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We are looking at relocating to the Winchester area.

Are there any POI (Point Of Interest) files, which I could use with my
TomTom SatNav, that are specific to the Winchester (or even Hampshire)
area?
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Philip

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Philip K wrote in message
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Stay clear of Southampton

Starbuck wrote in message
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LOL!

Southampton has better restaurants than Winchester IMHO....
...and Id steer clear of Winchester town centre on a Saturday
night anyway...

:-)


MH

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Philip K wrote:


Unlikely! POI files usually contain entities in a particular category (e.g.
Macdonalds, Esso Filling Stations, National Trust properties, etc.) for the
*whole* country - some of which will undoubtedly be in the Winchester area,
along with all the rest.

With a bit of effort you could create your own by:
* Downloading categories of interest [1]
* Converting each file to .csv format using one of the free utility programs
* Creating a spreadsheet formula to calculate the distance of each POI from
Winchester, and select only those within (say) 30 miles
* Combining the local extracts into a single .csv file
* Creating a new .ov2 POI file from the combined file

About half an hours work if youve half a clue as to what youre doing.

[1] Theres a good selection at
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=POIs but there are plenty of
others if you Google for them
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Cheers,
Roger

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