ACSI POIs

I use the free mapping app called 'MAPS.ME' and then download the countries that is needed, it is full offline mapping to street level with full information (POI's) built in, can also use your GPS for location and routing. To use Archies ACSI file I Emailed from my desktop  to myself, right click and open with 'MAPS.ME', it then holds it as a Bookmark and can be turned off or on as needed.

Although Archies have a different BMP picture for different types of sites, MAPS.ME doesn't use it and uses its own 'pin'. As I can turn on or off individual bookmarks (or sites) in the mapping programme it doesn't bother me that it uses the same icon pin for location.

If I turned on all Bookmarks (Campingcard, CampingCheque etc) it can look a bit busy until zoomed in with the same pin.

We don't actually use our Ford SatNav (much) so I'm really interested in DaveFL's use of Archie's on his tablet, off line. That looks a great way of doing it - and I might be back for more technical 'instructions' later!

Although Archies have a different BMP picture for different types of sites, MAPS.ME doesn't use it and uses its own 'pin'. As I can turn on or off individual bookmarks (or sites) in the mapping programme it doesn't bother me that it uses the same icon pin for location.

If I turned on all Bookmarks (Campingcard, CampingCheque etc) it can look a bit busy until zoomed in with the same pin.

I think Maps.Me is very simialr to OsmAnd which I find great for local navigation but in the past for long distance stuff it did not perform so well. They have made lots of improvements over the last couple of years so perhaps this is no longer the case?

Dave, if you are loading Archies as one big group, can you search individual categories of campsites?

peedee

Dave, if you are loading Archies as one big group, can you search individual categories of campsites?

peedee

Sorry 'peedee', must be my thick moment, can you expand a little on your question . If you mean by a category either ACSI Camping card sites or Camping cheque sites, then I Bookmark them seperately as their own files and I can turn either on or both on together.

If I have just ACSI sites showing, MAPS.ME has a search facility to look for individual sites, towns, villages etc.

I also have the ACSI sites on my cars built in satnav for routing, and only use the tablet for planning in the caravan. On saying that, my wife likes the paper map.

I am assuming that when you load "Archies" into Maps.Me they are loaded as one group, e.g.. Club sites are within the same category as commercial sites. If this is the case how can you switch just the commercial sites off to just show Club sites let alone search for the nearest Club site.

peedee

For those interested in using POI's on a tablet with full offline mapping, at the moment I have CC sites UK, CL's UK and European ACSI sites loaded. Each section (bookmark) can be switched on or off as desired so as not to be too cluttered, also full address, co-ordinates and tel numbers included.

Shown below is just CC sites UK.

Caravan Club sites were taken from here, downloaded the 'Garmin' CSV file, converted online to KML file to work with MAPS.ME. Archies ACSI sites already gave the option to download his files in KML.

BTW, the Principality of Sealand on the map made an interesting read when looked up online.

Caravan Club sites were taken from here, downloaded the 'Garmin' CSV file, converted online to KML file to work with MAPS.ME. Archies ACSI sites already gave the option to download his files in KML.

BTW, the Principality of Sealand on the map made an interesting read when looked up online.

Ah, Dave, the important bit!.....thanks.

i have them all in .ovs (tomtom) format but the principle is the same....cheers.

Thanks Dave for the further explanations, looks to be a good workable system.

peedee