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

My house address was off on the SenseNav as well.  I assume I would
have the same problem regardless of whether I use Mobile Geo or
BrailleNote GPS?

So, is there any real advantage to using the BrailleNote GPS over the
Mobile Geo?

Eric

On 5/27/09, Mike Sivill <mike.sivill@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Charles M. La Pierre
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