[gps-talkusers] Re: Big money for maps

Hi there Richard,
yeah I had already thought that. Make something in an exclussive format and 
you have got a captive audiance. Mike said something about thir being two 
companies which generate the maps, but it is getting the right filters or 
something. Funny how this incompatibility only seems to effect those of us 
with a sight problem e.g I think there would be hell to pay if our 
Australian defence or medical equipment wasn't in a compatible format with 
other equipment.
all the best from down under
Jason
P.S I hope you guys in the U.S are out of the big winter freeze you were 
having. We're being told it's due to your increased oil demand during winter 
why we have such high petrol prices down hear. Isn't it funny how the oil 
companies always shift the blame from their greed- excuse my sarcasm.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Myers" <dkmyers28@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Big money for maps


> Producing those maps with proprietary and exclusive formats was not an
> accident, believe me.  You buy the software to read those maps, then you 
> buy
> the maps, too.  No other maps will fit, no other software will do the job.
> They got you!!
>
> From: "jason smith" <thisisjj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Considerations for new GPS purchase
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:14:55 +1100
>
> Hi Deon,
> unfortunately those of us hear in Australia are not able to make use of
> either the Braille note or Trekker as Australian maps are not currently
> compatible with either unit. Who ever came up with the idea to produce
> Australian maps in a different format must have been spending too much 
> time
> in the Ausie sun. Freedom Scientific's Pac mate does have Australian maps,
> but when and if they do become available is still unknown-it has almost 
> been
> a year since they launched their GPS system and we are still waiting. I
> assume New Zealand might be in the same situation regarding maps. If you 
> do
> come across any, please let the rest of us know too.
> thanks Jason
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <profbiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:00 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Considerations for new GPS purchase
>
>
> > Hi Matt and all.  Thanks for the feedback.
> >
> > I have now ordered the BrailleNote GPS with EarthMate.  It comes 
> > supplied
> > with UK maps.
> >
> > Are the country maps listed on the Cendero site the only ones available
> > ore just a selection; ... New Zealand and Australia does not appear.
> > If only a selection, does anyone have the url of a site that sells a
> > comprehensive collection?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Deon
> >
> >
> > At 20:37 03/14/2005, you wrote:
> >>Deon,
> >>
> >>I have used the Voice Note with the GPS for over a year.  Listening to
> the
> >>information even in traffic is not a problem.  I find it is easier for 
> >>me
> >>to listen to the information because my one hand is being used for the
> >>cane or the guide dog, and the other is what I use to press the
> >>appropriate keys on the Voice Note for what information I need to know.
> I
> >>don't know how it works in other countries, but here in the US I get all
> >>the US maps when I got the system.  With the Trecker you get the maps 
> >>for
> >>the area where you live, but if you need maps for other areas you have 
> >>to
> >>buy them.  One other thing to keep in mind is if you buy the Trecker it
> >>uses a PDA that if the batteries go completely flat you'll lose
> >>everything.  If you are not near your computer, you can't reinstall
> >>everything and you won't have GPS.  I think the Trecker uses a built-in
> >>receiver so changing receivers if you want to do so is not possible.
> With
> >>Braille Note GPS you can do so if you choose.  On mine I use both the
> >>Earthmate and the Magellan Sportrack receivers.
> >>
> >>   Matt Roberts (blindbiker@xxxxxxxxx)
> >>Member at Large Coordinator Southern Cruisers Riding Club
> >>386-566-1386
> >>Text messaging available by going to http://www.t-mobile.com/messaging
> and
> >>send a message to 3865661386.
> >>
> >>On Mon, March 14, 2005 9:01 am, profbiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
> >>> Hi all, just joined and am based in London.  Apologies if some of this
> >>> has
> >>> already been covered.
> >>>
> >>> I am a BrailleNote user and need to travel a lot.
> >>>
> >>> To date I have been using a white cane but am considering aquiring GPS
> >>> and
> >>> replacing my conventional white cane with an UltraCane.
> >>> For GPS it seems I could either go the BrailleNote/EarthMate route or
> >>> the
> >>> Trekker route.
> >>>
> >>> From a practical/mobility perspective, which do you find most straight
> >>> forward/easy to use; i.e. listening to audible 
> >>> information/instructions
> >>> in
> >>> a noisy, traffic environment or reading them in braille and still
> having
> >>> to use one hand for the white cane.
> >>>
> >>> Is the BrailleNote package wireless?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>> Deon
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> (8):[(8)
>
>
>

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