Help with i3 navigation for a newbie please

richard5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 19

This could be a stupid question, but go with me on this.

I have uploaded a couple of POI files successfully (1 is UK airports and the other is Football grounds).

I want to naviagte to say Manchester Airport from Essex so I would do the following

Where To -
Food Hotels & More
Custom Points
Airports

And it then comes up with a list of Airports, but the list only has airports within about a 60 mile radius of where I am?

It does the same with football grounds, only lists ones within a certain radius? (about 125 miles)

I have checked that the airport and football grounds are in the CSV files (which they are).

Even if I spell the name it still doesn't find it!

Am I doing something wrong, or just being very stupid (probably the later).

Thanks for any help

PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject:

Sadly it only lists the nearest 50 POI.

I can't think of a way round it if it won't find it through spelling....

richard5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 19

Thats a bit pants then!

Oh well I'll just have to find the postcode's etc.

Thanks anyway

oddsock · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject:

There is a way around this but it requires you to have access to Yell, or Google,..First search for where you want to go eg( Manchester Airport) which should bring up a postcode M90 1QX ..then input that into your i3.

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richard5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 19

Thanks for that

So as long as I have the postcodes of where I want to go no problem, but if I don't i'm b***ered! Sad

north_country_boy · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject:

What about setting the i3 to navigate to Manchester, when you are say 50 miles away, try and find the airport on in POIs and it should take you right there.

richard5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 19

Thats a good idea, thanks :D

richard5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 19

Just had another thought, there are a lot of POIS's in the list that are not of intrest to me if i reduce my CSV file to 50 or less POI's will it show all of them?

Spaceliner · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 03, 2006 Posts: 25

THERE IS A VERY EASY WAY TO DO THIS

Where to/ cities/ (search by name) Manchester/ Manchester airport/

alternatively (a more precise way):

Where to/ cities/ (search by name) Manchester/ Manchester/ find nearby/ food, hotels, and more/ transit/ air transportation/ pick a terminal etc

using this method you can find the 50 closest POIs if any type near any location.

hope this helps.

richard5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 19

Thats perfect spaceliner,

Serach for the area you want then look for nearby POI's

works a treat

Thank you

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