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  Re: MapSource inaccurate POIs
| Gene E. Bloch | 03-05-2010 |
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>> I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the buildings. I
>> have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
>> Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
>> drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
>> spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE. Or
>> all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
>> stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons ago).
>> And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able to
>> get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
>> have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
>> Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
>> drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
>> spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE. Or
>> all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
>> stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons ago).
>> And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able to
>> get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
>Which begs my original point.
>Is there a way to fix this manually?
>There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
>Is there a way to fix this manually?
>There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
First of all, I don't necessarily agree that 200 yards is a problem,
especially now that you're aware of it, but it's not my call so I
suggest you go to that building, then save your current location
(which of course will be the *actual* location of the building) as a
Favorite. Give it a descriptive name and you're done.
> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:51:44 -0500, LightByrd wrote:
>>>> > Hi group!
>>>> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
>>>> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
>>>> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
>>>> > from
>>>> > where MapSource say it is.
>>>> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA
>>>> > 2010.2?
>>>> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
>>>> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will
>>>> > be
>>>> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
>>>> > megabucks!
>>>> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
>>>> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago,
>>>> when
>>>> I
>>>> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
>>>> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
>>>> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
>>> I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the buildings.
>>> I
>>> have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
>>> Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
>>> drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
>>> spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE.
>>> Or
>>> all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
>>> stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons
>>> ago).
>>> And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able
>>> to
>>> get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
>>>> > Hi group!
>>>> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
>>>> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
>>>> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
>>>> > from
>>>> > where MapSource say it is.
>>>> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA
>>>> > 2010.2?
>>>> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
>>>> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will
>>>> > be
>>>> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
>>>> > megabucks!
>>>> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
>>>> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago,
>>>> when
>>>> I
>>>> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
>>>> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
>>>> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
>>> I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the buildings.
>>> I
>>> have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
>>> Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
>>> drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
>>> spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE.
>>> Or
>>> all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
>>> stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons
>>> ago).
>>> And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able
>>> to
>>> get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
>>Which begs my original point.
>>Is there a way to fix this manually?
>>There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
>>Is there a way to fix this manually?
>>There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
> First of all, I don't necessarily agree that 200 yards is a problem,
> especially now that you're aware of it, but it's not my call so I
> suggest you go to that building, then save your current location
> (which of course will be the *actual* location of the building) as a
> Favorite. Give it a descriptive name and you're done.
> especially now that you're aware of it, but it's not my call so I
> suggest you go to that building, then save your current location
> (which of course will be the *actual* location of the building) as a
> Favorite. Give it a descriptive name and you're done.
I was aware of that, but why clutter up my waypoint catalog with a location
I might visit every 5 years.
I was more interested in the principle of the thing.
Can one manually alter a location in a map--in my case CNNA 2010.2?
--
Regards,
Richard Harison
> > wrote:
> >>>> On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:51:44 -0500, LightByrd wrote:
> >>>> > Hi group!
> >>>> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
> >>>> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
> >>>> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
> >>>> > from
> >>>> > where MapSource say it is.
> >>>> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA
> >>>> > 2010.2?
> >>>> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
> >>>> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will
> >>>> > be
> >>>> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
> >>>> > megabucks!
> >>>> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
> >>>> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago,
> >>>> when
> >>>> I
> >>>> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
> >>>> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
> >>>> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
> >>> I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the buildings.
> >>> I
> >>> have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
> >>> Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
> >>> drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
> >>> spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE.
> >>> Or
> >>> all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
> >>> stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons
> >>> ago).
> >>> And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able
> >>> to
> >>> get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
> >>Which begs my original point.
> >>Is there a way to fix this manually?
> >>There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
> >>>> > Hi group!
> >>>> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
> >>>> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
> >>>> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
> >>>> > from
> >>>> > where MapSource say it is.
> >>>> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA
> >>>> > 2010.2?
> >>>> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
> >>>> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will
> >>>> > be
> >>>> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
> >>>> > megabucks!
> >>>> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
> >>>> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago,
> >>>> when
> >>>> I
> >>>> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
> >>>> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
> >>>> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
> >>> I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the buildings.
> >>> I
> >>> have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
> >>> Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
> >>> drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
> >>> spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE.
> >>> Or
> >>> all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
> >>> stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons
> >>> ago).
> >>> And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able
> >>> to
> >>> get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
> >>Which begs my original point.
> >>Is there a way to fix this manually?
> >>There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
> > First of all, I don't necessarily agree that 200 yards is a problem,
> > especially now that you're aware of it, but it's not my call so I
> > suggest you go to that building, then save your current location
> > (which of course will be the *actual* location of the building) as a
> > Favorite. Give it a descriptive name and you're done.
> > especially now that you're aware of it, but it's not my call so I
> > suggest you go to that building, then save your current location
> > (which of course will be the *actual* location of the building) as a
> > Favorite. Give it a descriptive name and you're done.
>
>
> I was aware of that, but why clutter up my waypoint catalog with a location
> I might visit every 5 years.
> I was more interested in the principle of the thing.
> Can one manually alter a location in a map--in my case CNNA 2010.2?
>
> I was aware of that, but why clutter up my waypoint catalog with a location
> I might visit every 5 years.
> I was more interested in the principle of the thing.
> Can one manually alter a location in a map--in my case CNNA 2010.2?
You ask the question I already gave the answer by saying that it took
Garmin 37-39 years to get to my 37-39 years old house. My brothers just
built their house 2-3 years and Garmin already have their addresses.
> >> On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:51:44 -0500, LightByrd wrote:
> >> > Hi group!
> >> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
> >> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
> >> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
> >> > from
> >> > where MapSource say it is.
> >> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA 2010.2?
> >> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
> >> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will be
> >> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
> >> > megabucks!
> >> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
> >> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago, when
> >> I
> >> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
> >> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
> >> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
> >> > Hi group!
> >> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
> >> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
> >> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
> >> > from
> >> > where MapSource say it is.
> >> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA 2010.2?
> >> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
> >> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will be
> >> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
> >> > megabucks!
> >> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
> >> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago, when
> >> I
> >> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
> >> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
> >> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
> > I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the buildings. I
> > have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
> > Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
> > drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
> > spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE. Or
> > all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
> > stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons ago).
> > And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able to
> > get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
> > have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
> > Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
> > drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
> > spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE. Or
> > all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
> > stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons ago).
> > And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able to
> > get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way home.
>
>
> Which begs my original point.
> Is there a way to fix this manually?
> There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
>
> Which begs my original point.
> Is there a way to fix this manually?
> There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
You can create your personal POI. I don't know how as I never tried, but
many people create and share their POIs to public.
>> >> On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:51:44 -0500, LightByrd wrote:
>> >> > Hi group!
>> >> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
>> >> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
>> >> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200
>> >> > yards
>> >> > from
>> >> > where MapSource say it is.
>> >> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA
>> >> > 2010.2?
>> >> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
>> >> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will
>> >> > be
>> >> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
>> >> > megabucks!
>> >> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
>> >> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago,
>> >> when
>> >> I
>> >> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few
>> >> blocks
>> >> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
>> >> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
>> > I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the
>> > buildings. I
>> > have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
>> > Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
>> > drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
>> > spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE.
>> > Or
>> > all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
>> > stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons
>> > ago).
>> > And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able
>> > to
>> > get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way
>> > home.
>> >> > Hi group!
>> >> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
>> >> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
>> >> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200
>> >> > yards
>> >> > from
>> >> > where MapSource say it is.
>> >> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA
>> >> > 2010.2?
>> >> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
>> >> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will
>> >> > be
>> >> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
>> >> > megabucks!
>> >> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
>> >> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago,
>> >> when
>> >> I
>> >> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few
>> >> blocks
>> >> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
>> >> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...
>> > I agree with you that we should ask the goverment to move the
>> > buildings. I
>> > have my own POI problem that most of them are outdated.
>> > Over a year ago, I was trying to find some scrap metal to add the
>> > drop-down gate to the tilt trailer. I tried the POI of Nuvi 680, and I
>> > spent about a week with around 300 miles driving around to find NONE.
>> > Or
>> > all the businesses already CLOSED years ago, some even up to decade (I
>> > stopped and asked one worker and he told me it was there many moons
>> > ago).
>> > And did I forget to mention that *all* older Garmin GPSes can't be able
>> > to
>> > get to my 37-39 years old house, and Nuvi 680 finally found it way
>> > home.
>> Which begs my original point.
>> Is there a way to fix this manually?
>> There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
>> Is there a way to fix this manually?
>> There are, I believe, ways to upload NEW POIs.
> You can create your personal POI. I don't know how as I never tried, but
> many people create and share their POIs to public.
> many people create and share their POIs to public.
Thank you...I knew you could create them.
I want to modify an existing one, and I am not concerned with sharing it, as
it would only benefit a few people.
--
Regards,
Richard Harison
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>>> > Hi group!
>>> > I am running MapSource 6.15.7 and CNNA 2010.2
>>> > My unit is a GPSMAP 76csx.
>>> > I noticed that a prominent government building is more than 200 yards
>>> > from
>>> > where MapSource say it is.
>>> > Is there any way of manually correcting its location into CNNA 2010.2?
>>> > (maybe Garmin's POI loader?)
>>> > I don't want just to report it, as I am sure Garmin will say it will be
>>> > fixed in the latest version of CNNA which you can purchase for
>>> > megabucks!
>>> You might do better just getting the gov't to move the building :-)
>>> I haven't paid much attention to such things, but a few decades ago, when
>>> I
>>> lived in Providence, RI, I noticed that a Unitarian church a few blocks
>>> from where I lived was located a block off in the USGS topo map.
>>> I guess I mentioned that just to say be kind to mappers...