Own Satellite Navigation, Sat Nav or a GPS device from Navigon but are unable to load and use all those custom POI's you have found available to download on to your Navigon device? Well you can now!!

Now there is a simple to use Navigon Custom POI Converter. If you have the ability to rearrange a POI csv file (e.g. ms excel) from any other sat nav, Garmin, TomTom etc into the new order required by Navigon POI and you have Navigon Fresh installed on your PC (free to down load on Navigon site), Navigon POI will help to create a file so you can load custom POI's on to a Navigon device that can then be searched and routed to, via the internet download option.

The Navigon POI s/w is just a work around I came up with, it is basically a POI conversion and transfer interface that will allow you to add your own additional Custom POI's to a Navigon device from a re-arranged CSV file. It's not perfect and you will need to do a little work first but does work well if used in the right way.

Navigon POI is designed to add additional but selective POI's to the Navigon Device. It may be a chain of shops you use of say 300 outlets, your favorite restaurants, supermarket or just some local POI's, all of which are not standard POI's on the Navigon device. (Note: Navigon POI will not add speed alerts etc). Using the Internet download option allows you to add thousands of extra POI's that can be searched direct from the Navigon POI menu by simply entering the town the POI is located in.

So how does it work? POI files are added to the Imported Addresses/Internet section under My Destinations. To Search for a POI, select text entry and enter the name or first part of the TOWN to search, then all loaded custom POI's in that town will be displayed, this is the preferred method but you may also search by POI name, then all POI's with that name are shown (depends on csv file contents) it, displays 100+ results, all POI's in that category, so you need to scroll through results to find and select a POI to route to it.

It is possible to create and then upload multiple POI files and add to or update POI's later. Simply create more POI's and use Navigon POI to upload. Limit to 5,000 custom POI's for best results. (Will not work with Voice Command, as there is to much data to load) The more POI's there are, the longer it takes to sort and load for searching.

If you wish to try Navigon POI, please complete the request form, a download link will be shown in the text at the top of the page once the form submit button is pressed and sent successfuly.

Who knows this could force Navigon to get there act in to gear and add as a perminant feature on their Sat Nav devices!

Please click here and complete the - Request form

Navigon POI is provided in a zip file. Documentation and example files will be included. The extracted Setup file has install/un-install, so if it is not something you wish to use or keep, it can easily be removed from you computer.

Note: Navigon POI is provided "as-is," without any express or implied warranty. In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

Any feedback following install is welcome.

Thanks for looking and I hope Navigon POI is able to help you add a few custom POI's to your Navigon device, as it has for me...