According to a sighted driver, above 30 to 35 mph the blindsquare intersections were lagging behind. It was on an LTE connection.
On 7/15/2013 4:28 PM, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
Used Blind Square in the same area in downtown Columbus, and it worked flawlessly. Haven't tried it recently in a vehicle. Andy *From:*gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ilkka Pirttimaa *Sent:* Monday, July 15, 2013 1:22 PM *To:* gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [gps-talkusers] Re: Seeing Eye GPS Issues Did you compare, on same location, how BlindSquare announced intersections, both walking and in a vehicle? Version 1.43 can do it on very high speed, estimating your location "in future" to have all data ready to be announced. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Baracco, Andrew W <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx <mailto:Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>> wrote: I downloaded and installed this app shortly before leaving for the ACB convention in Columbus OH, which I thought would be a great opportunity to test the app in an unfamiliar environment. Like many, I was first confused when the app was a free download, but had no functionality until you purchased a subscription. I was surprised, because even if you buy a car, you have a chance to test drive it. That being as it may, I couldn’t wait to put it through its paces in Ohio. My first disappointment came when I discovered that it would not announce intersections if you are traveling in a vehicle. I was so used to this functionality in the Trekker, and I believe that it worked on the Braillenote devices as well. I found a button that I thought would allow for adjustment of this parameter, but tapping it did nothing. I also did a fair amount of walking in downtown Columbus, and was disappointed there as well. There was a significant lag in performance, I. e. intersections and POI’s would be announced long after I passed them. Thank God I was walking with a sighted person. I was also disappointed that the app relies exclusively on Voiceover, which is often hard to understand in a noisy environment. Blind Square, and apps like Navigon and Tom Tom offer additional voices. I think that for the price, having a HQ voice isn’t asking too much. I would also like to have some control over the speed threshold for announcing intersections, just like you can for POI’s. I understand that this is a 1.0 release, but perhaps there should have been a discount for those who purchase the initial product. Andy
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