Important - Wild Camping Map & POI Data

Canalsman

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Due to the huge uptake and interest in the wild camping data that I have gleaned from the Wild Camping website, and following discussion with the Wild Camping admin, Phil, a forum has now been setup entitled 'Wild Camping Maps & POI Files'.

It is no longer practical for me to email updates to everyone, so updated data will be posted to the above forum, probably monthly, for download.

This data will be available to Site Supporters only.

This decision has been made to ensure that there is some degree of control over where the data goes to, and to encourage continued submission of new locations, and corrections to and/or removal of existing locations.

The next update will be available in a few days time.

Regards

Canalsman
 
why make things more complicated for us poor souls that are just about able to manage things as they are ?
tony
 
tony said:
why make things more complicated for us poor souls that are just about able to manage things as they are ?
tony
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I don't think this is more complicated ...

I just cannot email 300 or more people every month.

I'd rather concentrate on getting the information as up-to-date and accurate as possible.

It's entirely up to the individual to download the information as and when they wish.

For those who did not receive the first 'release' of the 'map' and POIs, it's worth noting that there are now almost 1000 locations identified for England, Wales and Scotland.

They are classified as follows:

CR - car park rural
CU - car park urban

LR - layby rural
LU - layby urban

OR - other rural location
OL - other urban location

PH - pub stopover

There are some roads that along their entire length are identified as particularly good for wilding. These are prefixed OR.

The description has the county name appended.

If it's a pub stopover, the description includes the pub name after the location name.

If a layby is on a dual carriageway, the description includes the direction of travel.

Comments have been added where useful. For example:

Places that charge
Access restrictions
Pub phone numbers
 
sounds ok but how do one find those places with garmin sat nav ?
tony
 
tony said:
sounds ok but how do one find those places with garmin sat nav ?
tony
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You will need to download the Garmin version of the POI (Points of Interest) file to your satnav.

I don't have experience of Garmin satnav devices - but if it functions in similar fashion to a TomTom device, you can search for a POI near you, or near a specific place, and then get navigation instructions as required.

Maybe one of the existing Garmin users can flesh this out a bit ...

Incidentally, I advise everyone to install Google Earth on their computer, and use the file that I provide to see more easily where all the locations are.

Additional information which I am adding to the Google Earth data includes a hyperlink that will take you to the Google Streetview image where these are available. (Around 95% I reckon.)
 
Canalsman said:
The data is available for:

Google Earth
TomTom satnav
Garmin satnav
Navman satnav

Other formats can be added by request ...
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To confirm (sorry) TomTom format will be ov2, which my mobile satnav uses??
 
Thanks Chris for all your hours of effort and for your generosity in sharing this with us.
Many happy wildings
 
Canalsman said:
You will need to download the Garmin version of the POI (Points of Interest) file to your satnav.

I don't have experience of Garmin satnav devices - but if it functions in similar fashion to a TomTom device, you can search for a POI near you, or near a specific place, and then get navigation instructions as required.

Maybe one of the existing Garmin users can flesh this out a bit ...

Incidentally, I advise everyone to install Google Earth on their computer, and use the file that I provide to see more easily where all the locations are.

Additional information which I am adding to the Google Earth data includes a hyperlink that will take you to the Google Streetview image where these are available. (Around 95% I reckon.)
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Hi My Garmin allows me to transfer 500 POis into the dashboard unit at any one time. I find that the best way of selecting which POis to upload for any individual trip is to have Google earth & Garmin maps open side by side on my screen. I accept that you need a largish screen for this. Then follow Canalmans instructions & zoom in on a site in Google (very often 1/200 yds away from where it should be) then when you have checked it out i.e. NO height barriers etc, go to the Garmin map, locate the spot precisely & using the green flag (way point tool) on the top bar drag it to the spot & name it. Only 10 digits allowed with my unit. Hope this helps.
Dezi
 
Pete Westy said:
Thanks Chris for all your hours of effort and for your generosity in sharing this with us.
Many happy wildings
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Absolutley
Thanks very much indeed, a lot of work for no reward, a star in my opinion :D
 
Is this available for my 10quid donation paid in march or do I now have to pay again at the 15quid membership, because its not happening for me. Thanks.
 
Pioneer said:
Is this available for my 10quid donation paid in march or do I now have to pay again at the 15quid membership, because its not happening for me. Thanks.
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Keep paying Bill you know you can afford it.:D:D:D:D:D
 
Just a couple of little questions, I downloaded the POI's ont to my Garmin and got the message "Congrats, You have successfully down loaded etc." But now I can't find them. I suppose they must be there somewhere, but retrieval would appear to be beyond me.

Also when feeding the lats and longs directly into Google Earth, the figures seem to be the wrong way round, The first one I tried appeared to be in the Indian Ocean.

Clearly I am doing something wrong here, can anyone advise me?

I ahve to express my thanks and admiration once again to Canalsman for the effort being put into this for the benefit of members.
 
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