Navigation TopTips

Top Tip : How to use the POILoader

November 2007

The POI Loader tool extracts POIs (Points of Interest) from xls and csv files and loads them onto an SD card in a format that MioMap can read .

Top Tip : How to create, edit or remove a speed camera

July 2007

Last month's TopTip showed how to activate the speed camera warnings.

But what if you spot a new speed camera? Or if you want to edit an existing speed camera location?

Top Tip : How to activate speed camera warnings

June 2007

Speed cameras are a common item on today's roads. Are you tired of driving around stressed, always on edge not to miss one?

Your Mio can help you relax. It has a database of speed cameras preinstalled and can warn you when you approach a speed camera.

Top Tip : Synchronise and navigate to contacts

April 2007

Having all your desktop contacts on your PND really makes your life easier, but you don’t want to spend hours entering them into the PND, right? Synchronise your Outlook® contacts with your PND and you can navigate directly to them, no need to enter their address over and over again.

This feature is available on the Mio C510(E), C520(t), C710 and H610.

Top Tip : How to create and navigate your own POI's ?

March 2007

MioMap contains hundreds of thousands of POIs. But you can also add your own POIs! You can put the location of your grandma’s house on the map, or your favourite spot to walk the dog,…

Top Tip : How to navigate to a POI ?

February 2007

MioMap v3 contains thousands of Points Of Interest. Finding the one POI you’re looking for in that database is what really matters. Restaurants, hospitals, gas stations, ATM machines,… you name it, it’s there.

Sounds difficult? Not at all!

Top Tip : How to view certain POI's in MioMap V3 ?

January 2007

While navigating, you might find it interesting to view certain POIs along your route. Examples of POIs you can view are petrol stations, pharmacies, hotels, restaurants, etc.

You can actually choose yourself which POI categories you want to view.

Top Tip : How to synchronise your device with the online speed cam database for MioMap v3

September 2006

MioMap v3 conveniently displays the locations of all known speed cameras, as well as the likely sites of mobile ones. Keep your device up to date by synchronising it with the online database on our website.

Article : Navigating through time

September 2006

Navigation had been an enterprise fraught with danger from the earliest days of ocean sailing. Increased overseas trade and exploration in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries dramatically increased the number of men and ships lost on the rocks every year – or, conversely, death through starvation if sailors were further from land than they thought.

Top Tip : How to optimize a route with several waypoints?

August 2006

Imagine yourself spending a couple of days shopping in London. Before you take your plane home, you would like to do some sightseeing across the city.

But where to go first? You definitely don’t want to travel through the city randomly. You just might end up on the wrong side of town, far away from the airport.

Article : Mobility study with Mio 168.

August 2006

Transportation and mobility are becoming quite an issue in our everyday life. Traffic jams mess up our schedule, public transport is not always an alternative, we’re sometimes too lazy to get on our bikes, etc.

Top Tip : How to simulate a route with MioMap v3

July 2006

To avoid stressful situations during your trip, it might be useful to plan and preview your route in advance. You can calmly check out the route, thus avoiding running into surprises on your way.

Top Tip : Guide to Safe Satellite Navigation

June 2006

Satellite navigation systems are increasingly popular, and for good reasons. Not only are they convenient and portable, they can also help to make driving safer in several ways. In the Mio Guide to Safe Satellite Navigation you'll find useful advice on how to improve safety by using your GPS navigation device.

Top Tip : How to synchronise your 268+ or 269+ with your Outlook contacts and navigate to them directly ?

May 2006

One of the big advantages of the 268+ and 269+ is that you can synchronise the devices with your Outlook contacts and navigate directly to them.

Top Tip : How to look up a Point of Interest with your Mio 268+ / 269+ ?

April 2006

Almost out of gas in a region you don’t know? Looking for a pharmacy on vacation? Want to have dinner in a nearby restaurant?

Use the POI finder function of your Mio 268+/269+ to find whatever Point of interest you’re looking for.

Top Tip: How to use History, Favourites and Contacts to navigate more efficiently?

February 2006

Nobody likes to enter the same address over and over again. And in fact, thee's no need to either: Mio Map v2 allows you to navigate more efficiently without too much hassle.

Article: Map data - How on earth does the navigation device know where you are?

February 2006

A navigation device is a great tool to find your way: your Mio always tells you where you are. But how does it know that?

Two elements are crucial to show your position on the device’s screen: the GPS receiver and the map.