This is completely off topic but I’d like to do volunteer web development for certain charitable organizations. If anyone is interested just leave a comment here and I’ll get back to you. I only do one project at a time though. Here are more details:
- As far as organizations I’ll work for, there are mainly just two types:
- Those that benefit our military servicemen and women.
- Those that benefit animals.
- I’m a professional web developer with about 8 years experience.
- I’m extremely good at making things work smoothly and efficiently.
- I’m extremely bad at making things “look pretty.”
So if you need a designer to come up with a great new look for your site, I wouldn’t be too much of a help. But if you have an idea of what you want your site to look like and need someone to put it together for you, that’s where I can help.
I don’t always have a lot of free time so nothing will get done in one day, but you can’t argue with the price! I can handle just about any size website.
Leave a comment below if you think there’s something I can help with.
Tried to POI load your gpx file onto my Nuvi 1690 but it failed. something about error on line #17 etc. Suggestions?
Hi Michael, I’m not 100% sure, I checked the file in my text editor and the only thing on line 17 is a . symbol.. maybe it doesn’t like that
I’ll mess around with it some more tomorrow and try to get to the bottom of it, thanks for letting me know it didn’t work, I want to make sure it works for everyone. I’ll post back here when I make some changes
Just checking status of your looking into the error on the code line 17?
yep I’m still working on it sorry it’s taking so long, I can’t quite figure out why it doesn’t like that line of code. Plus if I remove it I get errors elsewhere – I’ll figure it out though, I’ll have more time to work on it this weekend so I’ll definitely get to the bottom of it!
good news, I found the error and fixed it, I verified by adding the POI file to my wife’s GPS and it worked. I actually didn’t know how to do this so I figured it out as I want along. For anyone that needs to do it on a Garmin, here’s what I did:
Download the free POI loader from Garmin (link)
Use that to locate and load the GPX file
Use manual mode for locating the GPX, and tell it to issue a proximity alert when you’re near one of these POI’s (I set mine at 600 feet)
That should do it. From what I can gather here, the cameras won’t show up as an icon on a Garmin device (maybe they will on a Tom Tom). Meanwhile though, the alert will still sound when you’re approaching one.
Hate to be a pest but I tried again to load the GPX file and still got the same ‘error 17′. But I think I may be loading the old GPX file which still includes that line error. Where can I find your new, updated GPX file so I can try again – since you were able to load to Garmin ok. Thanks.
Hi Michael, don’t worry about it! I’m glad you’re telling me about the problems, I’d rather have it fixed than have everyone download a worthless file.
Anyway as it turns out that was my fault, sorry about that, I thought I recreated the file on the site but apparently I didn’t. I did it just now though so if you download it again you should be all set.
I tested it out today and it worked perfectly – I got an alarm sound as I approached an intersection, and a little blurb came up on screen saying something like “Alert: Red Light Camera Intersection.” The blurb went away as soon as I went through the intersection. The only thing I don’t like is that it didn’t put a marker on the intersection, I think that’s just how Garmins are though.
Finally! Got it to load and looks ok so far. Will test it out on the road this afternoon; there is a known camera about 1/2 mile from me. Will advise success.
Am I correct in assuming that I should re-load your GPX file periodically to the Garmin to ensure the unit is up to date with new/changed camera locations?
Thank you for all your work.
No problem Michael! yea, best to update once a month or so. The past few weeks I haven’t had many new cameras to add. I believe I have all the Suffolk ones, not sure about Nassau though
Tested the Garmin 1490T with your adjusted file against a known camera site and it worked fine. Proximity warning was about 600′ as you mentioned earlier. Alarm warning could be a bit louder but I dont think it is adjustable via the unit’s volume control.
One note, I tested it also against another local camera but got no warning which was due I think to the location NOT on your GPX file: Intersection of Unqua Road and Sunrise Hwy in Massapequa, NY. You may need to add this to the GPX file.
Thank you again.
Michael
I’m glad it worked – yea the alarm sound is a bit quiet but you’re right I couldn’t find a way to adjust that on the GPS. I believe there’s another system I can make that will come with an audio alarm and markers on the map. But for that I’d need to purchase a developer’s tool from Garmin which costs a few hundred bucks, and then I’d have to sell the downloadable file instead of provide it for free, so I figured this was what most people would prefer
I added the new camera you mentioned and updated the GPX file so it should show up if you re-download and import it. Looks like we’re all set!
Sounds good. Thanks again for all your work on this project. You can be sure I will be alert to spot cameras, especially in Nassau, that are not on the file and send you their coordinates. Regards, Michael
no problem at all!