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Creating Custom POIs Using a Text Editor
CSV (.csv) files containing custom POIs (points of interest) can be created in a text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit and loaded to compatible Garmin devices using Points of Interest (POI) Loader.
A basic POI includes the longitude, latitude, name, and an optional comment field. When entering the information in a text editor, use a comma to separate each field and a line break to separate each POI. The longitude is listed first, followed by latitude, name, and comment. The coordinates must be in decimal format (hddd.ddddd).
Tips:
- Longitude: use a minus sign for any location West of the 0-degree line or prime meridian line.
- Latitude: use a minus sign for any location South of the 0-degree line or equator.
- Name and comment: Avoid using commas or special characters in these fields
Example:
-94.50095, 36.35431, Roaring River State Park, Light-colored worms
-92.51394, 37.43547, Bennett Spring State Park, Maribu jigs
-94.76416, 38.81227, Garmin, 1200 E. 151st St.
Once all of the desired information has been added, save the file with a .csv extension (e.g. Filename.csv).
To Save the File in Notepad:
- Click File
- Click Save As
- Type the file name with the .csv extension (e.g. Filename.csv)
- Change Save as type to All Files (*.*)
- Click Save
NOTE: The file name for the .csv file cannot contain commas, or special characters.
To Save the File in TextEdit:
- Click Format
- Click Make Plain Text
- Click File
- Click Save…
- Type the file name in the Save As box adding .csv at the end (e.g. Filename.csv)
- Browse to a location to save the file under the Where box
- Click Save
NOTE: The file name for the .csv file cannot contain commas, or special characters.
Once the .csv file has been saved, the custom POIs can be loaded to the device using POI Loader.