[gps-talkusers] Re: Traveling in New York City
- From: Richard Turner <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:26:23 -0700
I believe the arrival distance is automatically adjusted based on the speed you
are traveling.
The one thing that may cause some limitation on the accuracy is all the tall
buildings. That can
decrease the accuracy of the signals you are getting.
Walking in New York city is a challenge whether you can see or not. Just follow
the crowds.
And, don't drink too much, then you won't have to worry about the device.
Otherwise, I'd leave it
at home. Or, you could probably find a fanny-pack that would be large enough to
hold it and make sure
it is securely buckled on.
Enjoy,
Richard
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:28:42 -0400, Eric Brinkman wrote:
>Hi, At the beginning of august, I will be spending a day with some friends in
>New York City, and I would like to put my Sense Nav to good use. I took my
>Voice Sense with me to NYC once before, but didn't find the GPS all that
>useful. Since then, I have spent some time messing around with the maps at
>home, and I think I am a little more prepared now. I have a few questions
>though. I haven't updated my maps at all since I received the VS with Sense
>Nav
>back in january. Should I update them or download any of the user created
>POIS
>from Sendero before I leave? Should I ajust any of the settings for arrival
>distance and/or near distance? I'm not sure what the difference between the
>two is, although I know I should change them when I'm in a vehicle to account
>for the faster speed. This is sorta off topic, but I'm a little worried about
>crossing streets in the city. Here at college in Poughkeepsie I'm ok with
>listening to trafic cycles and crossing a busy road, but when I've gone to NYC
>alone I end up always taking cabs because I'm afraid I'll get run over. Is
>there another list that would be useful for discussing thisgs like this?
>Lastly, I'm not sure where I should and shouldn't take the VS. For example,
>I'm going to a Judas Priest/Black Sabbath concert later in august. I would
>like to use the GPS to help get there, but I don't want something to happen to
>it while I'm there. There'll be quite a bit of drinking before the show, and
>I
>don't really want to take a lot of stuff with me. I wish I'd gotten a phone
>with MobileSpeak instead of Talks, since the sendero GPS is coming for that
>and
>it would be better for situations like this. Thanks for any advice you can
>give
>me. Eric
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