Creating, Manipulating, Moving and Loading POI's - Basecamp to Zumo 660

Normally you'd be creating waypoints in Basecamp and sending them to your Zumo as favourites, no need to use POI loader. Is there any reason why you want to use POIs?

If you're sure you do then just launch POI Loader and click on help, it will answer most queries.

Normally you'd be creating waypoints in Basecamp and sending them to your Zumo as favourites, no need to use POI loader. Is there any reason why you want to use POIs?

If you're sure you do then just launch POI Loader and click on help, it will answer most queries.

Thanks SUSSAMB - my approach is shrouded in complete ignorance. I simply wanted a "waypoint" that would actively alert me when I am within the radius of some important event on the route that I have created. E.g. I am doing a route along mountain passes and I want to have my GPS unit warn me when I am 500m away from a well known curve in the road where bikers are known to oversteer and end up in trouble. So my attention turned to the use of POI's. I can place a waypoint in Mapsource, edit its properties to include a proximity value and get it to show the red circle on the map in Basecamp, but from here it became unclear as to how exactly I rename that waypoint to a POI file, export/import/place in this or that folder then use POILoader...at the end of it all, I could not see the POI on my device in anyway... your suggestion sounds much more achievable. Am I using the concept of the POI correctly then?

POIs are normally used when you have a large number of points to install on your GPS, for example all fuel stations. For your use I'd stick to using favourites. There's some good info in this page from Garmin, look at the 'Sharing' video http://www8.garmin.com/learningcenter/training/basecamp/

Ok thanks - watched the clip. I get that, have been transferring waypoints and routes to my device no problem. What I understood from what you have said is that I can simply add proximity data to any normal waypoint load it to my device and it will "ping" me when I get a certain distance away from it, similar to what a "speed camera" POI normally would do?

I think to get an alert, you will need to load it as a Custom POI with POI loader. I don't think there is any way to trigger an alert on a waypoint unless you have it selected as a via on an active route.

Yes that's correct but I suspect it won't be worth the effort, you're unlikely to hear any proximity alarm on a bike.

I think it will depend on the device whether it will do proximity alerts from a waypoint/favourite. Take a look at this short, recent thread on the issue with a GPSMAP 62S.

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?44204-PROXIMITY-ALERTS-Basecamp-and-GPSMAP-62s

I would do some testing with a proximity alert on a waypoint or two and see if that works on the Zumo. It's a good excuse to go for a ride. :) If it doesn't work on the Zumo, then you can always resort to using custom POIs.

If it comes to the point of doing custom POI files, take a look at [URL="http://turboccc.wikispaces.com/Extra_POI_Editor#Extra_POI_Editor-Main Features"]Extra_POI_Editor[/URL]. It lets you directly edit and manage POIs and save to .GPI file format (the format your device needs for custom POI files).

The main advantage it has over Garmin's POILoader is that it's a really nice editor and POI manager. All POILoader does is take a file of POIs and save them to the proper file format (.GPI). You still have to use Mapsource or Basecamp to edit/manage the POIs.

...ken... <2011 BMW F650GS>

Yes that's correct but I suspect it won't be worth the effort, you're unlikely to hear any proximity alarm on a bike.

That depends on how you go about it. The original poster's riding environment (fairing, etc.) may be quiet enough to hear the Zumo.

Or... The Sena SMH10 headset I have mounted on my helmet lets me pair with my phone and, simultaneously, with a GPS device if the GPS device knows how to do Bluetooth audio. (It also does intercom functions with up to 3 other headsets at up to 750 meters.)

Or you can do like I used to do before I got the Bluetooth headset and just plug your earbuds into the device.

Or if you have a modern audio system installed on the bike, like many touring models do, you can plug the audio jack of the GPS into the AUX input of the bike's audio system.

Or....

I'm guessing if the original poster wants an audio alert they've already got the "hearing" part sorted. :)

...ken... <who, after 48 years of motorcycling has tried most everything>

Thanks to everyone for the inputs. In the end, what worked was creating and saving normal waypoint in Basecamp, then exporting as .gpx to a folder on my C drive - then Activating POILoader and importing to device via that route.