Tomtom and Google
Google has added a new feature with wich you can drag around your route. How this works is explained on this page in the movie below. Basicaly you just make your iternarary with a great interface. Very easy and much easier then doing it on your Tomtom. Added fun is that you can do it from any machine in the world.
I turned this link into this file.
This is the Google Maps to Tomtom iternerary converter
More explanation below
To make an iternerary you need to follow the next
Go to http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d and select a start and an end.
Next select as many points in between as you desire. You can make round trips as well.
The following is very important. Zoom into the start point as much as possible and move the starting point a few metres. You can even put it back. Do the same for the end point.
Now copy the URL from the Google Maps website into the area above and click the button.
This will make an *.itn file that you must copy or move to your Tomtom device.
You can download the script here.
473954|5091319|Attenhovendreef|4| 481357|5094601|Appelweg|1| 483479|5092646|Peerse|1| 485363|5089477|Spicht|1| 488539|5089313|Kolverendries|1| 488593|5091761|Vlaaistraat|1| 487435|5094203|Haldertstraat|1| 489985|5093850|Sint-Annastraat|1| 494015|5096408|Houwaartstraat|1| 492951|5098988|Molijkestraat|1| 496402|5104069|Herseltsebaan%2FN212|1| 494391|5103115|Nieuwstraat|1| 492038|5102964|Veerlestraat|1| 490816|5101189|Oude+Mechelsebaan|1| 487882|5099853|Testeltsesteenweg|1| 485600|5100668|Vennestraat|1| 478811|5101204|Betekomsesteenweg|1| 473530|5100752|Heistraat|1| 469779|5102283|Tuindijk|1| 465427|5099938|Valkeniersdreef|1| 473926|5099299|Domstraat|1| 477519|5099339|Tremelosesteenweg|1| 473673|5096483|Steenweg+op+Gelrode|1| 470630|5094719|Wijngaard|1| 473938|5092085|Erembodegemstraat|3|and save it as Attenhovendreef_to_Erembodegemstraat.itn named after the first and the last street.
It is very easy to edit later on. All you need to remember is the following
- Have the first line end with |4|
- Have the last line end with |3|
- Have all other items end with |1|
- name the file *.itn
After downloading the route file (.itn type) to your computer, connect your device (or memory card) to your computer and copy the file to the itn folder on your memory card. If no itn folder exists, you can easily create one. On your TomTom, select Itinerary planning from the main menu and a folder named itn will be created automatically.
Cross-border routes may require you to switch maps. If your maps are on different memory cards, copy the .itn file to both cards. If any of the waypoints on your route are outside the active map, they will be shown crossed out.
To start navigating, go to Itinerary planning on your TomTom. Select Options, Load itinerary, select the file you just copied and select Done.
Generally, using the shortest route-calculation will give you the best results. However, when you want to avoid motorways or optimize a route for cycling or walking this is usually possible as well.
Hope you like it. I am still looking for a php implementation, so if you could help, that would be graeat
Here is the explanation done by Google
Enjoy and rembemer to save the earth as well.
The idea for this script was from me, houghi
The script was made by John Peters from the newsgroup news:comp.lang.php
Congratulations should go to him, not me
The script is provided as is and should be considerd public domain
© 2005 by
houghi.
Copyright explanation will shortly follow on a page here.