ACSI POIs

The set of Archies I have, downloaded in Feb 2015 and not used, only has only the "A" icon for every site and would load into my sat nav as say "Archies Sites" and I would not be able to search for sites by groups, e.g. ACSI or Club sites.

peedee

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The set of Archies I have, downloaded in Feb 2015 and not used, only has only the "A" icon for every site and would load into my sat nav as say "Archies Sites" and I would not be able to search for sites by groups, e.g. ACSI or Club sites.

peedee

There have been multiple updates to Archie's - the latest in January, and really you need the latest version - there are hundreds more ACSI sites, and less Camping Cheque sites this year, so the old information isn't reliable.  Information is kept up to date - 'Archie' works tirelessly to ensure the information is as relevant as it can be and asks that if anyone notices anything which is out of date they let him know via the website.

Yes just looked at the latest offerings and they have been broken down more than they used to be but the categories on offer e.g. camping cheque sites, I don't use. Agree I could easily use my own icons with these.

What would be useful is a set of up to date Continental campsites open all year.

peedee

Yes just looked at the latest offerings and they have been broken down more than they used to be but the categories on offer e.g. camping cheque sites, I don't use. Agree I could easily use my own icons with these.

What would be useful is a set of up to date Continental campsites open all year.

peedee

I've brought that up with Archie, more than once.  I'll let you know if/when it becomes likely.

thanks, Peedee.....im due a satnav update...will put them on later this week...

on a slightly different note, i have the ACSI app and have several countires loaded.....i wanted to add Germany but cant find a way to 'buy' this file.....any ideas?

If all you want is POI files dont buy them from ACSI, go to Archies Camping where the ACSI card sites are described as "Camping Card"  and down load them and if you want another 30000+ sites download everything else.

AD, we dont have to buy the POI file for my satnav from ACSI, theyre free...

the ones i was referring to are the ones that sit with the ACSI/CC app.....

i generally have them in both places....the sat nav ones for obvious reasons....navigate to.....etc.

with the app, the files contain much, much more info.....just like having the book on your ipad, and it works offline too....

but thanks for the tip....i realise Archie is there as backup....and i thank all you guys for helping to put it all together.....its appreciated. 

 

For the benefit of the uninitiated I.e. me, could somebody explain in outline how you would load POIs onto a stand-alone satnav like say a Garmin? At the moment I have a built-in satnav in the car which doesn't have a USB connection but I plan to buy a standalone Garmin or TomTom for the motorhome. I know you can synchronise with the suppliers website to update the maps but what about third party data?

hitch, dont know much about garmin except that i think you need a 'loader' program to move from a pc to the satnav.

on a tomtom, there are two types...

...one (like mine) where you can ise Windows to literally drag and drop the poi files into the map area of the satnav...

...two, newer models i believe, connect via a Tomtom different program, where poi files have been vetted and placed in a tomtom library (bit like itunes, i guess...) and moved to the satnav via the tomtom connection program.

I have loaded Archies ACSI POI's onto my Android tablet for location purposes, using full offline mapping down to street level.

dave, a couple of points, please....

which app is this a snapshot of (google maps or similar?) which allows offline mapping...?

as Peedee said earlier, do all the different type of sites (acsi, cc, etc) all show with a red pin icon?

cheers..