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Simon Slavin wrote:
> On 05/12/2008, Christian Barmala wrote in message
>> I don't own a Nüvi yet, but I have collected some points of interest
>> along with geotagged photos and I'm interested to convert them into a
>> format readable by Nüvi's "photo navigation". Where can I find a
>> description of an import/export format for such POIs?
>> along with geotagged photos and I'm interested to convert them into a
>> format readable by Nüvi's "photo navigation". Where can I find a
>> description of an import/export format for such POIs?
> I don't know what you mean by "photo navigation". I see via Google
> its a new feature. If you upload a picture into the unit, you can
> look through them and choose one. If that picture has coordinates
> attached the device will then offer to set that as your destination.
> An interesting advance, especially for people who have good visual
> memories. My information comes from this thread:
> http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=7797
> See especially the screenshot half way down the page.
> You can also store POIs on a nüvi, and you can include an image with
> each POI, so that when you look up the POI you can see the photo with
> it.
> its a new feature. If you upload a picture into the unit, you can
> look through them and choose one. If that picture has coordinates
> attached the device will then offer to set that as your destination.
> An interesting advance, especially for people who have good visual
> memories. My information comes from this thread:
> http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewtopic.php?t=7797
> See especially the screenshot half way down the page.
> You can also store POIs on a nüvi, and you can include an image with
> each POI, so that when you look up the POI you can see the photo with
> it.
>> Do photos only make sense for destinations as a reminder to remember
>> whether it was the restaurant with the red or the brown roof
>> whether it was the restaurant with the red or the brown roof
> That's the way the nüvi normally does it: you look up a POI by its
> name, and you see the picture and think "Yes, that's the one I'm
> thinking of.".
> name, and you see the picture and think "Yes, that's the one I'm
> thinking of.".
>> or does it
>> even make sense for intermediate points like "at the crossing with
>> that statue (photo) turn right"?
>> even make sense for intermediate points like "at the crossing with
>> that statue (photo) turn right"?
> The nüvi I have (310) doesn't show the photos for places on your
> route, or places you pass near. It's possible that a later model in
> the series does.
> route, or places you pass near. It's possible that a later model in
> the series does.
it's called - GeoTagging - you can browse that topic -
The concept is to embed in the digital photo header info
the lat/lon coords.... and then it is up to the viewing device or browser -
SO... you would need a specific feature on a Garmin to make use of that
feature.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134
Garmin calls it - Photo Navigation -
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Christian Barmala wrote:
> ps56k wrote:
>> Simon Slavin wrote:
>>> Christian Barmala wrote:
>>>> I don't own a Nüvi yet, but I have collected some points of
>>>> interest along with geotagged photos and I'm interested to convert
>>>> them into a format readable by Nüvi's "photo navigation". Where
>>>> can I find a description of an import/export format for such POIs?
>>> If you upload a picture into the unit, you can
>>> look through them and choose one. If that picture has coordinates
>>> attached the device will then offer to set that as your destination.
>>> You can also store POIs on a nüvi, and you can include an image with
>>> each POI, so that when you look up the POI you can see the photo
>>> with it.
>>>> I don't own a Nüvi yet, but I have collected some points of
>>>> interest along with geotagged photos and I'm interested to convert
>>>> them into a format readable by Nüvi's "photo navigation". Where
>>>> can I find a description of an import/export format for such POIs?
>>> If you upload a picture into the unit, you can
>>> look through them and choose one. If that picture has coordinates
>>> attached the device will then offer to set that as your destination.
>>> You can also store POIs on a nüvi, and you can include an image with
>>> each POI, so that when you look up the POI you can see the photo
>>> with it.
> ... and that's my question: In which format are the POIs stored? GPX,
> KML, proprietary Garmin format, ...? Can they be imported from or
> exported to a documented ASCII format?
> KML, proprietary Garmin format, ...? Can they be imported from or
> exported to a documented ASCII format?
>>>> Do photos only make sense for destinations as a reminder
>>> That's the way the nüvi normally does it
>>>> or does it even make sense for intermediate points
>>> The nüvi I have (310) doesn't show the photos for places on your
>>> route, or places you pass near.
>>> That's the way the nüvi normally does it
>>>> or does it even make sense for intermediate points
>>> The nüvi I have (310) doesn't show the photos for places on your
>>> route, or places you pass near.
> Thank you for the clarification.
>> it's called - GeoTagging -
> As I said "... along with some geotagged photos ..."
>>> I don't know what you mean by "photo navigation".
>> you need a specific feature on a Garmin to make use of that
>> feature. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134
>> Garmin calls it - Photo Navigation -
>> feature. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134
>> Garmin calls it - Photo Navigation -
> Thank you for the clarification.
There are 2 related - but different - concepts here...
#1 - POI's -
These are just the lat/lon coords of a specific location,
along with some textual description to show up on the screen
when looking thru the Custom POI menu.
ie - just like any other POI included in the unit.
The POI list may be downloaded from various sites,
or manually created.
You use the (free) Garmin POILoader program
to read and convert text CSV files or GPX files
into a single POI file downloaded into the GPS.
#2 Photo Navigation -
I don't have a Garmin that supports that new feature,
so not exactly sure what different options exist
for taking your own geotagged photos
and downloading them into the Garmin GPS.
BUT - it would appear to be two different worlds -
1 - POI textual files using POILoader
2 - Photo Navigation files using ???
Christian Barmala wrote:
> Am 09.12.2008 14:14, ps56k schrieb:
>> Christian Barmala wrote:
>>> ... and that's my question: In which format are the POIs stored?
>>> GPX, KML, proprietary Garmin format, ...? Can they be imported from
>>> or exported to a documented ASCII format?
>>> GPX, KML, proprietary Garmin format, ...? Can they be imported from
>>> or exported to a documented ASCII format?
>> There are 2 related - but different - concepts here...
>> #1 - POI's -
>> You use the (free) Garmin POILoader program
>> to read and convert text CSV files or GPX files
>> into a single POI file downloaded into the GPS.
>> #1 - POI's -
>> You use the (free) Garmin POILoader program
>> to read and convert text CSV files or GPX files
>> into a single POI file downloaded into the GPS.
> Is this the sam POILoader, which I use already for the GPSmap60?
> The GPX-format has tags for longitude, latitude, elevation and several
> other items like e.g. temperature, but such simple things as "street",
> "city", "country", ... can only be merged together in a single field
> "comment" or "description". For an outdoor navigation device this does
> not matter, but for street navigation these are about the most
> important fields.
> The GPX-format has tags for longitude, latitude, elevation and several
> other items like e.g. temperature, but such simple things as "street",
> "city", "country", ... can only be merged together in a single field
> "comment" or "description". For an outdoor navigation device this does
> not matter, but for street navigation these are about the most
> important fields.
the POI loader format has 4 fields it is looking for;
lat & lon, name, and 4th is a "comment" - anything you want... addr. phone,
etc
it can be enclosed in quotes to yield all the textual info -
>> #2 Photo Navigation -
>> BUT - it would appear to be two different worlds -
>> 1 - POI textual files using POILoader
>> 2 - Photo Navigation files using ???
>> BUT - it would appear to be two different worlds -
>> 1 - POI textual files using POILoader
>> 2 - Photo Navigation files using ???
> If destination POIs are to be associated with photos, I doubt that
> they can be that independent.
> they can be that independent.
try this link on the Garmin site - for some basic FAQ -
http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/searchsupport?search_key=photo+navigation&Go=Submit
in other words - you can lookup POI text in the Custom POI area,
or can lookup photos that have been loaded for viewing / navigating..
Does not seem to have the integration of the two POI concepts,
but merely the normal POI "where to"
with the addition of viewing photos and pulling nav info from the headers.
Seems like two different areas to me -
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