TomTom GO POI Speedcamera POI database

hasoodh1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 19

Hi

I have just got my new tomtom go for Christmas and I want to install the speed camera PIO, I have downloaded the current database and I have noticed it has other OV2 files and BMP files:

PocketGPS_UK_GATSO.ov2
PocketGPS_UK_REDLIGHT.ov2
PocketGPS_UK_SPECS.ov2
PocketGPS_CONTINENTAL.ov2
PocketGPS_UK_MOBILE.ov2
pocketgps_UK_TEMP.ov2

Should I use all of them? If I only want one the ones that are in the uk which files should I use? I don't need the continental cameras.

Also can I purchase any SD Card or does it have to be TTG card? I would rather use a different card to install other maps and PIO's and keep the supplied card separate as a master sample.

Another thing is the version on the sd card and if my TTG freezes and go wrong can it be rectified by formating and reloading everthing back onto the SD card?

Many thank

Hoss

estaga · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 22, 2004 Posts: 2

rkm_hm · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

hasoodh1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 19

Thank you estaga and rkm_hm for the above post

Onces the POI's are installed and everything is working fine, say in the future if I want to update the Speed Camera POI how would I do it? and if I want to delete the Speed camera POI from my TTG do I delete it from the SD card when connected to the PC or do I have to delete the POI straight from the TTG?

Many Thanks

Hoss

rkm_hm · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

hasoodh1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 19

Thanks for that rkm_hm your tips are very good and clear much appreciated.

I am new to TTG and sorry to keep writing in but there is another thing I would like to know, Can I add a category and call it say for example "Speed Camera" put the Camera POI's in there, then if this is the case then when the category is enabled it will automatically enable all the POI's in that category. I know if I want to delete something from the category I just do it one by one but if I choose to delete the category will the Camera POI go back to the front of the point interest or can I simply move then back to its original place? Or am being silly and complicating things. The manual should provide all of this infomation but its very basic and has lots of important information missing on it.

Cheers Hoss

rkm_hm · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject:

hasoodh1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 19

Hi rkm_hm

I can't thank you enough for the quick responce and for the detailed information you have provided, I am truly grateful. I am now going to install the Camera POI into my TTG I am only going to install:

uk_gatso.ov2
uk_mobile.ov2
uk_redlight.ov2
uk_specs.ov2

and I am going to leave the uk_continental.ov2 and uk_temp.ov2 out as I don't need it. Is that ok or do I have to intall the others for it to work?

As I learn more about my TTG then I can give advice to others

Many thanks Hoss

PS I won't ask any more questions sorry

rkm_hm · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject:

baza756 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 2

Dear Mike,
Please can i ask how you get the warning camera image to show in the top left corner of the Go unit,also the camera's in your article are against a red background i wonder if that can be enabled somehow?.
Many thanks Baza756

awdriver96 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 02, 2005 Posts: 18

Just pull the gatso .bmp file into windows paint and open attributes which says black and white, check the colour box instead and get the paint bucket tool (colour fill) change colour to red and fill background red save file back to GBmaps folder and your gatsos will be on red background. you can do this with any of the .bmp images and have them the colours you want.
Mike

baza756 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 06, 2005 Posts: 2

Dear Mike,
Many thanks for your help, when i have altered the gatso bmp file should i copy over the standard one that i have working at the moment in the gb maps folder?.

Can i ask if the camers icon should be as your article in the top left corner of the tom tom go unit as well?.
mine are just on the road positions
thankyou barry

MikeB · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:

Barry,

Yes all you need to do is to replace the Gatso.bmp or whichever icon you are changing. It needs to have the same filename as the POI group you want it to show for, except for .bmp instead of .ov2.

To get it to flash on the top left of the screen you need to enable the warning as described in the article.

Be aware that if you select to be warned if a POI is on route then this may not warn you if the position is not close enough to the road, or is marked as being on the other side of a dual carriageway.
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Jo · Regular Visitor Joined: Feb 13, 2004 Posts: 79

Dazp

It sounds like you had a really hard time getting it to work, surely would it not just be easier not to speed?

mightydquinn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2005 Posts: 5

:D I found it easy to install and run :D
I added POI warnings and it gives me a sirenand a countdown in top left hand corner
my next step is post codes when I get a bigger sd card.
but

Idea

you should all add this as a driving aid that is all . MDQ
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