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

House addresses will always be off, because actual addresses are given
by the post office.  For example, a large office complex or shopping
mall may have one address even though it takes up an entire block.  Maps
for GPS systems make an educated guess at addresses by parsing the block
into segments based on approximate lot sizes.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:47 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [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@fre
>>>>>elist
> 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
>> CTO Sendero Group
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