
Ac explico como cargar los POIs de Argentina y Brasil a un GPS Garmin. If anyone has any advice, please reach out. The error Invalid File occurs when the information within the POI file is unreadable by Points of Interest (POI) Loader. 24K views 5 years ago Cargar Pois a GPS Garmin con el programa Poi Loader y Poi Selector. The file on my SD card / copied to device was generated using Garmin poi loader from a 4 column CSV, with a bitmap icon. The most popular type of loader is the front end loader in Goddard, coming in many different sizes, engine, fuel, and tire variations. They are split into 2 categories, one with about 8000 and one with about 6000 points. Notes: when selecting one of my POIs the red icon is displayed in a green box on the map preview screen, so the icons are defo there and readable by the 76. To see if your device is compatible, please refer. The unit will also allow you to search for and navigate to the loaded points of interest. I have tried selecting "more" in the map details setting, and explored the layers setting, no dice.Īpart from this issue I love the new device, but unless I can find a way to display the custom poi icons, it will be relegated to family holidays and I'll buy a 5 inch Nuvi for work. These directions require the Garmin POI Loader, which is compatible with the majority of Garmin devices. With POI Loader, you can configure the unit to alert you when you are within a certain distance of a point or if you are driving over a certain speed near a point perfect to warn you about upcoming schools zones, red lights and speed cameras.
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I can access them through the Where To interface, and search / navigate to them.īut none of the bright red circles display on the 3d view, or the 2d view when I tap the map. The Garmin POI Loader program is a free software application that allows you to load custom points of interest (POIs) into your Garmin device. So today I got my drivesmart 76, inserted my micro SD, copied over the poi sets using the on screen prompts, so far so good.

The best part about it was the Nuvi displayed the custom poi icons (I made red circles) on the map view as you're driving along, so you can match up what you see on the satnav to the real world "oh cool its the middle house in this group of 3" or whatever.
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Hi all, been using a collection of trusty Nuvi 42's as a delivery driver in a large-ish island community for the last few years.įor these devices I created a custom poi file with every house (name and number) on the island, making my job of finding named houses a breeze.
