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sam4949
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:57 pm    Post subject: Custom Poi Reply with quote

Hi i am new to this furum and Sat Nav i have just got a Garmin C510 and i would like to ask how do i report new cameras to Gpsworld.
Also how do i create my own POI with the gamim C510
Hope someone can help please
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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sam4949
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you

Anybody know how to make your own pois
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sam4949 wrote:
Thank you

Anybody know how to make your own pois


http://www.MaFt.co.uk/garmin/info_new.htm

(sorry fr the lazy post...)
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sam4949
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi thanks for the info just what i wanted.

One problem i still have is working out the longitude and latitude, i have found the place i want on the streetmap.co.uk and zoomed into the spot.

But then none of the measures seem to make sense, but no dought i will work it out in time.

Thank you for your advice.

regards to anyone who can help
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sam4949 wrote:
Hi thanks for the info just what i wanted.

One problem i still have is working out the longitude and latitude, i have found the place i want on the streetmap.co.uk and zoomed into the spot.

But then none of the measures seem to make sense, but no dought i will work it out in time.

Thank you for your advice.

regards to anyone who can help


Try installing Google Earth http://earth.google.com or using the website http://maps.google.com
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sam4949 wrote:
Hi thanks for the info just what i wanted.

One problem i still have is working out the longitude and latitude, i have found the place i want on the streetmap.co.uk and zoomed into the spot.

But then none of the measures seem to make sense, but no dought i will work it out in time.

Thank you for your advice.

regards to anyone who can help
At the bottom of the StreetMap page you will see "Click here to convert/measure coordinates", click that and you'll get, amongst others, Lat & Lon.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BGF wrote:
sam4949 wrote:
Hi thanks for the info just what i wanted.

One problem i still have is working out the longitude and latitude, i have found the place i want on the streetmap.co.uk and zoomed into the spot.

But then none of the measures seem to make sense, but no dought i will work it out in time.

Thank you for your advice.

regards to anyone who can help
At the bottom of the StreetMap page you will see "Click here to convert/measure coordinates", click that and you'll get, amongst others, Lat & Lon.


you want the values in brackets (decimal degrees) that look like: 52.123456 and -1.65432 etc as opposed to the 54 00 19 style

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi thank you i have sotered it out now i think i now know what i am doing just got to get it on the garmin noe.
Thank guys
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