Speed Camera Database by region / area

Ron21 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 26

I spend a lot of my time travelling around the Midlands (Middle England). The complete single file UK Camera Data base slows down the boot up time of the Destinator software on my GNAV10 sat nav unit by several minutes (3min 40 sec approx)
So I have separated the database into four areas:-

North Above Lat 54.0000
Below Long -5.3000

Central Between Lat 52.0000 to 54.0000
Long All

South Below Lat 52.0000
Long All

N.Ireland Between Lat 53.8000 to 55.5000
Above Long -5.3000

This separates the country nicely (for me)

North England area above Harrogate
Central England area between Harrogate & Banbury
South England area below Banbury
& Northern Ireland

Anyone familiar with excel should be able to ‘sort’ and ‘delete’ data in the database, then save the remaining data as a new file, i.e. pocketgps_uk_sc_north
Then copy the required files into Destinator.
Destinator now starts with the Central region cameras in 1min 30 sec

Regards
Ron
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MikeyF · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject: split files

Sounds like a good idea to the problem.

I would ask, when was the last tiem you did a hard reset? as three minutes to load the full camera file is over the top.

I haven't timed mine accurately but I know it's nowhere near that!!

Are you sure it's not something else wrong that's taking the time???

Mikey

travisb · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:49 pm Post subject:

Yes, mine never took that long. Although now with POI Observer working properly (thanks to some help from jimbo_hippo) I don't use the database in Destinator anymore.
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Ron21 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 26

Hi guys, I can confirm that the boot up times of the Destinator software quoted in my previous post are correct, even after a hard reset - (just performed one).
Perhaps its because I'm running the software on a dedicated sat nav unit and not on a PDA. I assume that the memory / RAM memory and speed of processor on a PDA is probably higher / quicker.

Spec on the Goodmans unit is:-
Windows WinCE 4.20(0)
Processor ARM Ver 4
Total RAM 45000Kb
Total Store 15000Kb
Total Memory 60000Kb

Memory Card 256Mb

Regards
Ron
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Toploadertom · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:55 am Post subject:

Hi guys, I am having exactly the same problems with the very slow start up time. I am also using the GNAV 10.

Also, it takes an age when you click on a camera icon for its info. Confused

Oldie · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:23 pm Post subject:

You might like to have a look at my POIGrouper program. Look in the Programs area on http://rjdavies.users.btopenworld.com

Richard
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jimbo_hippo · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 444

I'm hoping to do a guide to setting up POIObserver but the date is Getting further away coz I keep getting sent around the globe (hang on..... I work for myself..... ???) It works a treat with Destinator but takes some setting up once. Then its simple stuff from thereon in with the Speed Camera Database and so on.

Bear with me. Sometime next month. Promise!
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Jand73 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 1

i was having the same problem with athe goodmans gnav 10 taking a long time to boot up..... a mate of mine as had a look at it and it turns out that i had too many bitmaps installed that i didnt need

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