using the tab shown and then do the same with your PNG image file. Press the import button and bang it will be exported to your mobile.

Treat the Safety Camera database the same but don’t bother doing the image files. CoPilot seems to know these are Safety Cameras and will override its own database (hence no duplicate alerts).

You will need to restart CoPilot 8 for the integration to take place.

I think that is all, except a quick message to Pocket GPS.

Please, please could I have a life time membership for being so helpful?

Trevor

alitravers · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 13, 2009 Posts: 1

thanks trevor that works great

trwela · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6

Glad to be of help.

Trev

Wiggo · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 80

Certainly on Android, there is a bug using custom images for POIs. When you import the POI set, it does not show any new icons. I did once find a trashed icon via Windoze Explorer, but I can't seem to replicate that for the moment. ALK confirmed that there was a bug when I spoke to support.

Just copying the .csv to \CoPilot\Save seems to work fine for import, but one word of caution: only import a single .csv file at a time, otherwise CP8 locks up and has to be restarted once per POI set.

If you import a .csv via copy/paste in Explorer, CP8 will assume it is speed camera data. If you import an .ov2 file via CP Central then when you restrat CP8 it will prompt you to specify if the POI imported is a speed camera one.

shuikit · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2009 Posts: 10

Wiggo · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 80

Thanks, yes, that's where they end up.

This was the original:

This was what CPL8 created on import:

The thing is, at no point can I work out how to select even these damaged images. What am I missing?

shuikit · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2009 Posts: 10

Wiggo, that's the same problem I get!

Very frustrating!

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