Hi Kathleen, The biggest difference between a point of interest and a way point is that a way point is a part of a recorded route, which is not accessible unless you're using that route. A POI, on the other hand, is a potential destination that might be pointed out to you by the GPS program from any part of the GPS program.
For example, you might set a waypoint as a bend in a trail or street, but there's nothing else out of the ordinary about that spot. If you had a friend whose house was at that bend, you might record it as a POI labeled as "Mrs. Smith's house" or whatever. HTH Alan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kathleen goetsch Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:16 AM To: Braillenote List; Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] WAY POINT AND POINT OF INTEREST Hi GPS 2 Users, I want to know if there is a difference between a way point and a point of interest. I have heard it explained that a way point is an electronic bread crumb; however, cannot a point of interest be thought of in the same manner? I also know that many points of interest are already recorded for us; and I know that I can have a user point of interest file containing my points of interest. But, could not I also call my user point of interests my way points? Is a way point usually considered to be a street name; where as a point of interest is considered to be a restaurant, a park, ETC. Hoping someone can clear up my confusion. ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
