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

If you are going to give out information like that it is mobile geo 1.6 now

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage
to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:02
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [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
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of
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> > >>>>>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
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> > Mobile
> > >>>> Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
> > >>>> 1-888-757-6810
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Lat. 37 15' 25" N  Lon: 121 53' 04" W
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
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