Adding POI's in iGuidance??? - Page 5

JohnWPB · 12-19-2006, 01:16 AM

I would like to see more stores, as mentioned at the top of this thread, such as the big box computer stores, ect. I just don't know how many more POI's will fit on my map! I guess it really depends on the area, as someone said they drove through DC, and say hardly anything. I have to turn some of them off for normal driving, as there are just too many of them and it really clutters up my maps while driving.

Here is a screen cap of the POI's around my house in West Palm Beach, FL:

rob1218 · 12-19-2006, 03:03 AM

im down to throw in some money too if we get this working

SangreDeThor · 12-19-2006, 09:07 AM

I dont have any in the freakin state of maine, all i can find are banks. and one mall. so more stores is crucial

muldrick · 12-24-2006, 08:20 PM

I haven't visited for awhile (hence I did not answer the question to me, which needs not answered anymore).
Can't believe how far this has come...this would be awesome if it's accomplished.

P3D4T0R · 12-24-2006, 10:37 PM

I Just stumbled onto this thread after long hours doing other carcp related research. I own a large bandwidth capable site with an extra database available for POI information once someone has POI information I can work on building a community editable online POI database as well as a former hacker and a current high end computer programmer I may be able to add on to the program that this other person is doing. PM or email me @ boredbylife@gmail.com if you'd like my help for anything but money... I happen to be poor at the moment... :/.

Judging by the progress that has been made thus far I would probably be able to write a program that would encompass everything that people have been asking for here.

danchoi03 · 12-27-2006, 11:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by P3D4T0R

I Just stumbled onto this thread after long hours doing other carcp related research. I own a large bandwidth capable site with an extra database available for POI information once someone has POI information I can work on building a community editable online POI database as well as a former hacker and a current high end computer programmer I may be able to add on to the program that this other person is doing. PM or email me @ boredbylife@gmail.com if you'd like my help for anything but money... I happen to be poor at the moment... :/.

Judging by the progress that has been made thus far I would probably be able to write a program that would encompass everything that people have been asking for here.

If I were you i would do the community a favor and hack the Iguidance and transport all the POI from Lexus GPS database and prove to people that you can do it. Right now, noone is willing to pay you yet since nobody here knows who you are. Plus, you only have 1 post

JohnWPB · 12-28-2006, 09:06 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by danchoi03

If I were you i would do the community a favor and hack the Iguidance and transport all the POI from Lexus GPS database and prove to people that you can do it. Right now, noone is willing to pay you yet since nobody here knows who you are. Plus, you only have 1 post

Wow danchoi03, coming across a little harsh there if I do say so. Someone offers to do a community data base, help or even do the programming and you come down on him pretty hard, "Prove it", "Nobody here knows who you are" ect... especially coming from someone with a "Newbie" tag, and just 18 posts your self.

The single post tells me that he was searching the net, ran across this thread, took the time to register in the forums, and then verify the email, just to offer to help.

P3D4T0R: I think many of us here would be grateful for any help that you could provide towards this project. As far as money is concerned, I think you have seen from reading this thread, that people, including myself would be more than willing to toss a few bucks your way in appreciation.

spiike · 12-28-2006, 01:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnWPB

Wow danchoi03, coming across a little harsh there if I do say so. Someone offers to do a community data base, help or even do the programming and you come down on him pretty hard, "Prove it", "Nobody here knows who you are" ect... especially coming from someone with a "Newbie" tag, and just 18 posts your self.

The single post tells me that he was searching the net, ran across this thread, took the time to register in the forums, and then verify the email, just to offer to help.

P3D4T0R: I think many of us here would be grateful for any help that you could provide towards this project. As far as money is concerned, I think you have seen from reading this thread, that people, including myself would be more than willing to toss a few bucks your way in appreciation.

MatrixPC · 12-28-2006, 04:24 PM

danchoi03, maybe you read P3D4T0R message wrong. P3D4T0R offer to help the community anything he could but money.

P3D4T0R, one thing I am sure everyone here interest is an app that can pull POI database from the Lexus and import it into iG. Like JWPB said, many people including me are willing to toss in some $$ for little motivation

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danchoi03 · 12-28-2006, 04:26 PM

oh sorry,

Anyways, I willing to chip in $$ for this project. The prize money will go to the one who successfully done the project

shazbot · 12-28-2006, 05:00 PM

I suppose noone has any idea how to interface either iGuidance nor the Lexus data. (why the obsession with the lexus navi btw? does it have most pois?)
I don't know whats on the cds or haven't even seen any lexus car navigation system but let me say this:
First of all it is very likely that the information about pois is stored as some kind of binary fileformat. Second, that file may also be compressed. I doubt though that it is encrypted in some other way.

So if you don't find another way of getting the pois of the lexus you would have to reverse engineer the file format, which this thread is pretty much about i think (correct me if I'm wrong). If you have ever tried to reverse engineer a file format you know that it's pretty hard task. The way it's usually done is you analyze the program that knows how to handle the file. So most of the work lies in reverse engineering that program.
Now the navigation software is very likely not contained on that disk you have but inside the embedded computer inside the dashboard which, correct me if I'm wrong, noone knows anything about...

I don't want to scatter any dreams here but very likely, unless you hack into that system and retrieve the software chances are you are not gonna be able to understand whats on these disks....

muldrick · 01-02-2007, 09:39 AM

The Lexus disk has upwards of 10 million POI's.
Yes, the disk contains mostly maps (only). The other software is on a HDD in the car. But all we need is the POI's.
I do know that the Lexus and iGuidance, as most all nav software is made by NavTeq.

ANy updates?

spiike · 01-02-2007, 12:30 PM

I'll toss in some cash money as well when this is done.

Serialk1llr · 01-04-2007, 08:26 PM

I'd contribute to this as well when the time comes around.

P3D4T0R · 01-07-2007, 06:12 PM

Alright, after some review of IG I am dissatisfied with it to the point were I am not willing to put the time into getting the data (from wherever), decoding the data, then encoding the data back into IG. There are a few reasons for this but mostly it is because of the map, my own street is NOT on the software. Other reasons include slow/unstable interface and lack of options.

However all is not lost in me previous offer, I am still willing to host a site with POI and I may, during my free time even build that program.