[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS Version 3 changes
- From: Todd Patkus <tpatkus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:02:19 GMT
Hello, Les,
As for the measurement, yes, you could do both Metric, the one I most prefer,
and miles as I understand. Smile. But Mike will tell you himself.
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Les Kriegler" <lkriegl1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:42:45 -0400
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS Version 3 changes
>Hi Mike,
>Sounds great. How much will the upgrade cost from version 2 to 3? At
>what specific date can orders be accepted? Can we start the process of
>purchase orders now? To whom should these orders be sent? Also, on the
>feature side, is there a way to map out a vehicular route and then
>determine how far it is from one's current location to one's destination
>measured in miles? Thanks.
>Best Regards,
>Les
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:40 PM
>To: GPS-talkusers-freelists.org
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] GPS Version 3 changes
>Well, BrailleNote GPS version 3 is almost here, close enough to being
>out
>that we can tell you everything that is in this version versus version
>2.
>We will be taking orders at the Summer shows and shipping right
>afterwards
>and possibly at the shows for those we see in person.
>Thanks to this list for lots of great suggestions and to an incredible
>testing team. The list of changes here represents a huge incremental
>advance over version 2 and yet there are still things we have reserved
>for
>a version 4. And, of course, I am sure you will tell us what else we can
>improve upon.
>Mike
>Version 3 Changes, June 26, 2004
>BrailleNote GPS Version 3 improves upon Address Matching, Automatic
>Route
>Calculation, Look-Around mode, Points of Interest functionality as well
>as
>incorporating newer POI and map data. A brand new Virtual Explore mode
>has
>been added. A host of smaller feature and quality improvements have also
>been implemented.
>The following is a cryptic list of these changes in Version 3 versus
>Version 2. A better understanding of these items can be found by reading
>them in context within the user manual. Remember that we use the word
>"chord" to refer to a Space plus a letter or dots on the Braille
>keyboard
>and to the Control key plus a key on the QT keyboard.
>Advanced POI Search: Chord F
>The software now remembers the distance interval and expands by that
>interval. For example, if you search from 0 to 25 miles, subsequent
>expansions on that search will be in 25-mile increments.
>When doing a POI Advanced Search you are presented with a list of
>categories. The Default category is "All." You can scroll through the
>category list or use the first letter of a category to hop directly to a
>specific item. It remembers the last category used, but defaults to the
>ALL
>category every time you enter the GPS program.
>Some POIs also have sub category names. If you enter the word "Wreck" in
>the POI search string, you will find the sub category "Wrecks" within
>the
>Marine category. Not all categories have data yet.
>New Look Around Features: Chord M
>When you turn on the Look-Around mode, you are presented with the POI
>categories as well as the option for intersections to trigger
>automatically
>or not. The default is "All POIS including intersections." If you select
>a
>category, it will be remembered for Look-Around mode until you exit the
>GPS
>program. The POI Categories include the User POI category.
>At the same time Look-Around mode looks for nearby POIs, it now searches
>for intersections within 200 feet when you are traveling under 15 miles
>per
>hour. You can choose to look around for POIs only, Intersections only,
>or
>both.
>New prompt:
>When you start the GPS program, with the receiver turned off or
>disconnected, you now hear, "Turn on your GPS receiver or press V for
>Virtual Mode."
>The GPS Menu has a new item to take you directly to the GPS User's
>manual.
>If you select a route calculation that has a destination over 100 miles
>away from the starting position, you receive a warning that the route
>will
>take a long time to calculate so you have the option to cancel.
>Sendero will now provide a monthly compilation of all User POI files
>sent
>to the company. A utility has been created to compress the User.POI
>files
>into a merged User.BPI file. This User POI file will be made available
>by
>email and/or on the Sendero web site for version 3 users. The first of
>these files is included with the new POIs. Users are encouraged to
>submit
>their POIs to Sendero to be added to the collective user database at the
>beginning of each month.
>Command Changes:
>B and Chord B for Pedometer now impact GPS and Explore modes
>independently.
>C now announces other map features in addition to City/State/Zip. If you
>are in a bay for example, it will announce the name of that body of
>water
>if it is in the map database. You will hear it after the city name and
>before the state and zip. You may also hear a county name, college
>campus
>or park announced.
>Chord C is a new command that announces a complete list of available map
>features for a location. These include the road classification, speed
>limit, number of lanes, address range on each side of the road, city,
>surrounding borough or other similar classification if there is one,
>county, country and zip.
>Record POI on the QT is now Control R. It used to be Control P.
>Record POI on the BT is SPACE with Dot 3.
>Chord P now announces POI details like phone number and address on both
>the
>BT and QT.
>The letter P announces the POI name, just as it did before.
>Chord X announces intersection details like which street you are on and
>the
>compass orientation of the cross streets.
>Chord D now sets an Explore position as a destination in addition to its
>previous function of setting a waypoint or Point of Interest as a
>Destination. Simply press Chord D after exploring the map in virtual
>mode
>and the name of the intersection will be set as your destination. Be
>aware
>that if a Point of Interest should trigger from the Look Around mode, it
>could be tagged as your destination unless you press the X key or
>Explore
>Left, Right or Forward first.
>Version 3 also has a slight difference in the W & Chord W commands in
>GPS
>mode. Each time you press W, the total distance to that waypoint is
>added
>to the previous waypoints in your route.
>In virtual mode this behaves like it did before. So this means if you
>want
>to virtually walk to route and find out how far each section of the
>route
>is enter virtual mode and use the W / CHORD W keys. Since W really
>moves
>the current waypoint, it only makes sense in GPS mode that it gives you
>the
>distance and heading from your GPS position and not from the previous
>point
>in the route.
>Z, Altitude, now says "near sea level" when you are within 100 feet of
>sea
>level.
>Virtual Explore mode commands
>Turn Left, BT dots 23, QT Control Left Arrow
>Turn Right, Dots 56, QT Control Right Arrow
>Forward one Intersection, BT Dots 2356, QT Control Up Arrow Back up one
>intersection only, BT SPACE with Dots 2356, QT Control Down Arrow
>Improvements in address searching
>No Township:
>Many of the Township city names have been merged into their respective
>city
>names.
>Cross Streets:
>If the address you enter is not found during an Address search, a list
>of
>cross streets will be presented. An alternate street number will be
>presented, which you can select by pressing Escape, SPACE with Z on the
>BT
>keyboard. Note, if you do not enter a street address, the cross street
>list will also be presented.
>The cross street list in the Address matching mode is not completely in
>order. You will find that sections of streets are in order but not the
>entire cross-street list. The purpose of this list is so that the user
>has a choice of potential cross streets if an address number is not
>available. If one needs to see the exact layout of cross streets, the
>Virtual Explore mode can provide this.
>Address Matching Improved:
>Successful City, street name and street number matching is now much
>better.
>When traveling on a train, cities can now be announced.
>Automatic Route Calculation:
>A number of programming changes have been made to improve automatic
>routes.
>Accessing lists by letter:
>When selecting a POI Category, City, Street or Cross Street from a list
>of
>choices you can either scroll through the list as before or use any
>letter
>A-Z to hop directly to items beginning with that letter. By pressing
>the
>same letter repeatedly you will scroll through the list of items
>beginning
>with that letter. Once you reach the end of the list with items
>beginning
>with that letter pressing the same letter again will repeat the process
>over.
>Distance calculations are even more precise.
>Two additional digits have been added to the latitude/longitude
>announcement. Press the letter, Y.
>POI searches have been sped up. Selecting a POI category increases
>searches
>even more.
>Version 3 announces "A Shoreline" or "A Railroad." These two classes of
>data have been added to the announcements but automatic routes will not
>route you on to a shoreline or a railroad. The name of the body of water
>associated with that shoreline will be announced if it is in the data.
>Maps now have the complete state name and not its 2-letter abbreviation.
>Remember this when entering the state in the first field of an address
>search. Enter DC however for the District of Columbia.
>Spell mode now slows down the speech so you can hear each letter more
>easily.
>When you are within 12 feet or less of a point or destination, the
>announcement now simply says, "Near" instead of giving you the heading
>and
>distance.
>Changes in GPS Receiver Types:
>The Default GPS receiver type set under the GPS Options Menu is now
>"Serial
>GPS." This mode is recommended for the Earthmate receiver. It provides a
>slight improvement in processing time over the Magellan receiver type.
>An
>option for a Compact Flash GPS receiver type has also been added
>although
>the current models are not as good as the Earthmate.
>Improved Map Data:
>The street map data is now current through Q1 2004, well over a year
>newer
>than the Version 2 maps. The U.S. is now over 4.8 GB, 12% larger. New
>maps
>for Europe are being released. Canada is available for the first time.
>Increased POI data and functionality:
>Our POI database has increased from 750,000 points in the U.S. to over a
>million points of interest. Points are included for Guam, Puerto Rico
>and
>nearby islands as well as a smattering of points in countries around the
>world. Detailed information is available for many of these points such
>as
>address and phone number. New POI categories have been added like
>highway
>exits, large medium and small cities, hospitals and more. If you don't
>find
>a city easily during an address search, use the POI search to find it.
>See the ReadMe, audio tutorial, User manual and receiver Getting Started
>documents for more details.
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