POI Downloads

[Dougisles]

Can anyone help me please. I am trying to download Aires and campsites in France. I have tried several sites but cannot effect a download so that I can transfer them onto my Tom Tom.
If anyone knows how please be aware that I am not very IT savey!

Thanks

Doug

 

[dhn]

Tried here?
https://poi.gps-data-team.com/france/accommodation/

 

[Arno]

You may want to peruse this thread. It is not long.

https://www.tomtomforums.com/threads/aires-in-france.29297/

 

[Dougisles]

Tried here?
https://poi.gps-data-team.com/france/accommodation/

Thanks.
I have tired that site but when I try to download it sends me to a site advertising file converters!

Regards
Doug

 

[dhn]

Try this then:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtompoi.php

 

[Dougisles]

Try this then:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/tomtompoi.php

Thanks very much
I have just worked out and downloaded the other link you sent me.
I have now got to work out how to get it onto my tomtom
Doug

 

[Dougisles]

Tried here?
https://poi.gps-data-team.com/france/accommodation/

Hi

I have all the aires downloaded to my computer and I can see them in an excel file but I cannot get more than the first 100 to download to my tomtom after converting them to a ov2 file. any ideas?

 

[canderson]

I know that Nav3 units aren't limited to anything nearly as low as 100 points. I often run upwards of 4,000 for one of my own POIs that is built anew weekly. So it may be that there's a problem in the creation of the *.ov2 file.

Can you please take the Aires source file that you obtained and create a *.zip of it and attach it here?

 

[Dougisles]

I do not know how to create a zip file when I try windows denies me access

The same thing happened when I tried to load the campsites onto my tomtom

I have attached the data as a text file because the forum will not let me attach a excel file

Regards

Doug

 

[Arno]

Download Winzip at

http://www.winzip.com/landing/download-winzip.html

 

[canderson]

Even as a moderator, I can't attach an *.ov2 directly for you here, so I am attaching your results as a *.zip file. If you download it and save it to your PC, and double click it, Windows DOES know how to open these *.zip style files. Once open, slide the contents onto your desktop (or wherever) and try loading the *.ov2 to your unit with MyDrive.

 

[Dougisles]

Thank you very much everyone.
I am now in france so when I get back I will continue with my queat to load the aires. after I have had my computor fixed. When I tried to download winzip something went wrong and although I can log onto the internet the machine will not allow me to use any browsers! I have not got a clue what has happened so I am going to take it to a computor repair shop. When it is back I will contact you again.

regards

doug

 

[canderson]

Your PC should be able to unpack a *.zip file without the addition of the WinZip package. It's been a native feature of Windows for quite some time. Download the *.zip file I have sent, double click on it, and your PC should open it to show you the contents (which will be the *.ov2 file you need for Aires).

 

[Arno]

Cannot download the zip file.

 

[canderson]

There was a site error going on here for a while, Arno. Give it another try.

 

[Arno]

OK, downloaded it but won't be able to get around to it for a bit.