markchenguk

Hi,

Can someone post a copy of the GPI file for UK speed cameras?

added on 31/03/2017:
I found a free website www.POIPlaza.com which you can download by category "speedcam" and pick GB (UK). It may not be as updated as other fee-paying service but it is good enough for me and free. I found 5 types of speed camera for the UK. Download as Garmin CSV files, unzip and use Garmin POILoader to create the GPI file. Make sure you select Feet/MPH option for the UK. Copy to POI folder on the SD card. I will give it a test drive tonight.

ManiacGT

Is that legal to do so?

guhvies

For the seed cameras, I guess so. A farming solicitor might know more or you could check with DEFRA.

ManiacGT

I should imagine the outcome may take a while... almost an entire season.

markchenguk

I used the Garmin POI Loader but it won't detect the SD card so I output it to "Computer". Then I copied the "UK Camera.gpi" to SD card\garmin\poi folder.

According to https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...map-pilot.html, the gpi filename needs to contans "camera" or "redlight" to have alert. Don't know how true this is.

I put the SD card back into the car. I cannot find any POI category, nor I found the camera nearby my home. I can see the coordinates of the camera in the csv file.

Any idea, anyone?

markchenguk

Just tried it on the road. I have the warning and the quiet bing-bing but cannot see the icon on the map. I have changed the bmp file to 24x24 pixels with 256 colours. Still it doesn't show the icon on the map.

Interesting reading how to customise your POI file: http://www8.garmin.com/products/poil..._poi_files.jsp

All seems fine but the icon still not showing on the map.

C300H-Stu

My attempt is similar, no icon on the map.
I do get an alert (in what appears to be Chinese) and the bing-bong 0.2 miles away from the reported camera.
I will have another try tonight as I must have done something wrong.

markchenguk

I understand a lot better in creating gpi file. Did you create the GPI file from csv? If you personal message me the csv files, I can have a look for you.


Mine is working expectedly except the 24x24 icons not shown in map. I have a red bar with the name of camera appears at top if my speed is higher than the limit. A generic icon later appears in the top left corner as I drive past the camera. I admit it will be better if it show exact location of the camera in the map. However, it does the trick and I am pleased with the result.

C300H-Stu

I combined two csv files in mine, that may have been a mistake.


One for permanent and one for mobile. It reports a lot of camera's that are not there, but used to be or are temporary.


I just get the camera names in Chinese.
I can send the csv's when I get home.

markchenguk

All,


I have just clarified with Brad Wiseman (Garmin) regarding the missing icon. As soon as he heard I am using Mercedes Map Pilot, he said Mercedes had requested them to disallow any customised icon in the map.


Brad's exact words (2017-04-03):
"Preventing the addition of user-supplied icons to the map display was one of the things they [Mercedes] required and Garmin was asked to remove that capability. You can still use Custom POIs but you can't add icons to the map display."

C300H-Stu

Maybe if we can find non custom icons, these can be used to display something!


Retesting a new POI/gpi file tomorrow.
I had 2 custom POI's maybe this caused an issue

markchenguk

You are allowed multiple GPI files so it won't be the matter. If you can send me the csv files, I can have a look.

I think I have got everything working as expected. According to Garmin, Mercedes doesn't allow their software to display icons so I have given up to display the icons.

Wr1ghtym

Hi, did anyone get to the bottom of why the alert is in chinese?

Dell

It may be a bit late but I used this (http://mb.jack-nicholson.info) to convert speed cam and put on SD card and it works great on my merc ntg 4.7
Dell