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| Posted by richardandlis Duplicate POI points I am wondering what happens if there are duplicate poi points in my Garmin. Which one will it use? |
| Posted by k1_w1 Duplicate POI As far as I am aware, Garmin POI loader will overwrite the same POI's. I have a Nuvi 260 and don't get duplicates when I update. Cheers |
| Posted by hfa8592 Duplicate POI If the POIs are truly duplicates (all information including latitude, longitude, name etc is identical), the unit will overwrite them and only use one. If it's really close -- like say two custom poi's that you have downloaded in different files, both for the same poi but the latitude and longitude are off by 0.0001, they will both show up. The only way to eliminate this is before you import the POI file to your machine -- delete the dups in a CSV file format. Good luck, hfa8592 Garmin Nuvi 855 Garmin Nuvi 260W Garmin StreetPilot C330 |
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| Posted by bgtee Best practice I think it is best practice to always use the POI Loader to remove the old POI file from the Garmin before uploading the new one. |
| Posted by pumphypete Duplicate POI points totally agree with bgtee i had downloaded several times certain poi's after restarting my unit i found that i had multiple instances of the same poi with identical features, so i reckon that you should use the poi loader to remove previous custom poi's then disconnect from the PC ,reconnect then reload a new set of poi's , always backup your poi file to your PC and before adding any new poi's put them into your poi folder on your PC remembering to remove the file before you update it so that you don't get ant duplicates. |
| Posted by thurmansevolution POI If all are the same, than it will just overwrite and use one...no worries. |