[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS on trains

Hello,
Hopefully I can assist.
I've used the GPS on a train.
However you cannot make an actual route, but what I have done is set the
next train station as my destination and keep pressing D when I want to
know how far It is to the next train station.
You can have intersections repeating and you will hear, "on a railroad"
"distance to your next intersection.  You can press the city key to see
what city you are going through.  On my last train ride, I was telling
the conductor where we were.  he was pretty impressed.
Hope I was able to help.
Chris



On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:55:59 -0000
"Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> hi all, This maybe a question best answered by someone from Sendero but any 
> users who have any experiences ...
> 
> I was told that the Sendero GPS system was able to give you route 
> information on a train as if you were in a car and travelling on the road 
> network. That is to say that a similar structure existed for rail networks 
> as does for the road network.
> 
> Is this correct and if so how does it work? Where does the information come 
> from?
> 
> Currently I use a Trekker and the best way to get useful information when 
> travelling by train, particularly about the upcoming train station is to put 
> the Trekker in to its Free mode.
> 
> But its not possible to create routes as the rail network is not included as 
> a part of the map information.
> 
> Have I made any sense at all?
> 
> Thanks for any info
> Yusuf 
> 
> 


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Chris G <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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