[gps-talkusers] Re: collective User POI description

Hi, Mike. I am ready to start submitting poi's. could you give us some
examples of how we might edit one so it looks correct and displays the
correct information?
Thanks.
 


Paul Henrichsen
<paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>


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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 7:30 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: collective User POI description

Okay, let me begin with an explanation of how the POI files work.

The commercial compressed POI files all have a BPI extension. Your own user
created files are named user.poi. The collective user files I create for
various regions take your user.poi files and compress them into the BPI
style files with appropriate names for the regions where those points are
created. So, there is a file for the US and Canada, one for Europe and the
UK and another for other international countries.

Once you send me your personal User.poi file and I include it in the
collective BPI file, you would want to copy that new BPI file into your maps
folder. In order to avoid duplicate announcements of the same points, you
must remove the previous month's BPI file as well as the User.poi file you
sent me. Otherwise you are going tohere your personal points as many as 3
times.

Again:
Step 1: Move your User.poi file out of your maps folder and send it to me.

Step 2: Download the new BPI file and copy it into your maps folder.

Step 3, Delete the previous month's BPI file of a similar name to the new
one you put in the maps folder.

Note: If you are in Europe, you may not even have the US user files
installed. You would only download the zip file containing files for your
region and maybe not all of those files will have been changed. You will be
able to tell by the year and month designation on each file.

Hope that helps.

Mike


At 07:05 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
>Hey,
>Renaming it to what and still being able to use the info until you get 
>the user POI from Mike is confusing. You rename it so you won't get 
>duplicate POI names when your searching. Its confusing to me to.
>
>Sarai D. Bucciarelli
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul 
>Henrichsen
>Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:06 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: collective User POI description
>
>
>Hi, Sarai. What is that item in the explanation file which says you 
>must remove it from the maps folder and rename it so you won't have 
>duplications? Why rename it? Why not just delete it? Sorry. I don't 
>understand. Thanks.
>
>
>Paul Henrichsen
><paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarai
>Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:11 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: collective User POI description
>
>Just copy it, when you unzip the file, its named differently so it 
>won't replace your file.
>
>Sarai D. Bucciarelli
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul 
>Henrichsen
>Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:59 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: collective User POI description
>
>
>Hi, Mike. How do I install a new user poi that I have downloaded from 
>your site? Do I just copy it over the top of my user.poi file in my 
>maps folder? What if I have user points in a file already? If I copy 
>the new one downloaded from your site over the top, I will lose those 
>points. Is there a way around this?
> 
>
>
>Paul Henrichsen
><paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
>Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:04 PM
>To: GPS-talkusers-freelists.org
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] collective User POI description
>
>For those of you who may have a tough time locating the User POI 
>instructions on our web site, here is a copy. Mike
>
>Collective User Points of Interest
>
>Sendero provides a monthly compilation of all User POI files sent to 
>the company. This User POI file will be made available by email and/or 
>on the Sendero web site for version 3 users. The first of these files 
>is included with the new POIs. Users are encouraged to submit their 
>POIs to Sendero to be added to the collective user database at the 
>beginning of each month.
>
>Some recommendations about naming points and sending files:
>
>The first comma in a POI name separates its name from its details. If 
>possible, provide the POI name, then a comma, then details like phone 
>number, cross streets or features about the point. Press the A key for 
>example before recording the POI to see what street it is on and add at 
>least the street name and city as part of the details. If you have a 
>lot of details like the bus numbers at a bus stop, use a Period to 
>separate items. You can always go to the GPS menu and select Edit to 
>rename points or to delete strictly personal points you may not want to 
>include in the file you send to us.
>
>Attach the User.poi file from your POI folder to an email addressed to 
>MikeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Then, move that file out of your POI folder and 
>rename it. Do not touch the extension. Just rename the User part of the 
>filename. Once that file is out of your POI folder, a new file will be 
>automatically started next time you create a new point. If you dont do 
>this, you will have duplicate entries once you load the collective User 
>file we send you. Together, we can enhance location information by 
>sharing the POI information we create individually.
>
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