-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-
bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amy Murillo-Hicks
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:19 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: How well does mobile geo work?
Have any of you had to enter a a location at the addressed picked up by
the
GPS and just call it fair rather than use the actual address number.
Is
that how we'd just resolve the issue until there is a fix?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 11:47 AM
Subject: [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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> Charles M. La Pierre
>> CTO Sendero Group
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