[gps-talkusers] Re: Traveling in New York City
- From: "Eric Brinkman" <eric.brinkman1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:57:16 -0400
Really? I remember being told that I should set the arrival or near
distance to 1500 or 2000 feet in a car, but only 10 or 15 feett when
walking.
Eric
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Richard Turner <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 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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