[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Re: edundant 2008 files?

Hi Jim,
The user pois are different from the commercial and RMF files.
The next time the RMF or commercial pois will be updated is when we
release new maps.

So the monthly user pois will have no effect on what you delete from
your RMF or commercial pois.
Chris

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:40:11 -0800, jim gammon
<jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi, I am not sure I would delete the incomplete one for the 
>simple reason that next time you upgrade the user files, you will 
>just be putting the ones you deleted back in again.  Seems like a 
>daunting problem to deal with unless you can run the files 
>through some computerized comparison program or something.  Jim
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:33:16 -0800
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: edundant 2008 files?
>
>>I found an RMF POI that didn't have the details that the 
>commercial POI did,
>>so I deleted it.
>>Then, I found an RMF POI that had better detail than the 
>commercial one.
>>So, I plan to keep them all until I find such duplicates and 
>remove the one
>>that has less data.
>
>>Enjoy,
>>Richard
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris 
>Grabowski
>>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:26 AM
>>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: edundant 2008 files?
>
>>the ones released the other day are not the commercial database.
>>They are a base set of POIs that were extracted from the map 
>themselves.
>>It won't hurt to keep them all.
>>Chris
>>On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:23:19 -0800, jim gammon 
><jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>wrote:
>
>>>Hi Chris, well forgive me but I am still confused.  I would think 
>that
>>>rather then deleting the newest 2008 files, I would want to 
>delete
>>>older ones and keep the latest ones.  Jim
>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Date sent: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:14:31 -0500
>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: edundant 2008 files?
>
>>>>Hi Jim,
>>>>the 2008-USA-rmf files are the ones released a couple days ago.
>>>>You can delete those, but make sure you get both files, .pdb and
>>>rmf.
>
>>>>you may have duplicate pois because the same poi might be in the
>>>>commercial database as well as the new rmf files.
>
>>>>If you view a pois details you can scroll down to the "tags"
>>>field, if
>>>>it says RMF the POI is in the new RMF files.
>
>>>>Hope this helps.
>>>>Chris
>>>>On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:06:11 -0800, jim gammon
>>>><jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>>>>Hi Chris, I am trying to figure out if I have too many redundant
>>>>>files in my maps directory.  I can't send you all the names but 
>they
>>>>>are the 2008 user and Usa files.  I downloaded the latest ones 
>that
>>>>>were created on Monday 12 15 and put them in my maps folder 
>thinking
>>>>>they would replace some older versions of same, but they didn't.  
>So
>>>>>my question is, do I need all of the 2008 files or are some 
>redundant
>>>>>and can I delete them? Thanks, Jim
>
>
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>>>>company." Also, distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor Stream, 
>Voice
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>
>>>>Phone: 888-757-6810 EXT.  113
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>
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>>Chris Grabowski
>>- Customer Support and Product testing
>>Sendero Group
>>"The GPS company." Also, distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor 
>Stream,
>>Voice Sense, Braille Sense, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, Miniguide 
>and ID Mate
>
>>Phone: 888-757-6810 EXT.  113
>>Email: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
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>database 3703 (20081218) __________
>
>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
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>http://www.eset.com
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>
Chris Grabowski
- Customer Support and Product testing
Sendero Group
"The GPS company." Also, distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor 
Stream, Voice Sense, Braille Sense, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, Miniguide and ID 
Mate

Phone: 888-757-6810 EXT. 113
Email: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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