Collection of POI's

[jameshero]

Firmware 3xxx and above allows you to make your own POI database on an SD card, and then load it onto the unit. Where before, you would have had to write a new disc each time you wanted to upgrade the POI, you can now just delete the copied database from the RNS, and load a new one on.

Aussietig's collection, he's done a great job collating various POI sources...

Collection of POI's - Page 3

Video instructions on how to turn the specific POIs on in your map display thanks to Liquidforce are here:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f78/collection-pois-65443-post1116736.html#post1116736

For more details on upgrading the firmware, or using POInspect0r, see kamolds thread...

Custom POIs with 3xxx firmware, Aus/NZ Maps v 4.1 and POInspect0r

Or have a read of...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lucuk3t63fv5xeu/PersonalPOI_Quick_Start_Guide_v1.0.pdf

Also if you choose to share, try to upload in one of the 4 file types that POInspect0r can import, those being... asc, gpx, ov2 and kml, or in db3 format.

[Aurange_Tiguan]

There's a good site here. Heaps of POI themes, and you can download them in all sorts of formats, or just plain CSV.

• Accommodation
  
• Automotive
  
• Computers
  
• Education
  
• Health
  
• Money (incl. ATMs by bank name)
• Petrol (incl. individual service stations)
• Postcodes
  
• Real Estate
  
• Recreation
  
• Restaurants
  
• Road Safety (incl. various speed cameras)
• Shopping
• Store Locator
• Tourist locations
• Trade Centres
• Transportation
• WiFi Hotspots

[aussietig]

Caltex stations extracted on 24/11/2011:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5DXESU9N

[kamold]

One thing I've noticed is you're limited to only having 10 active personal categories at a time.

So it would be better to where possible collapse those categories together that make sense to do so.

For example all fixed and combined safety cameras as a single category.

Personal preference of course but it's a fairly big limitation which dictates how we can use these (otherwise excellent) custom poi.

[aussietig]

One thing I've noticed is you're limited to only having 10 active personal categories at a time.

So it would be better to where possible collapse those categories together that make sense to do so.

For example all fixed and combined safety cameras as a single category.

Personal preference of course but it's a fairly big limitation which dictates how we can use these (otherwise excellent) custom poi.

Yes, very good point!

Problem is each category of camera I have was taken from a different source.

So combining or merging any 'like' categories together, will involve removing duplicates.

Unfortunately my POIs were all saved in .ov2 (TomTom) format and don't have the time now to open these up and re-compile a combined/merged list.


But if anyone is interested or wants to do this, here's my full collection of just cameras:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=39VASE85


Can you upload also your camera & school zones Kamold, for this consolidation exercise (in case they're different)?

[kamold]

I was thinking that we could maintain your categories of camera ahead etc POI as well as consolidated (eg one for all cameras speed and combined, one for all red light cameras just to differentiate them) and people can pick and choose...

megaupload appears to be down at the moment, will upoad later.

[Aurange_Tiguan]

Unfortunately my POIs were all saved in .ov2 (TomTom) format and don't have the time now to open these up and re-compile a combined/merged list.

There's an online tool to convert from one format to another. OV2 to CSV takes seconds. If I have time next week I could investigate getting all the points together and identifying duplicates by location. It's a fairly quick and easy task once it's all in CSV.

Will post here if I get around to doing it, and I'll make sure any resulting file has all the original attributes to show type, etc.

[aussietig]

There's an online tool to convert from one format to another. OV2 to CSV takes seconds. If I have time next week I could investigate getting all the points together and identifying duplicates by location. It's a fairly quick and easy task once it's all in CSV.

Will post here if I get around to doing it, and I'll make sure any resulting file has all the original attributes to show type, etc.

Yep thanks ... but I'm a bit of an impatient person.

Ended up doing the consolidation of a few camera categories and removed the duplicate entries last night.


Have subsequently uploaded a slightly shorter PersonalPOI.db3 file if people want it:

UPDATE: LINK REMOVED, GO TO POST #21 FOR LATEST CUSTOM POI FILES


One thing that's bugging me though is that the uploading of POIs via SD card actually does not include my custom POIs in CATEGORIES (ALPHABETICAL).

Therefore you can't search for my categories and need to know what you're looking for when entering a new destination.

This doesn't sit well with a person like me with an OCD!


Two options I've considered (but not sure which will work):

1) Delete the POI.DB3 off the original map and re-burn this new map disk (i.e. without any POIs), then copy the original POIs off the V4.1 map and add mine to it using POInspect0r and then load whole thing as PersonalPOI.db3 via SD Card; OR

2) Delete the POI.DB3 off the original map, copy the original POIs off the V4.1 map and add mine to it using POInspect0r and place this back onto the original map as POI.DB3 and re-burn this new map disk.


Kamold

Which method do you reckon will work and can you help with creating the 2 new map disks mentioned to experiment?
Either way, there goes the idea of not having to create new map disk with every update of POIs.
But obviously Option 1 is the preferred solution in terms of future maintenance (if it works).


May also contact the owner and guru of POInspect0r to see if there's an easier way to get custom POIs into CATEGORIES (ALPHABETICAL).

[vk]

Hey tig, nice list you have there, very neat
Wondering if your list of speed cameras and redlights/combos incorporate the trapster ones into the list?
Cheers!

[aussietig]

Thanks buddy!

Yes it does!

[vk]

Thanks buddy!

Yes it does!

Oh neat, how did you manage to merge the lists? I'd love to try and merge some of my lists together.

[kamold]

Hi aussietig,
I think the second option you mentioned will be worth trying.
I think you'll need to do this:
1. Extract the 4.1 map iso to your HDD
2. Open POInspect0r and use the first tab to open the map folder as if you are doing a custom map the old way
3. Don't put a blank DVD in your drive.
4. Click on the create disk and increment the map version number by one
5. It will go through the process of creating the ISO in a local directory under POINspect0r install dir (can't remember the name)
6. Extract THAT iso to a new folder. You'll see the .db3 file under the POI directory.
7. Open POInspect0r again and use the second tab.
8. Open the default POI db from the extracted ISO from step 6 above and modify that with whatever changes you like
9. Burn the folder to a DVD and update the maps on the RNS510

Theoretically you will have created a searchable POI DB in the default map partition without the need for any custom POI upload via SDcard....
Let us know how you go.

[aussietig]

Oh neat, how did you manage to merge the lists? I'd love to try and merge some of my lists together.

Convert your poi files to csv file.
Link to tool on gps-data-team was provided by another member a couple of posts back.

Then you can combine and remove duplicates in Excel.

Then convert back to original or compatible format.

[Transporter]

Is anybody making the list of the POI in SA?
I could contribute with Adelaide Southern suburbs POI, drive through many streets every day.

[Ryan_R]

Are these lists national or state-based only? Nice list there aussietig. If it didn't take so long to copy all my music back I'd be more inclined to do this sooner than later.