[Electronics-talk] GPS in the Big City

[David Andrews]

I have used Street Talk on a Pac Mate, in the distant past, and in 
Philadelphia, I had the same problems with tall buildings.\

Dave

At 10:49 AM 4/10/2013, you wrote:
>I work in midtown Manhattan.  I have Sendero GPS, running on a 
>Braillenote PK.  I find it pretty unreliable in New York City, 
>probably because of the many tall buildings.  It frequently says I'm 
>2 blocks away from where I know I am, and heading in a different 
>direction than I'm heading.  My question is, does this happen with 
>all GPS in big cities, or is it because the GPS is running on a PK, 
>not the most powerful system in the world?  Would, say, IPhone GPS 
>be more reliable in the big city?
>I am only interested in the big city aspect.  At home, in north 
>Jersey, the Sendero and PK work reasonably well.
>Thanks.
>Tracy