[gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?

I was told that street addresses are not concrete in maps but approximated
based on where the first address on the block is compared to the last on
that block. Then I looked back in the manual and it actually explains that. 
Mike S
-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amy Murillo-Hicks
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:18 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?

Hi,

Thanks for all your help.

In this case it is an address number which seems to be a block or so to the 
south of the actual location, (my house).  Today we tried following the 
way-points to see where we'd end up, and were not able to locate where it 
said my address was.  We were trapped in a parking lot.  My address is 7051,

and it says I live anywhere from 7072-7082 depending on when I'm checking my

location.  So far, commercial points of interest seem to be pretty right-on,

and the way-points just until my address are all right.

Could it just be faulty mapping.  Also between where it says my address is, 
and where it actually is we have a busy intersecting street just to make it 
fun when experimenting.
Any ideas?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles LaPierre" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:31 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?


> Hello Amy,
>
> When you say its a block or so off what is this in relation to?  The 
> nearest cross street, a commercial POI, a user POI you created at this 
> location, or a house number?
>
> Commercial POIs can be off quite a bit, cross streets are usually dead on,

> but house numbers can also be off quite a bit depending on the area based 
> on interpolation.  So once you tell us why you think the system is off by 
> a block then we can figure out if its bad POI data, map address data or 
> something else going on.
>
> Thanks
> Charles.
>
> At 04:22 PM 5/26/2009, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>This is the thing that is making me concerned.  I am using the Hollux 
>>1200, and I have 10 satellites with 12-ft accuracy and I'm still about a 
>>block or more off.
>>
>>Can you do anything with latitude/longitude or settings in the range or 
>>anything like that?
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:brettsta21@xxxxxxxxx>Brett
>>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 7:53 PM
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
>>
>>Hi Amy,
>>
>>Are you using the internal GPS on the device, or an external one. External

>>ones should give greater accuracy. Some of the internal ones are quite 
>>good, but it will depend on the phone and at walking speeds they often 
>>aren't as accurate. If your not sure of your results, press 0 to check on 
>>the amount of satellites Mgeo is tracking and it will also give you an 
>>estimated accuracy value.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Brett.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:amym2@xxxxxxx>Amy Murillo-Hicks
>>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:12 AM
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>>I've just started with my trial version of Mobile Geo with the to mobile 
>>dash, and have a couple of questions.
>>
>>
>>Are any of you using the dash, and are you able to use both the external 
>>Bluetooth GPS and Bluetooth headset together?
>>   More importantly, I live on a residential street with houses spaced a 
>> decent distance apart.  As I stand out in front of my house, the GPS has 
>> me plotted at an address about a block and a half away from my actual 
>> address.  When using a route home, I was told, during a pedestrian route 
>> to turn on a street a block my actual block, and at another time, during 
>> a vehicle route, I was told to turn right across a busy intersecting 
>> street rather than left on to the correct street.  Both times the same 
>> address was entered as the destination.  Is there a way of adjusting 
>> settings to fix this, or does this sound like a satellite or mapping 
>> problem?
>>
>>
>>Thanks for any advice,
>>
>>
>>
>>Amy
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:renee@xxxxxxxx>Renee M Zelickson
>>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 4:41 PM
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
>>
>>I am hoping Sendero will come out with a seperate divice for gps.  I'd 
>>rather not use a cell phone with it, because I feel it would use to much 
>>battery power and I would rather have my phone of r phone calls .
>>
>>Renee
>>
>>On May 25, 2009, at 6:29 PM, Brett wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>In all cases, an external GPS receiver will do better than an internal 
>>>one, although some internal ones are pretty good. How well MGeo runs on a

>>>smartphone or pocket PC will depend on the amount of ram and rom the 
>>>device has and the processor speed. I'm not sure what the specs of the 
>>>Ipaq were, so don't know if that was the issue. I also can't give a 
>>>personal comparison of MGeo compared to a Braille note, as I have never 
>>>tried GPS on a Braille note.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Brett.
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Pettke" 
>>><<mailto:cpettke169307@xxxxxxxxxxx>cpettke169307@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <<mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:19 AM
>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
>>>
>>>
>>>>I tried a trial version of Mobile Geo on my HP IPaq and found that I was
>>>>less than impressed. My IPaq has a built-in GPS receiver and I have 
>>>>heard
>>>>that if you pair the pocket PC (which is what the IPaq is) with an 
>>>>external
>>>>receiver you get a better signal. I also found that the response to 
>>>>commands
>>>>varied quite a bit. Sometimes it was very quick and other times Mobile 
>>>>Geo
>>>>was slow to respond. I do use the Sendero's BrailleNote GPS and like it 
>>>>much
>>>>more than I did Mobile Geo. Although it is not as portable as carrying
>>>>around a smart phone or pocket PC. If you have access to both platforms 
>>>>(a
>>>>BrailleNote and a Windows Mobile device) and don't mind carrying around 
>>>>the
>>>>BrailleNote, I'd choose Sendero GPS for the BrailleNote. I also suspect 
>>>>that
>>>>Mobile Geo's responsiveness is highly platform dependent. I believe most

>>>>of
>>>>my issues were because of the IPaq and not Mobile Geo.
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: 
>>>><mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers-bounce@freelist
s.org
>>>>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
>>>>Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:36 PM
>>>>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] How well does mobile geo work?
>>>>
>>>>I'm thinking about getting either mobile geo or brailleNote GPS to 
>>>>replace
>>>>my SenseNav, since GW have dropped the ball in regards to updates.  I'm
>>>>leaning towards mobile geo due to the portability and small size of a 
>>>>cell
>>>>phone.  However I have several issues.
>>>>
>>>>1.  Battery life.  Using a bluetooth receiver plus things like WiFi must
>>>>drain the phone's battery quickly.  What kinds of results have others 
>>>>had?
>>>>
>>>>2.  No braille display
>>>>
>>>>3.  Since Sendero is lisencing the product and not building it 
>>>>themselves,
>>>>it could suffer from the same lack of updates as SenseNav.
>>>>However I understand that the features of Sendero GPS version 5 are
>>>>available for mobile geo, whereas SenseNav hasn't been updated in well 
>>>>over
>>>>a year.
>>>>
>>>>Thoughts and suggestions would be apreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>Eric
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>________________
>>Renee M. Zelickson
>><mailto:renee@xxxxxxxx>renee@xxxxxxxx
>>www.zeli.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus 
>>signature database 4106 (20090526) __________
>>
>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>>
>><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com
>
> Charles M. La Pierre
> CTO Sendero Group
> "The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as well as 
> Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices. Also 
> distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, Mobile 
> Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
> 1-888-757-6810
>
> Lat. 37 15' 25" N  Lon: 121 53' 04" W
>
>
>
>

Other related posts: