[mkgmap-dev] Road Name POIs

Thu Mar 12 21:15:04 GMT 2009

> 
> That map does contain points with code 0x640a and sensible looking labels.
> 
> I loaded it onto my etrex, the RNP show up under "Geographic points"
> and "all POI".
> 
> Does your GPS have an option to search for all POI near the current postion?
> 
> If so, they should show up as entries of the form ROADNAME/CITYNAME,
> where CITYNAME should be the nearest city/town/hamlet to the road.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark

As you've confirmed that this map DOES contain the relevant info I tried
it on my 605 and still no joy. I'm quite happy to accept that it's my
device that does something different (probably the 705 as well) as
opposed to an error but thought I'd add to the knowledgebase anyway.

Cheers

Paul