[gps-talkusers] Re: Situation 5, arrival distance factors

Kris,

The software already takes into account vehicular travel. The arrival 
distance is expanded based upon speed and the number of lanes. Even with 
the Arrival Distance set to 50 feet, you will have an approaching turn 
announce 1000 feet or more away at 60 miles per hour.


Mike

>On the subject of arrival distances, I have found that when I'm in a
>vehicle, setting the arrival distance to 1,000 feet (without the comma of
>course) will make up for the speed the vehicle is traveling and give you a
>much more accurate idea of where you are. On foot I usually have it at 75
>feet and have discovered that works very well for not being to close or to
>far from something. Has anyone else noticed that changing the arrival
>distances makes a difference?
>
>Kris
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:29 PM
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Situation 5, arrival distance factors
>
>
> > Situation 5, Arrival Distance Factors
> >
> > On the Sendero Chat this week, there was a discussion of how and when
> > announcements for waypoints, turns and intersections were triggered. We
> > had
> > to go to Charles for the final answer and even he had to look it up in the
> > code.
> >
> > Question 5: Is there a way to reduce the intersection trigger announcement
> > from 200 feet to something less?
> >
> > Answer 5: The default Arrival distance, found in the GPS Options Menu, is
> > set to 50 feet. All triggers are tied to this 50 feet number. Reduce 50
> > feet to 30 feet and other automatic trigger announcements will be reduced
> > proportionately. There are complex formulas that impact the various
> > announcements but the bottom line is that all of them are connected to the
> > Arrival Distance factor in the GPS Options menu.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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