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Posted by techman41973 on March 13, 2009, 3:46 am


I have an older streetpilot with the included navtec maps. I notice
that there are far too many businesses that are not listed in the
database (starbucks, walmarts etc). Although my maps are older, I
noticed many gaps in the newer maps that ship with the latest NUVI
devices.
Are their 3rd party U.S. POI databases that one can purchase that are
more comprehensive than the stock Navtec maps that come with the new
Garmin units?
Thanks


Posted by Dana M. Hague on March 13, 2009, 7:35 am


Try http://www.poi-factory.com/

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:46:03 -0700 (PDT), techman41973

>I have an older streetpilot with the included navtec maps. I notice
>that there are far too many businesses that are not listed in the
>database (starbucks, walmarts etc). Although my maps are older, I
>noticed many gaps in the newer maps that ship with the latest NUVI
>devices.
>Are their 3rd party U.S. POI databases that one can purchase that are
>more comprehensive than the stock Navtec maps that come with the new
>Garmin units?
>Thanks

--
In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird,
people take prozac to make it normal.

Posted by Don B on March 13, 2009, 7:42 am


Dana M. Hague wrote:
> Try http://www.poi-factory.com/
>
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:46:03 -0700 (PDT), techman41973
>
>> I have an older streetpilot with the included navtec maps. I notice
>> that there are far too many businesses that are not listed in the
>> database (starbucks, walmarts etc). Although my maps are older, I
>> noticed many gaps in the newer maps that ship with the latest NUVI
>> devices.
>> Are their 3rd party U.S. POI databases that one can purchase that are
>> more comprehensive than the stock Navtec maps that come with the new
>> Garmin units?
>> Thanks
>
> --
Depending on how old the SP is, it may not be capable of loading POIs
from the POI-factory.

Posted by Mike Lane on March 13, 2009, 9:21 am


On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:35:22 +0000, Dana M. Hague wrote

> In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird,

> people take prozac to make it normal.

So what?

--


Posted by Who Me? on March 13, 2009, 9:14 am


techman41973 wrote:

> Are their 3rd party U.S. POI databases that one can purchase that
> are more comprehensive than the stock Navtec maps that come with
> the new Garmin units?

No. And if you buy a whole new unit, the situation may not be much better.
POIs are a weak spot for all the GPS manufacturers.



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