Add GPS co-ordinate to My Places
alan6000
Posts: 26 [Prominent Wayfarer]
edited September 2020 in GO 5100/5000/6100-6000 / GO 4xx-6xx series / GO, Via and Start 4x-6x series (MyDrive Connect)
I wish to add several French hotels to My Places. The Logis site gives GPS co-ordinates as eg 48.4028 - 7.3305.
I go to My Places/AddSearch/Whole Map/Latitude and Longitude and enter the above which I assume is a "Decimal Co-ordinate". All I get is "Co-ordinate out of range. Go 6100 with World Maps and Europe installed
I go to My Places/AddSearch/Whole Map/Latitude and Longitude and enter the above which I assume is a "Decimal Co-ordinate". All I get is "Co-ordinate out of range. Go 6100 with World Maps and Europe installed
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Superusers
@alan6000
Welcome to the site...
Method... (1) Use the Tomtom MyDrive Web Route planner....
Here... https://mydrive.tomtom.com/
OR
Method... (2) Transfer the individual Google Map locations manually to the MDW Route planner
MyDrive Web Route planner....
Here... https://mydrive.tomtom.com/
With Google Maps and the MyDrive Web Route planner both running
(1)... Type the location into the Google Maps Search Box and Right-click on the offered location marker and select 'What's here'
Or
(2)... Right-click on the Map at the required location and select 'What's here'
(3)... A small window opens at the bottom of the screen... Click on the displayed Coordinates... the Coordinates are now displayed in the normal Search Box
(4)... Copy the Coordinates & Paste them into the MyDrive Web Route planner (Press Enter on your Keyboard) the MDW Route planner will Zoom to the location....
Right-Click on the Icon to....
Send Destination
Add to MyPlaces
Use as Starting point
Plan Route
If you have a Route already planned....
Right-Click on the Icon to add a Stop
Stay Safe... ATB YFM
Thanks for the exhaustive info. I am grateful to you for replying.
I will give it a try later but my first reaction is that it is bit of a long way round to do what should be relatively easy.
However why is it necessary to use Google Maps as an intermediary when I already have the co-ordinates. This seems a long way round when surely the facility already exists in TT My Places.
Superusers
@alan6000
Method... (1) Doesn't use Google Maps
Coordinates directly on my GO 5000....
Are you sure the Coordinate is 48.4028 -7.3305
It's in the sea between Truro & Brest
But Coordinate 48.4028 7.3305 Gives....
Stay Safe... ATB YFM
On the screen of the Go6100 where you enter the coordinates the format example is shown as
54.433182 - 1.463234
This is incorrect
It works fine if you just have a single space without the hyphen ie
54.433182 1.463234
The Tomtom Video above shows the co
Looks like another TomTom cock up
Thanks again. I have been trying to post that solution for the last hour or so and it just will not post for some reason. I surmise that it rejects posts which include a web address. I found on youtube.
Actually the problem is that on the actual device, the format shown on the screen is
48.4028 - 7.3305
and it does not work. It does work fine if you omit the hyphen and one space.
A TomTom cock up I'm afraid.
Well my posts eventually came through. I tried many times to post my reply but every time I received a small message at the bottom of my screen saying it would be posted after it was checked. I never saw the message until about the 10th time as it was so small and lasted about 3 seconds. Is this normal as I never experienced this on previous occasions.
Anyway thanks for your efforts. As I said, I had solved the issue but was unable to post the reply so sorry for your wasted effort which was anyhow appreciated.
The problem is totally down to TomTom device software showing incorrect format information on its screen with the addition of a hyphen between the two co-ordinates. I had tried "space-hyphen-space" and just hyphen but didn't think to try just the space alone. I attach a file showing this problem on my Go6100
Just a bit confusing if this is the first time of using lat/long locations.