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by miknik
Sat 20th Jan 2007 04:00 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: ACD Google Earth Directory
Replies: 28
Views: 8812

One you have downloaded the file, unzip it and put the Amsterdam_coffeeshops.bmp file and Amsterdam_coffeeshops.ov2 file into the map folder of your tomtom device, then it should work fine.
by miknik
Sat 28th Oct 2006 10:57 am
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: ACD Google Earth Directory
Replies: 28
Views: 8812

Has anybody tried a tomtom or similar GPS around amsterdam? I expect with the narrow streets and tall buildings it would have a very intermittent signal at best. I used to use a gps some years ago and it relied on "line of sight" to the satellite. Things may have come a long way since the...
by miknik
Fri 27th Oct 2006 10:54 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: ACD Google Earth Directory
Replies: 28
Views: 8812

Again, like I said, Google Earth uses interpolation. =P It doesn't have a plat which is compares addresses to, it just kind of guesses where along a street a number goes, depending on how long the street is. So like I said, I guess tomtom's address database is better than google earth - for the ver...
by miknik
Fri 27th Oct 2006 06:39 pm
Forum: Coffeeshops and Cannabis
Topic: ACD Google Earth Directory
Replies: 28
Views: 8812

The link above which Lemming posted is for a set of files I compiled, I didnt realise this was being discussed here until Lemming sent me this link. Anyway, included in the files is a google earth overlay (picture below) as well as POI files for tomtom and various GPS units. I only plotted the coffe...
by miknik
Thu 12th Oct 2006 08:29 pm
Forum: Travel Plans
Topic: 20th october for 5 days
Replies: 7
Views: 1800

We are also going to Dam on the 20th, but only for 3 days. Always happy to hook up for a toke, Central and Het Ballonnetje are on our hit list, but anywhere is good!

Always happy to hook up for a toke!