Thread: Extra_POI_Editor up to v5.97 (.gpi file creation discussion - like POI Loader and more)

Well, I am no expert either. I only play with POIs when I make my programs and never after...

For speedcams, I would use bearing information (driving angle and width). That seems more appropriate.

Dear Experts,

Anyone knows if using GPI Cretaor and xml files would be possible to have 2 different sound alerts for the same speedcam?
I would like to have 1 triggered by proximity and a different one triggered when I'm above the limit. The same way as when using garmin standard speed alerts.

Thanks

Originally Posted by turboccc

Well, I am no expert either. I only play with POIs when I make my programs and never after...

For speedcams, I would use bearing information (driving angle and width). That seems more appropriate.

Makes also sense, cause when checking the coordinates of the circle around the POI, its not detailed enough.
I mean 3 times almost the same coordinates with 2 after comma and having a radius of 50m, partly some speedcameras have 4 coordinates and a radius of 80m.
Just wondering whether this is related to the Category, but I haven't found something common between category and circle/radius

The circles have to be inside the proximity of poi and bearings, it is the cirles that are the alerts.No cirles, no directional alert.

Hi rtsouza,

Not possible according to xml/gpx schemas.

Originally Posted by turboccc

Hi rtsouza,

Not possible according to xml/gpx schemas.

HI RTSOUZA

I have the same problem as you with a confusion between the sound alarm fod the speed limit and the radar sound alert that are the same.

I wonder why ( under the Turbocc's control ) if doubling the radar POI file would not be a solution. You add a second POI files ( named differently " RADAR PRE ALERT") with the same GPS position the radar file. But you extend or reduce the alert zone in order the it does not sound at the same moment the original alert. If you reduce, the zone you use for example a "Emergency Horn" wav file, that will make you undertand that radar is very close .

By the way we have now a new problem in France. By law ( Feb 2012 ) it is forbidden to indicated precisely where are the radars, and by law the radar position map makers have to add many kilometers of dangerous zone that can or cannot include really radars. The dangerous zones are decided by the state, and obviously every 5 kilometers you enter a new dangerous zone that will extend for 4 kilolometers. Due to this the radar function is not any longer operative !

Is there a software able to edit a garmin GPI file ( the last updated and dully purchased), to identify where are the true radars ( real radars have bearing ) , clean the fake ones, and recompile it in a GPI file ?

Ventenfjell,

I do not understand why circles would be needed with bearing. I can understand that the circles may have to be within the global proximity, but bearing is an driving angle toward a POI. Circles do not seem to be related to that. Also, I compiled POIs with GPI Creator without any circles and the resulting .gpi contained the bearing information. It does not seem to be related. This being said, this is only what I could observe.

Not from me: "bearing angles are not working yet on gps". Sorry for not stating the source of this information. I do not want to put anybody in trouble.

I thought yesterday about the circles also and the only thing what came to my mind which makes sense is the following.
A speedcamera should only be in a certain range, for example, if driving on the street it makes only sense that the speedcamera covers the current driving direction and range. If a circle is defined, the opposite traffic would not be affected (no alarm) cause the speedcamera is, when driving on the opposite lane, more then 50m or 80m away.
Hope I could explain it understandable