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| How do I make custom POI's to load to my SP2720? I downloaded the Garmin POI
Loader program but the instructions for making custom POI's is not very
clear. It just says to make a .csv file with the POI's listed as the
following example:
-94.81549,38.80390,Bonita
-94.79731,38.81099,Ridgeview@25
-94.74240,38.81952,Heritage Park
Do I make waypoints on my Mapsource program and then take all the lon/lat,
and name info and paste it to a list using notepad, then save as a .csv
file?
I don't know if I would want mess anything up by doing it wrong, so I want
to make sure.
Is there a sample .csv file or a utility I could use?
Thanks,
Lou
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| Frederick_P 2005-08-31, 5:48 pm |
| While I can only speak for my c320, yes that will work. It is, however =
IMO, a pretty convoluted and time consuming way to add waypoints.
I'd use the Mapsource program itself to create a waypoint and transfer =
it to your gps ... just rt-click on the map at the position of the =
desired waypoint, create the waypoint & label it, then use the =
'transfer' from the top menu to send it to your SP.
If you absolutely, positively have to use lat/long, I'd use something =
like 'EasyGPS' (www.easygps.com) to create a new waypoint from lat/long =
(you can add symbols, comments, etc.) and then click the 'Send' button =
to send it to the GPS (it's not named EasyGPS for nothing).
The only difference is that these waypoints will go to 'Favorites' and =
not 'Custom POI's' ... also, all waypoints created must be in areas =
(States) that are in your gps database or they will not display, either =
in Favorites or POI's.
Again, I'm working with a SP c320, so YMMV.
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HTH, Fred
"Lou" <NospamLou@nospam.net> wrote ...
> How do I make custom POI's to load to my SP2720? I downloaded the =
Garmin POI=20
> Loader program but the instructions for making custom POI's is not =
very=20
> clear. It just says to make a .csv file with the POI's listed as the=20
> following example:
> -94.81549,38.80390,Bonita
> -94.79731,38.81099,Ridgeview@25
> -94.74240,38.81952,Heritage Park
>=20
> Do I make waypoints on my Mapsource program and then take all the =
lon/ lat,=20
> and name info and paste it to a list using notepad, then save as a =
.. csv=20
> file?
> I don't know if I would want mess anything up by doing it wrong, so I =
want=20
> to make sure.
> Is there a sample .csv file or a utility I could use?
>=20
> Thanks,
> Lou
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| Bill McGowan 2005-09-18, 5:48 pm |
| What is the mapsource program? Did it come with my 330 or do I need to
purchase separately?
Thanks...
"Frederick_P" < fpouy*NOSPAM*_AT_hot
mail.com> wrote in message
news:qIOdndUg769LQIj
eRVn-3w@comcast.com...
While I can only speak for my c320, yes that will work. It is, however IMO,
a pretty convoluted and time consuming way to add waypoints.
I'd use the Mapsource program itself to create a waypoint and transfer it to
your gps ... just rt-click on the map at the position of the desired
waypoint, create the waypoint & label it, then use the 'transfer' from the
top menu to send it to your SP.
If you absolutely, positively have to use lat/long, I'd use something like
'EasyGPS' (www.easygps.com) to create a new waypoint from lat/long (you can
add symbols, comments, etc.) and then click the 'Send' button to send it to
the GPS (it's not named EasyGPS for nothing).
The only difference is that these waypoints will go to 'Favorites' and not
'Custom POI's' ... also, all waypoints created must be in areas (States)
that are in your gps database or they will not display, either in Favorites
or POI's.
Again, I'm working with a SP c320, so YMMV.
--
HTH, Fred
"Lou" <NospamLou@nospam.net> wrote ...
> How do I make custom POI's to load to my SP2720? I downloaded the Garmin
> POI
> Loader program but the instructions for making custom POI's is not very
> clear. It just says to make a .csv file with the POI's listed as the
> following example:
> -94.81549,38.80390,Bonita
> -94.79731,38.81099,Ridgeview@25
> -94.74240,38.81952,Heritage Park
>
> Do I make waypoints on my Mapsource program and then take all the lon/lat,
> and name info and paste it to a list using notepad, then save as a .csv
> file?
> I don't know if I would want mess anything up by doing it wrong, so I want
> to make sure.
> Is there a sample .csv file or a utility I could use?
>
> Thanks,
> Lou
>
>
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| Mapsource should be on the CD ... if you don't have it, try downloading =
it from:
http://www.garmin.com/support/downl...ls.jsp?id=3D209
Again, I don't have the 330 so I should refrain from being too explicit =
....
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HTH, Fred
"Bill McGowan" wrote in message ...
> What is the mapsource program? Did it come with my 330 or do I need to =
> purchase separately?
>=20
> Thanks...
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