What Are These New Poi Files?

[jcc123]

Looking at the "what's new" section of Garmin's web site I see that they now have POI files for both land and sea. What exactly are these? Can they co-exist with other Maps that you download? As I recall, you use to have to choose between these POI's or your map sets.

Edited August 7, 2005 by jcc123

[AWGD8]

Maybe personalized point of interest save by the user, same as waypoint but integrated to POI menu. not sure though. Like if i saw a shell gas station or a photo cop , I can just add them to the POI database.

Edited August 7, 2005 by AWGD8

[jcc123]

Anyone tried the POI's yet?

[+Rubberhead]

I think they are updates for the cities/marine POI databases that come pre-installed on the new units.

 

To my understanding there is now way to layer those udpates with maps or POIs installed through MapSource.

 

I could be wrong.

[Vlad]

i have a support request in to garmin about this - i think these poi's are only relevant to some of their new units - 2720, quest 2, c340 etc - that support custom poi's.

 

i've been trying to find out if this functionality can be utilized on my 60cs - either today or perhaps through a future firmware update.

 

should have a response in the next or two.

[AWGD8]

from Garmin website:

 

POI Loader allows you to load custom points of interest into your unit. The input files can be downloaded from the internet or you can create your own. With POI Loader, you can configure the unit to alert you when you are within a certain distance of a point or if you are driving over a certain speed near a point; perfect to warn you about upcoming schools zones and redlight and speed cameras. The unit will also allow you to search for and navigate to the loaded points of interest.

 

only works with the following units:

 

Street pilot 2720, C320, C330, C340, I2 , I3 and IQueM3

 

KINDDA` like the proximity alarm on the 60C AND 60CS but

 

integrates with the POI custome database (I wonder what is the customPOI limit?)

 

unlike our 60c PROXIMITY ALARM that only integrates with waypoints that we

 

created minus the downside of less than 15 waypoints that can only be set on the

 

Proximity Alarm menu.

 

 

hope this one helps...

Edited August 8, 2005 by AWGD8

[+Rubberhead]

I think he was talking about these:

 

D005800A-Worldwide City POI Database — 1.0

(August 4, 2005)

 

D00590XA-Marine POI Database — 1.0

(August 4, 2005)

 

not this

 

POI Loader — 2.0

(July 29, 2005)

[Vlad]

yes, as soon as i saw poi i got all excited...

[jcc123]

yea, I was referring to what Rubberhead said...NOT the loader!

 

Please, someone try the POI database and let us know if it'll work with the 60c/cs.

[+thibaug]

It doesn't work. I get this message with my 60CS: "Some devices were found, however, none have the necessary capabilities...."...