POI import to command

[bc100]

Has anyone tried the data from SCDB info? I've tried their sample and it can be seen by Command so I'm tempted to go ahead.

Speed cameras for<br>Mercedes Comand Online & MBUX - SCDB.info - The Worldwide Speed Camera Database

 

[Srdl]

Yes, I use it on mine NTG5*2. Do check their website because they will tell you what does and doesn’t work with your particular version of Comand - looking at your profile, W205 should also be NTG5*2 so you should be fine.

Works very well with mine and only 9.95€ a year iirc. The only problem I had was selecting the multiple items I wanted to download (UK and France) which needed different keystrokes on my MacBook but very happy to recommend them.

 

[bc100]

I downloaded four European countries and I can see my local speed cameras. Haven't done a drive yet to test the audible alerts but so far so good. The cost is still €9.95 a year which seems reasonable.
Their email said that the NTG number in the drop down menu is not critical as long as I was able to see the test file.

 

[jimbg]

Because it is a POI, does that mean you get an alert even if it on the other side of the road from the direction you are travelling?

That was the big downside when I have used these databases in the past, sometimes you would be on a parallel road and an alert would sound as you were within the warning "circle" around the POI!

 

[richlumb]

Use it regularly but will only work with certain sd cards, it can take a few mins to upload onto the comand the first time

 

[Srdl]

Because it is a POI, does that mean you get an alert even if it on the other side of the road from the direction you are travelling?

That was the big downside when I have used these databases in the past, sometimes you would be on a parallel road and an alert would sound as you were within the warning "circle" around the POI!

Yes, it’s something I put up with. The M6 toll is particularly bad because you get a lot of alerts from nearby roads. It only takes a moment to look at the screen to check whether the alert is relevant or not - it’s better than no alert!

 

[richlumb]

Yes, it’s something I put up with. The M6 toll is particularly bad because you get a lot of alerts from nearby roads. It only takes a moment to look at the screen to check whether the alert is relevant or not - it’s better than no alert!

I’ve muted the alerts and just watch the gold alert circles on the sat nav as I usually have the sat nav screen as the main display there literally thousands of cameras around here so it never stops beeping

 

[bc100]

I had a similar problem with Tom-Tom endlessly telling me about schools that were on parallel roads, however I'd rather know about the "danger zones" coming up, but I may try the richlumb approach. There aren't too many cameras around here and of course I never speed anyway!