[gps-talkusers] Re: Braille Note VS. Laptop Maps
- From: Charles La Pierre <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 07:10:58 -0700
That will just tell you when Sendero created the poi files, the data itself
is unfortunately older than that.
The poi files you all currently have is over 3 years old, the poi files you
will be getting in version 3.0 is about 1 1/2 - 2 years old, best we can do
at this time.
The problem is licensing the POI data. Companies unfortunately want BIG
$$$ for their POI data. And since restaurants change hands faster than a
person changes shorts this is a very daunting task! Sendero has been
working extremely hard to negotiate reasonable pricing to get the latest
POI data from multiple companies. There is a LOT of red tape and this is
very difficult to accomplish.
Charles.
At 06:51 PM 6/8/2004, you wrote:
>The simplest way is use the BT file manager, select the desired poi file =
>and
>use cord "I" for information. This will tell the date last modified.
>If you have a flash card reader you can see the date modified from the
>explorer.
>Be aware that there is a poi file for each state. So you have to look =
>at
>the poi file for the sate you are interested in.=20
>=20
>
>Carl Simmons
>carlsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Blanks
>Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:35 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Braille Note VS. Laptop Maps
>
>I have a comment and a question. The comment is that I too have noticed =
>
>that the commercial POI's seem a couple years old. I also live in the =
>SF=20
>Bay Area.
>
>The question may have previously been addressed, but is there an easy =
>way=20
>to find out when your POI's were last updated?
>
>Thanks,
>Scott
>
>At 12:28 PM 6/8/04 -0700, you wrote:
> >Having my GPS system for the Braille Note only since the first of May, =
>I
> >assumed the maps to be much more current than those on my 3 year old =
>laptop
> >version. The first weekend I had it I was going to go to a concert at =
>the
> >Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. So I suggested to my friend that =
>I
> >map the route to get there. To my surprise, the Palace of Fine Arts =
>was
>not
> >in the POI file. Just for the heck of it, I looked it up on my laptop =
>and
> >there it was. Interesting.
> >
> >Since then, I have found that, in general, the maps for my Braille Note
>seem
> >to be about 3 years out of date regarding restaurants, hotels, and
> >recreational areas in the San Francisco Bay Area. Is that typical. Is
> >there any way I can get them more current other than entering my own =
>user
> >Poi's?
> >
> >I will say that the POI files on the Braille Note maps are much more
> >convenient than those on the laptop. The Atlas maps for the laptop =
>have
>the
> >POI files for California broken into separate area, restaurant, hotel, =
>and
> >recreation files. Therefore, one needs to know which file to look in.
> >
> >One interesting thought. If the maps could contain a link to the =
>website
>of
> >the POI, then we could dial up our ISP from our cell phone and connect =
>to
> >the website through the link. From the website we could then get the =
>exact
> >address, phone number, latitude & longitude, or any other pertinent
> >information that may be on the website.
> >
> >Rich Irwin
> >rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx
Charles M. La Pierre CTO
Sendero Group, LLC
Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W
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