GPS POI > GPS Forum > School zones > Free POI data - Australian school zones

Mark · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 462

We are quite surprised how many GPS users downloaded our Townsville school POI files. We decided to continue providing AU school POIs. We will do our best to add 5-10 school locations every day. Speed and red camera database maintenance is our first priority.

Using school POI data on Navman and Garmin POI Loader enabled devices is simple. TomTom users need to convert data to TomTom OV2 data format. More information is available in our test POI files (for novice users). Please feel free to suggest area that you would like to be covered with higher priority.

We hope that you will have some good use of this data:
http://www.gps-data-team.com/school-zones-download.htm - Download school zones POI data

jondalar69 · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Local POI page: 4504

Could thses school zones perhaps be added to the subscriber downloaded speed&redlight camera POI? Thanks for a great service!

Mark · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 462

We believe that school zones are not as useful as speed and red camera poi data and we would like to keep them separated. We are glad that you find school zones data to be useful. We will add your local schools to free download zone today.

Regards

triderrick2000 · Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 4 Local POI page: 2099

loving the new software. Anychance you could load northen beaches schools
graet product thanks

Guest · Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:04 Post subject: Re: schools POI

I'd like to see the schools in Brisbane and surrounds added too.

Despite the many signs, it is still surprisingly easy to miss school zones. I think they are very worthwhile.

Ming · Guest

All Australian school speed zones are available for download here: POI Maps (enter a postcode or find a town and press download button)

Speed limit 40 km/h (including Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle) POI file is available here: NSW School Zones.

brumalau · Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Local POI page: 2614

I disagree that the school zones should have a lower priority than your other safety data sets.

The severity of penalties for school zones in many (most?) AU States now far exceed other speeding or red light penalties, including licence supsensions that kick in at much lower margins than other speeding offences.

Also the tolerance of those enforcing the school zones (actual live police not cameras) is far lower than for other traffic offences. In some jurisdictions (ACT) the school zone limits operate from the morning throughout the day to the afternoon, not just in the morning and again at night, increasing the offence risk exposure.

So please continue to compile a comprehensive school zone file for all schools across Australia - if necessary break it down by States. Although I frequently fly to all States across Australia and take my GPS with me to use in hire cars, so a comprehensive data set is important.

Many thanks for the great work you have done so far on this data set and all the others.