The PocketGPSWorld forums and website are where I get my POIs and speed cameras from.

Pocket GPS World - SatNavs | GPS | Speed Cameras

You have to pay for the speed camera data now, but I think it's worth it.

Bagpuss.

I would like to know where to get Speed Cameras and POIs for the system. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

POI's can be found all over the 'net, mostly for free - I've used the following (but there are tons more, simply google "POI")

GPS Data Team - GPS POI for Garmin, Navman, Nokia, TomTom, and other GPS.

POI Download UK - free download of POI information for GPS satellite navigation systems

Depends entirely what you're looking for, as to which sites to use.

Speed cameras are a different issue though. First up, you'll need to subscribe to a database that supplies them. PocketGPSWorld seems to be the one of choice for most (http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/), and they have regular updates so you know you've got the latest sites.

There are a number of other threads on here about what software to use to mod the Columbus unit. The POI Inspector is good to view the Disk, and get a feeling for how it all puts together (http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/columbus-mfd3-rns-510-custom-poi-tool-available/109775/), but I used the PimpMyNav utility to actual make the modifications (Pimp-My-Nav Home) I used DVR+RW disks during the initial trial and error phase working out how it all worked, partly to save the environment, but also to see if they worked (which they do) - Since then, I switched to +R, as they're cheaper

You'll have to pay for some of the above (PimpMyNav and PocketGPSWorld), but everything else can be downloaded for free. PimpMyNav refers to a couple of utilities you'll also need (ImgBurn, which is free, and UltraISO which isn't). However, there are other apps that can be used in place of UltraISO, such as Daemon Tools, which is also free. These can all be found by Google or downloading from CNET.com

Hope this helps.

Edited 11 January, 200917 yr by Alien8d

what ever happened to the £2.99 AA map from the local filling station !!! much easier !

and if you drive at the speed limit like I do all the time (cough,cough) then you dont need to worry about speed cameras !

what ever happened to the £2.99 AA map from the local filling station !!! much easier !

In all seriousness, I consider Sat Nav to be one of the greatest inventions for a car. Ignore airbags, ABS, traction control, park assist etc. That's just safety assistance for poor driving. I'm sure Sat Nav has prevented more in-car bust-ups than any other device. I've lost count of the number of arguments that have been caused by differences of opinion over map reading (I have vivid memories as a child of my father and mother bickering over yet another missed turn en route to somewhere, so much so, that I ended up learning to read a map aged about 6 to stop my parents from arguing about it )

First Sat Nav I owned was in the MK I superb, and I remember coming back from a romantic week away in Scotland with the g/f, only to find the M6 closed. I quite happily turned off into the Derbyshire dales, safe in the knowledge that whilst I had absolutely no idea where I was (very green, very twisty and very sheepy), the Sat Nav did. Got home about 30 mins late, but with none of the "where are we", "I don't know, you're navigating" issues.

and if you drive at the speed limit like I do all the time (cough,cough) then you dont need to worry about speed cameras !

Of course in your case, deciding to wait for your suitcase o' velvet instead of settling for a nice bag o' spanners prevents you from speeding anyway..... Hard to do that when sat in the dealer showroom waiting....., and waiting....

In all seriousness, I consider Sat Nav to be one of the greatest inventions for a car. Ignore airbags, ABS, traction control, park assist etc. That's just safety assistance for poor driving. I'm sure Sat Nav has prevented more in-car bust-ups than any other device. I've lost count of the number of arguments that have been caused by differences of opinion over map reading (I have vivid memories as a child of my father and mother bickering over yet another missed turn en route to somewhere, so much so, that I ended up learning to read a map aged about 6 to stop my parents from arguing about it )

First Sat Nav I owned was in the MK I superb, and I remember coming back from a romantic week away in Scotland with the g/f, only to find the M6 closed. I quite happily turned off into the Derbyshire dales, safe in the knowledge that whilst I had absolutely no idea where I was (very green, very twisty and very sheepy), the Sat Nav did. Got home about 30 mins late, but with none of the "where are we", "I don't know, you're navigating" issues.

Of course in your case, deciding to wait for your suitcase o' velvet instead of settling for a nice bag o' spanners prevents you from speeding anyway..... Hard to do that when sat in the dealer showroom waiting....., and waiting....

mmmm - i shall refrain from commenting in case i end up getting removed from the forum for bad behaviour !

i do use sat nav - i have a tomtom. i am disappointed that the new superb will have an inferior set up. 5 digit codes, no easy way of adding POI's, no audible speed camera alert. although it is neater than having the trailing wire and also remembering which car you left the unit it or which cupboard you put it in for safe keeping or getting halfway there using your memery on a familiar route and then finding a road closed and realising you lef tthe tomtom in that cupbaord in the house !!

i think it will be OK as we are only occasional users so the lack of 7 digit will not be such a major issues as for some of you who use it every day.

always carry a map though as i find it better for long range route planning - sat nav is very stupid, being a computer,and simply looks at the world very simplistically. ie sends you up endless country lanes to make the journey 20 secs quicker. sometimes its easier to go the long wasy round the motorway so your sleeping kids get a nice smooth journey.

sat nav is very stupid, being a computer,and simply looks at the world very simplistically. ie sends you up endless country lanes to make the journey 20 secs quicker. sometimes its easier to go the long wasy round the motorway so your sleeping kids get a nice smooth journey.

The columbus is reasonably ok, for example to get from oxford to my house the tomtom would go across country via milton keynes, which takes ages. The columbus goes down the M40, round the M25 and up the A1(M), which is a lot longer, but timewise is actually quicker.

The columbus is reasonably ok, for example to get from oxford to my house the tomtom would go across country via milton keynes, which takes ages. The columbus goes down the M40, round the M25 and up the A1(M), which is a lot longer, but timewise is actually quicker.

I quite like the 3 routes option it gives you, so you can actually choose which one you prefer, rather than the default "fastest" one, which most Sat Nav's seem to use. Makes a lot more sense when you know that Friday afternoons on the M1 are a no-no and the A5 is a better option, even if the Sat Nav doesn't.

tom tom does give you options such as fastest, shortest, limited speed (useful when i am towing) etc.

at least now i can leave tomtom in my passat and use the built in nav in the superb

(when i say now i dont actually mean that due to the fact i havent got my superb yet....grrrrrr !)

Hi Alien8d

Thanks for the links , I have altered one of them as it has an extra bracket on.

Here is the link http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/columbus-mfd3-rns-510-custom-poi-tool-available/109775/ Hopefully I will get round to adding the pois myself in time.

POI's can be found all over the 'net, mostly for free - I've used the following (but there are tons more, simply google "POI")

GPS Data Team - GPS POI for Garmin, Navman, Nokia, TomTom, and other GPS.

POI Download UK - free download of POI information for GPS satellite navigation systems

Depends entirely what you're looking for, as to which sites to use.

Speed cameras are a different issue though. First up, you'll need to subscribe to a database that supplies them. PocketGPSWorld seems to be the one of choice for most (http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/), and they have regular updates so you know you've got the latest sites.

There are a number of other threads on here about what software to use to mod the Columbus unit. The POI Inspector is good to view the Disk, and get a feeling for how it all puts together (http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/columbus-mfd3-rns-510-custom-poi-tool-available/109775/), but I used the PimpMyNav utility to actual make the modifications (Pimp-My-Nav Home) I used DVR+RW disks during the initial trial and error phase working out how it all worked, partly to save the environment, but also to see if they worked (which they do) - Since then, I switched to +R, as they're cheaper

You'll have to pay for some of the above (PimpMyNav and PocketGPSWorld), but everything else can be downloaded for free. PimpMyNav refers to a couple of utilities you'll also need (ImgBurn, which is free, and UltraISO which isn't). However, there are other apps that can be used in place of UltraISO, such as Daemon Tools, which is also free. These can all be found by Google or downloading from CNET.com

Hope this helps.

Thanks for taking the time to write all this. I've not tried it yet but I will do next week when I've finished for the holidays.

Things like this are the reason forums are great, there should be more help and advice and far less moaning on here. You would never get this info out of a dealer.

Cheers

Thanks for taking the time to write all this. I've not tried it yet but I will do next week when I've finished for the holidays.

No problem. I'm an IT geek, so I've got used to writing instructions & manuals over the years, plus I find if I write down what I do, it's easier to refer to it 6 months later, when I forgot what I was doing in the first place

Things like this are the reason forums are great, there should be more help and advice and far less moaning on here. You would never get this info out of a dealer.

Cheers

As an consumer, you have the right to complain when you feel you're not getting a service for a product you have bought (let's face it, a car is the 2nd most expensive purchase you are likely to make after a house), and reading here, you feel that often the backup from the sales team is poor, hence the moaning.

As an example of issues of support, my dealer actually phoned me up the other week to ask me a question about the Sat Nav. They freely admitted the info I was able to give would not have existed or been impossible to obtain from SUK, and I was happy to help (after laughing a bit about the irony of me giving my dealer the info he needed).

I have found out waaaay more about the car from here than any other resource, mainly because the lack of information that the dealers themselves have about the product they are selling. This results in unhappy customers, which is what you see on these boards.

SUK have a great product, but I get the feeling their support for their dealers is poor. I don't know about other manufacturers, because up until 4 years ago, I've always bought 2nd hand. I just accepted that I was just a sale figure to the person selling me the car, support was non existent, so I got my car serviced privately, and up until now I've never had good service from a dealer (my dealer for this car has been outstanding).

the difference is that some dealers - you know who you are ! - are willing to do something about this lack of support / info from SUK and get off there bums and find out. other dealers seem to just accept things. my local dealer has shocking product knowledge. this lost him my business. after squeezing him hard he came within £500 of the deal i finally went with but is 150 miles nearer. had he had good knowledge i might have been tempted.

I am glad i chose to deal with a dealer who makes a considerable effort to find info out. I also am pleased that the dealer principle felt it necessary to phone me to apologise for the delay in the car - even though it was totally out of his control. many dealers blame "them" for the delays (ie they create an us and them scenario with skoda) - i didnt feel this was the case with Allams .