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A simple Python3 script convert a list of POIs into a .ov2 file for loading e.g. onto a GPS satnav.
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| # Once you have added your POIs to the list below, run the script to output them | |
| # to a file called "pois.ov2". | |
| # | |
| # Next, login to plan.tomtom.com and from the menu on the left navigate to | |
| # My Items > POI Files and then click on Import OV2 File. Once uploaded, the | |
| # file will then be sync'd to your GPS where it is available from My Places in | |
| # the menu. | |
| import struct | |
| pois = [ | |
| ("McLaren", 51.34314, -0.54252), | |
| ("Williams", 51.61672, -1.41096), | |
| ("Alpine", 51.92018, -1.38986), | |
| ("Haas", 52.06374, -1.31433), | |
| ("Mercedes", 52.02262, -1.1495), | |
| ("Aston Martin", 52.07592, -1.0296), | |
| ("Red Bull", 52.00815, -0.6929), | |
| ] | |
| def main() -> None: | |
| with open("pois.ov2", "w+b") as file: | |
| for poi in pois: | |
| lat = poi[1] | |
| lon = poi[2] | |
| name = poi[0] | |
| print(name) | |
| print("lat", lat) | |
| print("lon", lon) | |
| lat = int(lat * 100000) | |
| lon = int(lon * 100000) | |
| lat_bytes = struct.pack("<l", lat) | |
| lon_bytes = struct.pack("<l", lon) | |
| name_bytes = bytes(name, encoding="utf8") | |
| rec_len = struct.pack("<l", 1 + 4 + 4 + 4 + len(name) + 1) | |
| rec = b"\x02" + rec_len + lon_bytes + lat_bytes + name_bytes + b"\x00" | |
| # print(rec) | |
| print() | |
| file.write(rec) | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| main() |
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