[gps-talkusers] Re: recording user POIs
- From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:43:26 -0400
If you do an advanced POI search, (backspace with F or CONTROL with F) change
the type to author and in the search field type MGM, you will see user
poi created by Mike.
On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 07:44:46 -0700
"Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This collective User POI capability is one of the unique and powerful
> features of the Sendero GPS products. I would really like to encourage more
> users to contribute to the system. By recording user points, you help to
> enrich your own local environment and that of users worldwide.
>
> I have been recording user points since 1995. When I return to a city or
> country I visited, I can easily be reminded of hotels, restaurants or unique
> places I visited previously. Even if they are in the commercial database,
> having the exact doorway marked is helpful. Since I can search for user
> points, I have a reminder list of worts based on location.
>
> If you visit Puerto Vallarta for example, you can see which taquilla factory
> I visited and which one Rich Irwin visited. If you look in the details, you
> will see MGM for points I have recorded. I really enjoy seeing other
> people's geo footprints around the country and world.
>
> I am thinking about some sort of contest we could have to encourage
> recording and submission of points. Remember, these points can be shared
> across all the products powered by Sendero GPS. Do yourself a favor and
> other blind GPS users by pressing that User POI record button and entering a
> name.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Grabowski
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 1:17 AM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] 2010 User points have been posted
>
> Hello all,
>
> The latest user collective POIs have been uploaded to the web site.
> You can download them from your account at
> http://www.gosendero.com
> under the heading Points Of Interest. Follow the link "User and other
> POI content."
>
> The files have the last modified date and time. This saves from
> downloading files you already have.
>
> _poi_user_usa
> 5 contributors
> 35 new POIs
> 2 POIs updated
> 2 POIs had media
>
> 12750 Total POIs
>
>
>
> If you have collective user pois from July 1 2009 or previous, please
> delete those as the file names have changed and the old POIs will not be
> overwritten.
> An example of an old file is
> 2008_poi_user_usa.pdb
>
> Remember not to delete any files with core or bonus in the file name as
> these are the commercial points.
>
> Thanks to everyone who contributed user points. Especially the first
> time contributors.
>
>
> Chris
>
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