Re: Tom Tom GO 300 - custom maps?

do1 wrote:
> Hi, I've been asked to do a trial of Tom Tom GO 300 units for my
> employer, a utility company. I don't have the units yet and am
> wondering if you can tell me whether its possible to add custom maps
> to the device? It isn't mentioned in the literature I've downloaded
> but I noticed there is the option to connect to a PC. It would be
> useful for our users to see our assets or offices (500 or so) on the
> maps. That could also speed up destination entry.
>
> Would we only be able to do that as POIs? As a company with good GIS
> resources we could create our own map layers or do POIs in bulk based
> on our asset database, including X/Y coordinates etc. Any help
> appreciated, thanks.

TomTom and all other commercial navigation systems use a closed map format
unique to each manufacturer. You cannot use any other manufacturers maps
not can you use custom maps.

However, TomTom has excellent Custom POI support and it is a simple process
to create your own custom POI Group and share/install these on multiple
units. There are utilities available to convert POI lists created in .csv
or .txt format to the .ov2 format used by TomTom. You can also create
custom icons to represent your POIs.

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Creators of the free UK Safety Camera POI


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