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About Navx
Navx is your window on the world, a space available for you to explore, create and share places that are geolocalised and rich in information. These places can be points (POI, Points Of Interest), and traces. Find the place of your childhood memories, your school, your favourite bar, the place where you work or your last travel route, Navx lets you see the whole on a map and share it with your friends and family. But Navx is much more than that, and you're about to discover it very quickly!
What's more, if you are fortunate enough to have a GPS, Navx Sync synchronisation software will help you automatically keep a record of your traces, which you can then put on Navx, visualise, save or share.
Take the time to explore Navx. When you enter the site, you’ll find a map with points marked on different places around the world. The categories and authors of the POIs and traces are also clickable to facilitate the site navigation. You can use one of the search options.
To enjoy all the advantages of the site, register at Navx. It is now your turn to play, create and share your favourite points of interest and your traces on the map. Is your GPS compatible? (click here to check it) Hook it up to your computer, go to your account and click on « activate tracker ». Make your choice: bike, car, boat, ski or hike? Get about and let your GPS record your traces to be able afterwards to save them on Navx, view them and, if you wish to do so, mark them public for other users to enjoy them.
You don't need to have a GPS in order to use Navx, but with a GPS and Navx Sync helps you to get in the places you see in the map, record your travels and upload them in the application. So it is not required to have a GPS but it is nevertheless very convenient! Have you thought about purchasing a GPS?
To take advantage of the whole Navx platform, all you have to do is fill in the form that you can find on the home page, top right tab: « create an account ».
If you have forgotten your password, click on « forgotten password » and we will send you an e-mail with a password.
If you only wish to change your current password, you can do it by clicking on « My account ».
In order to delete your account, send us an e-mail at connect@navx.com with delete account in the subject line. Kindly tell us why you wish to delete your account. We are always ready to listen to all your suggestions.
About POI
Points Of Interest (POI) are the geolocalised places that you can mark on a map as useful, important, interesting, unique, typical, etc.
POI examples: a good restaurant, a store with good bargains, a gas station close by, a quiet hotel, or just a good place.
Once registered at Navx, you can create your own POI by clicking on « add a POI ». For the POI to be effective, you must fill in all the attributes provided and place the pin on the desired location on the map.
To change the location of a POI, its category, its description, its tags or its name, click on 
.
Once the changes have been made, click on « save ».
The tags, the categories and the visibility are the essential attributes of a POI.
- Visibility is an option that allows making a POI that you have created public or private. When visibility is set on public, other users can consult you POI. When it is set on private no one can view it other than you.
- The categories and subcategories are classifications predefined by Navx that help you organise and find your POI.
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A tag is defined by the creator of the POI.
Tag examples: paris, restaurant, gas station, cinema ...
Tip: when you want to attribute a compound tag, use inverted commas.
Compound tag example: "gas station"
To facilitate the filing of your POI and of your traces that are linked to the same context, we have created the collections. Furthermore, all your POI will be visible when you click on « My POI » in the left menu.
It is a space to store the POI to which you have not yet given the corresponding attributes. In order for these POI to be placed in « My POI », give them a name, add a description, and choose the category, the subcategory, the visibility and the corresponding tags.
About traces
To understand it well, imagine you’re going from London to Manchester. The route you cover is a trace that can be automatically recorded by the tracker (Click here to check the compatibility of your GPS with the tracker), or else, it can be found in a GPX, KML, KMZ, NTRK, TRK, OV2 or ZIP file. With Navx, you can view them, store them but also, watch the photos of your Flickr account, taken along your route.
There are two ways to create a trace. The first is to use the tracker. After having recorded the trace from your GPS, hook the GPS up to your PC and Navx software will automatically transfer the GPS traces to « Imported traces ». Once the trace has been transferred, you can associate it with a name, tags, category, and subcategory and choose the preferred visibility before validating it in « My traces ».
The second way is to import the trace manually. To do so, you can use the 
. The bottom of the page. Select a GPX (GPS eXchange Format), KML, KMZ, NTRK, TRK, OV2 or a ZIP format file. Once the file has been uploaded, it will be saved under « Imported traces » or « traces ».
It is a space to store the traces to which you have not yet given the corresponding attributes. In order for these traces to be placed in « My traces », give them a name, add a description, and choose the category, the subcategory, the visibility and the corresponding tags.
To change the name of a trace, its description, its tags or category, click on 
then on « edit ». Once the changes have been made, click on « save ».
The departure and arrival hours, the tags, the category, the subcategory and the visibility are the attributes of a trace.
- The visibility of a trace can be public or private depending on your wish. When visibility is set on public, other users can consult your trace. When it is set on private, you are the only one to view it.
- The categories and subcategories are classifications predefined by Navx that help you organise and find your traces.
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A tag is defined by the creator of the trace. Top tags are visible on the site in the tag cloud on the left menu.
Tag examples: paris, restaurant, gas station, cinema ...
Tip: when you want to attribute a compound tag, use inverted commas.
Compound tag example: "gas station".
To facilitate the filing of your traces that are linked to the same context, you can use the collections. Furthermore, all your traces will be visible when you click on « My Traces » in the left menu.
You only need to accept the authentication of your Flickr account from the Navx site, so as to display the photos taken on the same date and hour as your trace.
If for any reason, the date or hour of your pictures do not correspond to those of the trace, you can always edit the trace data using the “hour setting” tab in order to geolocalise your photos on the Navx site.
About collections
A collection is a space that groups together POI and/or traces linked to the same context.
Imagine for example that you like theatre and that you wish to share your passion. Then you create POI with theatre locations that you know. You can also describe the best plays you have seen. To gather these POI on one map, you can create a collection and drag the POI into the dedicated collection. You want to send your collection to your friends? Have a look to the « export content » category.
The name, category and subcategory are the attributes of a collection.
About contributions
A contribution is an open set. It means that everyone can add new POI.
The idea is to share the points of interests linked to the same context. After the pooling of contributions, everyone can see them.
For now, the contributions are created by the manager of the website. If you have any suggestion or a new original idea, do not hesitate to contact us.
We care about publishing a good quality contribution. For that, we need a few hours so the master of the contribution takes a look at the added points. Are you interested by a contribution? Do you want to become master? Do not hesitate to contact us.
About GPS export
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve fixed information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transferring files to your GPS
To install the file on your GPS, you first have to have installed the POI Warner program. This is indispensable for importing POI onto your GPS. You can get this program at the website www.navigating.de (As noted previously, this program will cost 29€90).
Here is the procedure to follow for downloading POI-Warner at the website www.navigating.de:
- Go to the website www.navigating.de by clicking here
- Select your GPS model from the list provided
- Click on "Register"
- Click on "Download and subscribe"
- Connect your GPS to your computer and turn it on
- Copy the files Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip that you have just downloaded to "Program Files\POI-Warner xxx-Edition\pois\export" on your computer
- Then launch the utility POI Warner Sync-Tool on your computer (this utility comes with POI Warner)
- Then click on the icon "Transfer files" in order to copy the files to your GPS
The lists are then transferred to your GPS.
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of files to your GPS
- Connect your GPS to your computer and turn it on
- Copy the list of files that you just downloaded, and paste it into the corresponding map folder (example : "UK-Map", "Western_europe-map" or "UK")
The files are then copied to your GPS.
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of files to your GPS
In order to install the file onto yourGPS, you have to have installed POI Loader. This has been furnished for you on a CD-ROM that came with your GPS system when you purchased it.
Once that is installed, follow these steps:
- Connect your GPS to your computer and turn it on. A window will appear automatically (if this window does not appear, start POI Loader manually, using the following choices: Windows Start > Programs > Garmin > POI Loader)
- Once POI Loader has started, click on the button marked "Start" and/or "Next"
- Then click on the button marked "Browse", and select the folder containing your data files
- Finally click on "Finish"
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of files to your GPS
In order to transfert the file on your GPS, you have to have installed the Destinator Console software. Destinator Console is found on the CD-ROM that you received when you bought your GPS.
- Turn on your GPS and connect it to your computer using MS ActiveSync
- Launch the Destinator Console software from the Windows Start menu
- Select a standard map
- Click on the button "Favorite Importers"
- Click on the button "..." and select one of the csv files you downloaded.
- Then click on "Convert", and then on "Download" to make sure the data is correctly entered on your GPS
- Do the same thing with each csv file in the folder
- Copy the icons (files .bmp) to the Favorites folder on your GPS using ActiveSync. (You must copy the files to the folder ResidentFlash\Navigator\UserData\Favorites)
The lists are then transferred to your GPS
Caution: do not change the name of the icons! The names have to be the same as those of the files they refer to.
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of files to your GPS
In order to install the file on your GPS, you have to have installed beforehand the SmartST Desktop program. This was given to you on a CD when you bought your GPS.
Once this software has been installed, connect your GPS to your computer and turn it on:
- A window should appear automatically. If not, you can start the program from your desktop (Navman > SmartST Desktop)
- Click on the "Map" menu, then click on "Centers of Interest?". A new window, "Editor CI", will appear
- Click on "Files", then "Open to open a text file"
- Select the files containing the list, Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip, you downloaded. You have to copy each file one by one
- Each time, click on "Record on my system", in order to copy the files to your GPS
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of the file in your GPS
Follow this procedure to install the Speed Cam files in your GPS
- Connect your GPS to your computer, and switch it on
- A " TFAT" window appears on your PC. Scroll down the menu until you find the folder "Open the folder to display the files". Open it. Then click on "USR", and then on "CPOI" and finally click on "SPEEDTRAPS"
- Copy the files of the directory Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip that you have previously downloaded, and paste them into the folder SPEEDTRAPS that you have just opened.
The Navx Speed Cams are then copied into your GPS
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve fixed information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of the file in your GPS
Follow this procedure to install the Speed Cam in your GPS
- Connect your GPS to your computer, and switch it on
- Wait a few minutes? if nothing happens you must then update your GPS in order to install the Navx Speed Cam files.
- To proceed to update click on the following link: http://www.magellangps.com/support/product.asp then select your GPS series and model and follow the instructions. For any information on updating your GPS, please contact the MAGELLAN CLIENT SERVICE.
- Once your GPS is updated, switch it off and then on again. A " TFAT" window appears on your PC. Scroll down the menu until you find the folder "Open the folder to display the files". Open it. Then click on "USR", and then on "CPOI" and finally click on "SPEEDTRAPS"
- Copy the files of the directory Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip that you have previously downloaded, and paste them into the folder SPEEDTRAPS that you have just opened.
The Navx Speed Cams are then copied into your GPS
1. Downloading files :
In order to retrieve fixed information on your GPS, you will have to download a file.
This file is compressed in the Winzip format. To extract the files, you have to use the Winzip program (Windows XP comes equipped with a program that will allow you to extract files of this type).
[If your computer does not already have Winzip, click here to download it free]
Click on the button below to download the file for installation on your GPS. We advise installing it in the "My Documents" folder.
2. Unzip the file you just downloaded
- Go to your computer and click on "My Documents"
- Look for this folder : Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip
- Click on the icon, and then click on "Unzip To"
- A new folder, with the same name as the one you downloaded, will appear. It contains the files to be transferred to your GPS. This folder will be named Export_Navx ou « POIname »
- Careful : you are not transferring the folder itself, but just the files contained in it.
3. Transfer of the file in your GPS
Follow this procedure to install the Speed Cam and Fuel Price files in your GPS
- Connect your GPS to your computer, and switch it on
- A " TFAT" window appears on your PC. Scroll down the menu until you find the folder "Open the folder to display the files". Open it. Then click on "USR", and then on "CPOI" and finally click on "SPEEDTRAPS"
- Copy the files of the directory Export_Navx.zip ou « POIname ».zip that you have previously downloaded, and paste them into the folder SPEEDTRAPS that you have just opened.
The Navx Speed Cam & Fuel Price files are then copied into your GPS
About export
By clicking on 
, you obtain the HTML code that you can paste into your website or blog post.
To view the content on Google Earth, click on 
, then choose the option « open with Google Earth ».
Before using this option, be sure you downloaded already GoogleEarth into your computer. This program is free.
About Navx Sync and tracker
The Navx Sync synchronisation software, supplied free of charge, makes the link between your GPS and your PC.
If you own a PC and a GPS of the TomTom brand, the synchronisation manager enables you to:
- Download automatically the contents on your GPS.
- Activate and deactivate the tracker.
- Scroll up your traces if the tracker is activated.
- The Navx Sync software is free of charge.
You can download the Navx Sync software from the « Preferences » tab > « GPS ».
At the moment, Navx Sync software can only operate on a PC.
The GPS’s that are compatible with Navx Sync software are: TomTom GO Classic, TomTom GO 300, TomTom GO 500, TomTom GO 700, TomTom RIDER, TomTom GO 510, TomTom GO 710, TomTom GO 910, TomTom ONE (Regional), TomTom ONE (Europe), TomTom ONE XL (Regional) and TomTom ONE XL (Europe), Maestro 3100, Maestro 3050, Maestro 3140, Maestro 4010, Maestro 4040, Maestro 4050, Maestro 4200, Maestro 4215, Maestro 4245, MRM800/860, MRM3000/3050, MRM6000, MRM2500, MRM2200, MRM2250, MRM700/760, RoadMate 1200, RoadMate 1215, RoadMate 1225, RoadMate 1400, RoadMate 1415, RoadMate 1425, RoadMate 1217.
Even if NavxSync is compatible with a lot of GPS brands, the tracker is compatible with TomTom GPS only. We are working hard for get the program compatible with more brands.
The Navx Sync software is easy to install.
Download it on your PC and install it. If you can see a grey or orange « N » at the bottom on the right of your screen, then the software has been correctly installed.
The « N » must be orange when you connect your GPS to your PC. If not, the software has not been correctly installed.
Once you reconnect your GPS to your PC, the service will be successfully installed on your device!
It is important to verify that your GPS’s memory is not used up, and if you have a memory card, you must verify that it is not prevented from writing (there has to be at least 500 ko). If necessary, clear some space.
The tracker is a tool that allows recording your traces in the GPS automatically (while in your car, boat or hiking, etc). The tracker is inserted in the Navx Sync software.
When you synchronise your GPS with Navx software, you insert the tracker in the GPS. (see how to install the Navx software).
When you want to record a trace, you must activate / deactivate the tracker from the « My account » tab « GPS ». The same applies for the deactivation.
In order for the tracker to take the activate/deactivate change of status into account, you must choose the option activate/deactivate and then, hook up your GPS to the PC.
The tracker recording uses memory in the GPS. That is why you should not forget to connect your GPS to your PC regularly in order to retrieve the tracker information and upload it on the Navx site.
Be careful: the tracker saves all your journeys. Do not forget to deactivate it if you do not wish to record some travels.
About the display and performance of the site
When you download the necessary programmes to make the most of the Navx site, you are optimising your computer for all the RIA (Rich Internet Applications) cross-platforms. More about the technology used on the Navx site.
To display the application properly, you need to have the last version of the Flash Player (or at least the version 9,0,115,0 of the Flash Player. To download the last version click on the following link: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/
Also, to obtain a perfect visual display of the site and its maximum efficiency, it is recommended to use: InternetExplorer 7, Firefox 2.0.0.14, Safari, among others.
About the avatar
Go to “my account” “personal” tab. Click on the default image. You just have to select the image from one of your folders.
The maximum size considered for downloading an avatar is 128kB.
Other questions
Geolocalisation refers to the localisation of a point on a map using geographic positions.
The site is set up using the latest version of Flex 3, a technology developed by Adobe. For more information, please consult the following link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/
This site requires at least version 9,0,115,0 of the Flash Player. It is recommended that you download the latest version by clicking on the following link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/
Rich Internet applications (RIA) are web applications that have the features and functionality of traditional desktop applications. RIAs typically transfer the processing necessary for the user interface to the web client but keep the bulk of the data (i.e., maintaining the state of the program, the data, etc.) back on the application server.
GPX (GPS eXchange Format) is a file format used for the interchange of GPS data between applications. On Navx, this file format is used to transfer a route to the site and view it, store it and share it.
If you use Firefox, kindly verify that it is indeed the last version of the Flash Player (http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/) for Max OS X. If your access to Navx leads to a blank page, kindly follow the instructions below:
- Uninstall the Flash Player using the appropriate uninstaller provided by Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#fp
- Reinstall the Flash Player using the appropriate installer provided by Adobe: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#fp
Open your navigator again and return to Navx.