Up to Date Custom POI Databases for your GPS
OK, so you've got your new GPS, and you can't find all the Starbucks in the area, or maybe you are heading somewhere warm for a winter break, and you want all the locations of your favorite restaurant chain on your new GPS. Are you sure they are in your GPS? While the GPS manufacturers are trying to keep up, there can be up to a year lag between the time the place opens up and the time you get it on your GPS. Well there's a place you can get updated (regularly) Points of Interest databases at GPS POI US, a website that maintains 100 databases for loads of key categories, like:
RV Parks/campgrounds (6400+ locations),
Starbucks (8932 locations and up to 100 new ones each month),
Quizno's Subs (4638 locations),
WalMarts (3462 locations)
Flying J Travel Plazas,
FedEx Kinkos, and other retail retail stores.
The databases range in price from a few dollars on up according to how many locations in each database.
Red Light and Intersection Camera Database
One of the more interesting, and apparently popular databases is of the Red Light and Intersection cameras that can save you a bundle if you can avoid getting caught. The database has over 2800 locations across the US that are using safety cameras to nab you if you are speeding or breaking the law. I know that these are becoming more popular as police departments are strapped for cash and resources. Anyway, not advocating breaking the law, but the $25 annual subscription could certainly help keep your driving record clean.
Installation on Garmin devices is easy, as there is a Garmin program that you can download to install Points of Interest on your GPS. There is some information at GPS POI US to help you understand if you can load POI on your GPS system.
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Posted by Scott Martin at December 27, 2006 8:33 AM
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