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

This is correct, Sendero GPS version 5.04 and Mobile Geo 1.5 are using the
same 2008 Maps/POIs.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of April Martin
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:55 AM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
> 
> Amy,
> 
> I am using a Braillenote PK with Sendero 5.3. If I am correct the
> Mobile Geo
> is using the same maps. I am not sure about this though because of
> upgrades
> with the Mobile Geo underlying platform. If you want to contact me off
> list
> and give me your address we can try and check it out.
> 
> April
> 
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:16 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
> 
> 
> > Yes April, I am also in Tucson.
> >
> > If you're upgrade resolved the problem, could it be a trial version
> > problem?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "April Martin" <ashinholster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 7:52 AM
> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
> >
> >
> >>I haven't tested this since I upgraded to 5.3, but a  couple of years
> ago
> >>I had the following problem and explanation.     The Tell Atlas maps
> use
> >>100 numbers a block while Tucson is setup on 50 addresses a block. I
> had
> >>this problem in he 4th Ave area and the surrounding area. Could this
> >>possibly still be an issue?
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Amy Murillo-Hicks" <amym2@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:18 PM
> >> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>[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
> >>>> "The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as
> well as
> >>>> Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices. Also
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> >>>> 1-888-757-6810
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >
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