Create a POI Icon

I've no idea if this is possible or not but here goes.

I have created my own POI file, and it works well, I would like to give it its own Icon (or whatever it is called).

There is a suitable .gif of 2k in size that I would like to use.
The only problem I can think of is the size, not the 2k but 'on screen' if you see what I mean

Could someone give me an idiots guide on what I have to do please, or even tell me if this is possible, thank you.

[Martin Laverty]

You will find that a .bmp bitmap logo has been created in the same folder as your .ov2 file. This is the standard POI bitmap and is just a black asterisk on an orange background. If you want, you can change this so it resembles the logo of the company you are creating a POI for so you can tell just by looking at the screen what POI's are in your area and so that it is distinguishable from any other POI’s you may create.

To do this, I use MS Paint as it is an easy program to use. You can either find a logo on the company's website which can easily be resized or create your own from scratch. When starting MS Paint, set the canvas area to 22 x 22 pixels (the required size for the POI bitmap.) and be sure to save the file as a bitmap (256 colour maximum.)

TIP: To make your icon stand out on the map, draw a 1 pixel wide black border around the image.


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Spot on, just what I was looking for.

Thanks very much, going to have a go now