GPS POI`s website

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· Posted: 02.10.2011 · #1

Might come in handy for some of you...

http://www.doyourdream.co.uk/c…ted-by-us/

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· Posted: 02.10.2011 · #2

Great link Ally

Just downloaded. Talk about England Turning red. I See France Completely covered in Yellow

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· Posted: 02.10.2011 · #3

LOL

Havn't loaded them myself yet. They are good then.

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· Posted: 03.10.2011 · #4

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LOL

Havn't loaded them myself yet. They are good then.

The one's for France look good on google earth and Street View, But others I looked at for parts of America put the positions in the middle of the sea. Not good unless I turn my van into A James Bond Car.

(Tip!) So It would always be wise to try to confirm the location first as some poi's can be way off their destinations.

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· Posted: 03.10.2011 · #5

Thanks Tom.

Now a floating Motorhome, that would be ideal (beat them damn ferry prices)

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· Posted: 03.10.2011 · #6

Tom, different countries use different co-ordinate systems, so change the co-ordinate type in your satnav and try again. I got caught with this a few times before I found out about this.

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· Posted: 03.10.2011 · #7

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Tom, different countries use different co-ordinate systems, so change the co-ordinate type in your satnav and try again. I got caught with this a few times before I found out about this.

Hi Pat,
I forgot about that, The European poi's seem to be ok It's the American ones that were in the sea. The Americans do things different to us.

I didn't put them on my sat nav yet, I just down loaded the .CSV file and then Converted it to a KML file to view in google Earth and Street view, very handy for viewing the locations.
I am always A bit sceptic about Poi's since I got caught before even with the right Format, It turned out that the site owners put in the wrong numbers, same general location maybe 5/6 miles away. This drives me mad Especially If it's a very narrow road. I'm Sorry if this seems to be a bit of a rant not ment to be. So hence why I'm a sceptic of Poi's.

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· Posted: 03.10.2011 · #8

Had the same problem with France Passion last year, a total disaster, would never sign up for it again even though some people find it great.

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· Posted: 03.10.2011 · #9

Thanks Pat, that's good to know about "France Passion".

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· Posted: 06.10.2011 · #10

Here is a link I came across recently, handy for converting Tom Tom POI's to Garmin etc.

http://tomtom.gps-data-team.com/poi/ov2-to-csv.php

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· Posted: 06.10.2011 · #11

Quote by wayfarer

Here is a link I came across recently, handy for converting Tom Tom POI's to Garmin etc.

http://tomtom.gps-data-team.com/poi/ov2-to-csv.php

Here's another one http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert?convert_output=gpx

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