[Electronics-talk] GPS in the Big City

[Jim Barbour]

By the way, one thing that the iPhone has are apps that will not give
you a route to your destination, but rather will tell you where you
destination is from you.  For example, 1000 feet northeast or 500 feet
ahead and on your right.

As you walk, drive, or bus toward your destination, the phone will let
you know how close you are getting.  You're still responsible for
actually picking the route, but can get good guidance on how close
you're getting.

Jim

On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 08:16:28AM -0400, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> Occasionally, I have asked Sendero GPS to create a pedestrian route, hoping
> it would give me a non-highway way to get somewhere, and it has told me to
> walk on the highway.  NOT!
> Tracy
> 
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> >I am from Atlanta, and while that is no Manhattan, I know many blind
> >people who successfully use various gps apps on their Iphones. I have only
> >heard of one time that the gps advised a person to turn on to the highway,
> >even though the app was in pedestrian mode. That might not have ended well
> >if he had not know where he was going.
> >
> >-----Original Message----- From: David Andrews
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:37 PM
> >To: Tracy Carcione ; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] GPS in the Big City
> >
> >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
> >
> >
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