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Adding POI's to a Garmin GPS
Topic Started: May 23 2014, 08:35 PM (463 Views)
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Thought it would be neat to have a list of motorcycle dealers on my GPS. Would come in handy for upcoming rides. Couldn't find any POI files for Yamaha but did find one for HD.

Downloaded the POI file and Garmin POI loader. Installed on my Garmin Zumo 550. Works great and shows the dealers on the map and the 52 closest in list form. I like it.

This is a cut & paste on how to load the POI files. Not the easiest to follow but if you get stuck just search the web or post a reply.

For more info read here: POI loading

G. HARLEY DEALER NATIONAL POI LISTING

You can load all 930 USA/Canada/Mexico Harley Dealer location POI's to your GPS unit. When you load the dealer POI database it will place a Harley logo on your map screen wherever there is a dealer. The POI database includes dealer address and phone numbers. You can set the GPS to alert you when you are within a pre-determined distance of any dealer (we used 5 miles). It will also give you a list of the 52 closest HD dealers to wherever you are at any given time, starting with the closest one. You can select any Harley Dealer on the screen or POI list and push the "Go" button and the GPS will route you directly to it. Fun stuff while on the road, don't want to miss those t-shirt opportunities.

The POI feature is a very valuable one and has many other good uses as well.

You can get the Garmin POI loader software along with a detailed description of what POI's are all about here: http://www.garmin.com/products/poiloader/

You can get the Harley Dealer POI database download from here: http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=56474 (just scroll down the page list to "Dealerships").

There are other interesting POI databases available there as well.

The author of the Harley Dealer POI database will notify you when he updates it. You can get his email address from the README file part of his download. He does this excellent work for free so be sure to thank him.

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