GPS Custom POI
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 361
Likes: 0
From:
GPS Custom POI
Putting this here because GPS questions when searching pop up everywhere and I do have a touring bike.
Ok. The SC BBQ Association has a listing of 24 BBQ establishments that they rate as worth driving/riding 100 miles to get to. So I'm trying to make a POI with them listed. Using Excel and saving as a CVS file in the following layout per the instructions I've found
1.Column A put in Longitude.
2.Column B put in Latitude.
3.Column C put in Name.
4.Column D put in address,city,state (abbreviation),zip code and Phone Number. Put commas in per this example.770 Schillinger Rd,Mobile,AL 36695,251-634099
This is an actual example from the file. I'm breaking the columns up into new lines to make it easier to read here.
-81.3113098
33.9795113
Belly's Southern Pride Bar-B-Q
2508 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072, 803-3568284
When I load it on my GPS (Zumo 660) as a CVS I get the location but no address. When I select one it gives me no address but weird thing with proximity and 105 mile speed. It will route to it just fine.
I'm stumped. Thanks in advance for any help.
Ok. The SC BBQ Association has a listing of 24 BBQ establishments that they rate as worth driving/riding 100 miles to get to. So I'm trying to make a POI with them listed. Using Excel and saving as a CVS file in the following layout per the instructions I've found
1.Column A put in Longitude.
2.Column B put in Latitude.
3.Column C put in Name.
4.Column D put in address,city,state (abbreviation),zip code and Phone Number. Put commas in per this example.770 Schillinger Rd,Mobile,AL 36695,251-634099
This is an actual example from the file. I'm breaking the columns up into new lines to make it easier to read here.
-81.3113098
33.9795113
Belly's Southern Pride Bar-B-Q
2508 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072, 803-3568284
When I load it on my GPS (Zumo 660) as a CVS I get the location but no address. When I select one it gives me no address but weird thing with proximity and 105 mile speed. It will route to it just fine.
I'm stumped. Thanks in advance for any help.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 355
Likes: 7
From: Georgia
http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/creating_custom_poi_files.jsp[/URL][/URL]
This is a link to a Garmin site that talks about creating custom POI files and the correct formats necessary to do so. If you have not already visited here before...
This is a link to a Garmin site that talks about creating custom POI files and the correct formats necessary to do so. If you have not already visited here before...
Last edited by GSHOG; Mar 24, 2014 at 07:19 AM.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 757
Likes: 1
From: Ontario, Canada
Use semi colons after street and zip code instead of commas
for example..
231 Davis Loop Rd; Oxford, AL 36203; 256-832-8888 Fax: 256-832-4321; http://www.mtcheahaharley.com
for example..
231 Davis Loop Rd; Oxford, AL 36203; 256-832-8888 Fax: 256-832-4321; http://www.mtcheahaharley.com
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 757
Likes: 1
From: Ontario, Canada
Trending Topics
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,159
Likes: 322
From: Joplin, mo
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 361
Likes: 0
From:
I was loading it as a CSV file and it ignores the 4th column with the address. So converted to a GPX and it worked fine. I cleaned up the phone numbers while I was editing to this format (xxx) xxx-xxxx. Works fine.
Then I had an issue with a speed/proximity alert I did not want due to having "100" in the file name. Removed that and all is good.
So if you want to know where good SC BBQ is located the file name is "Hundred Mile SC BBQ" over at the POI factory.
Then I had an issue with a speed/proximity alert I did not want due to having "100" in the file name. Removed that and all is good.
So if you want to know where good SC BBQ is located the file name is "Hundred Mile SC BBQ" over at the POI factory.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,741
Likes: 45
From: Indian Land, SC
I was loading it as a CSV file and it ignores the 4th column with the address. So converted to a GPX and it worked fine. I cleaned up the phone numbers while I was editing to this format (xxx) xxx-xxxx. Works fine.
Then I had an issue with a speed/proximity alert I did not want due to having "100" in the file name. Removed that and all is good.
So if you want to know where good SC BBQ is located the file name is "Hundred Mile SC BBQ" over at the POI factory.
Then I had an issue with a speed/proximity alert I did not want due to having "100" in the file name. Removed that and all is good.
So if you want to know where good SC BBQ is located the file name is "Hundred Mile SC BBQ" over at the POI factory.