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How to import from Garmin Nuvi to iDrive
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04-07-2009, 06:59 PM | #1 |
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How to import from Garmin Nuvi to iDrive
As a prospective 335i owner awaiting ED, I am spending my idle time researching how to migrate to the 335i.
I currently have a Garmin Nuvi GPS with a number of stored addresses. How do I migrate these to the BMW's idrive navigation system? I am aware about the Gmail import but that doesn't suit a mass import. The USB key seems the appropriate method but I haven't found anything specific on the internet about this. Has anyone already done this migration and, if so, how? |
04-08-2009, 09:29 AM | #2 |
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I can't think of any easy way to do it other than send each one via Google Maps to the iDrive.
I'd also be interested in a solution.
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04-10-2009, 07:18 PM | #3 |
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Importing GPX files into iDrive
Just pondering this further... you can "export" from the Garmin Nuvi by copying the current.gpx file from your unit to your PC/Mac. You can also use Garmin's Roadtrip to read and export a cleaned up version of this file.
So, the real question should be, how does one import GPX files into iDrive? |
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Can you somehow import those files into a blackberry or other smartphone? If so, then you could bluetooth those addresses into your car.
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04-11-2009, 12:11 PM | #5 |
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Export from Google Earth to iDrive
Another possible direction...
You can directly import the GPX files into Google Earth (File > Open File). I haven't figured out how to tie that into the iDrive but, given the Google/BMW relationship, I thought that might be a step closer... |
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10-28-2009, 05:01 AM | #6 |
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interesting topic, though challenging..this may be very helpful if resolved..im planning to import some bmw floor mats,,and hope I can learn it here..
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09-08-2010, 03:49 PM | #8 |
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I never solved the problem. The best workarounds were either:
* send a waypoint from GMap to the car wirelessly or * reenter the waypoint as an address, sync via BlueTooth, and then select from the mobile phone's addressbook. It's a shame because I would like to keep my destinations in sync between my 335ixc's iDrive and my K1200S's Zumo. I go back to my earlier observation--there should be an import facility for the iDrive nav... if not gpx, then another published format that someone could write a waypoint conversion utility. Mike |
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