[gps-talkusers] Re: WARNING ABOUT UK POIS

  • From: Charles LaPierre <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:53:30 -0700

Hi Steve,
Thank you for your feedback and I would like to see what I can do to try to improve the sub-categories for the UK and all other European POIs. The dataset I get from TeleAtlas is completely different between North America from Europe, and I have to have different mappings to convert their POI categories and sub-categories into our own smaller set of categories and sub-categories. If you feel a sub-category is in error I can try to see what can be done to fix the issue but I will need a little information from you.
First I will need a Third Party ID for the POI in question (which you can get from the POI Details.) Then I will need the current Category and Sub-category the POI is in, and then what category/subcategory you think it should be in instead. If you can provide 2 examples for each issue then I can go back to the original Data from TeleAtlas and see what category and sub-category they had the POI set to and then figure out if I can re-map them to the requested new category/subcategory.
I may not be able to do anything but I will let you know what I find out. I.E.if you say that a Pub is listed under Restaurant, but if I find that these Pub's have the same TeleAtlas Category number as other real restaurants then I won't be able to fix the problem because I will just move all restaurants to pubs or vice versa which won't help anything. But I won't know what the issue is until I have more information. 

Thanks
Charles.


At 08:32 AM 10/25/2008, you wrote:

Hi Guys

Since starting to use the new maps I have noticed that the POI subsidiary
categories on UK POIs seem to be rather suspect. I am particularly concerned
about the medical services category.

All the POIs in the medical services category seem to have been given a
subcategory of general practitioner. This would lead a UK user to suspect
that they were all doctors in general practice. This subcategory has been
applied to my wife who is a chiropodist. A local hypnotherapist and
Osteopath have been shown in the same way.

Other subcategories do not look much better. Most pubs seem to be listed
under restaurants whether or not they do food and subcategories appear to
have no entries at all.

I have reported the problems to Sendero but I cannot at the moment find a
way of reporting them to Telatlas as the web site seems to only want to know
about positions of businesses.

Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Ewing" <sharon.ewing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:09 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Looking for bigger flash cards


Also, another brand that isn't as widely known as these, but which has had a
lot of consistent good behavior as far as their pen drives, SD cards and
Compact Flash cards with the Braille Note even when it did not take as many
cards and drives as it does now is PNY.  They are less expensive, for the
most part, than the others are, as well.






-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:59 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Looking for bigger flash cards

Thanks, Kevin.  I love Newegg.  I just wasn't sure what brands, besides
Sandisk, work with the BrailleNote, and I didn't want to pay for something
I'd have problems returning.  So now I'll add Transcend to my list of usable
cards.  I remember Mike said he was using a 32 gb card.  Mike, what brand is
it, and where did you get it?  Inquiring minds want to know.  <grin>

Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Chao" <kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:37 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Looking for bigger flash cards


>
> Peggy,
>
> I would recommend brands, such as SanDisk, Transcend me many other brands.
> I would suggest http://www.newegg.com as I have found very good deals. For
> example, I found a 16GB card by Transcend for around$50.
>
> Kevin
> -original message-
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Looking for bigger flash cards
> From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 10/24/2008 11:41 PM
>
> Okay, guys, now that our maps are bigger, does anyone know of a good brand
> of compact flash card that's 16 or 32 gb, and where to get it?  I've just
> about filled my 2 gb card with maps for California, Oregon, Washington,
> and
> some extra POI files, and I'd like to store my stuff on a card with a bit
> more room.  Does anyone know of any sales?
>
> Peggy
> http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
>
>
>
>


Charles M. La Pierre
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