[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Possible Bug

I'm just getting started with the GPS, and already, the others who regularly
ride my bus, even the driver, are interested when I tell them what we are
passing.  It is great to learn about places you didn't know you were passing
every day.  

The Lord bless you,
 
Charles Couey
Preaching and Music Evangelist,
&
Mission Service Corps missionary
National Consultant for Blind Ministries
North American Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
246 Thuss Avenue
Nashville, TN 37211
615-331-6098 home phone
615-400-5207 cellular phone
BroCharles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx e-mail



-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:21 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Possible Bug


This is an interesting one. 

I have found that even after giving GPS demonstrations to people who are
sighted in their own community that they find things that they didn't even
know were there. These aare locations that they past by all of the time on a
daily basis going to and from home. This happens to a greater extent with
blind  folks  because so much of the information is visual signage. It is
almost like a new window has opened when they hear  the Sendero GPS
announcing things like the streets they are on, the cross streets and the
various points of interest that are around them.  

This was the feeling that I had when I first obtained the Sendero GPS two
years ago. I felt that i was in control and didn't have to rely on sighted
people telling me about what things were around and what streets I was on
and what streets we were approaching. I find myself being the person
answering questions like, "what street are we on?" and, "where are we?" It
is quite powerful having this ability to have just as much if not more
information than the sighted folks you are with. The people I was in the car
with were stunned when I was able to say we were on 4th and Mission. I also
find myself being the person finding distances to certain locations, getting
the phone number of restaurants and making reservations all within a matter
of a few seconds. I also find myself being the person saving the driver from
unfolding their map on the dashboard and me telling them where to turn and
where to get on and off the freeway. 

All of this access to  location information wouldn't be possible if it
weren't for the Sendero GPS, the hard work of the Sendero Group, especially
Mike May and Charles LaPierre. 

I wouldn't even think twice about walking out the door without my PK and
GPS. 

Kevin 





-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:13 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Possible Bug

Go point.  I am from a small town and now live on a small college campus, so
once I know the area that is all I need to know.  In a larger city it would
be very difficult to navigate, and I can see how a gps could help there.
Even in small towns it would have helped to have had gps grow up.

Have a great day,
Alex

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date sent: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:48:21 -0400
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Possible Bug

>Hi Alex,
>I disagree, GPS is helpful in day to day situations.
>..
>When I purchased GPS in 2002, I bought it to assist me in riding
the
>bus to and from work.  a place and a bus line I had traveled to
and
>from for 10 years and knew like the back of my hand.
>Chris
>On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:38:07 -0400, Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

>>Depends on your travel; if you go places a lot alone and they are
>>new areas then it would probably be helpful.  If you are normally
>>in your home town, campus, or whatever then it will not be as
>>useful a tool as if you travel a lot.  It is a decision only you
>>can make, though, and keep in mind that upgrades cost about as
>>much as keysoft upgrades and, as with ks, you cannot skip
>>updates; just as you cannot go from ks7.0 to 7.5 without
>>installing 7.2 first, you cannot go from gps version 3.5 to 4.2
>>without installing 4 first.

>>Have a great day,
>>Alex

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: drew <drewinhisroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Date sent: Wed, 05 May 2010 20:59:57 -0700
>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: Possible Bug

>>>Hi skott i am not a new user of the braille note.  I am
>>>wondering if i would need the gps do you think I need It
>>>Skott? Drew

>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Scott Granados" <gsgranados@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Date sent: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:53:15 -0700
>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Possible Bug

>>>>Also don't forget, as I think Charles mentioned some time
>>>ago, GPS has less resolution than the readings in your car.
>>>Everything GPS is broken in to one second blocks where the
>>>dials are hard wired so the dials will show micro speed
>>>changes more accurately.  GPS is more accurarte when you're
>>>dealing with a constant rate of direction and speed.

>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>  From: PghJohn11@xxxxxxx
>>>>  To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>  Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:17 PM
>>>>  Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Possible Bug


>>>>  Is Richard a bug?

>>>>  In a message dated 5/10/2008 6:08:58 P.M.  Eastern
>>>Daylight Time, rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>>    Hey Richard, haven't seen you since our Mexico Cruise.

>>>>    Regarding this speed difference, our GPS systems should
>>>be much more
>>>>    reliable than any car speedometer.  The speedometer
>>>could be off for many
>>>>    reasons such as transmission and rear end gear ratio or
>>>tire size and
>>>>    pressure.

>>>>    Rich Irwin
>>>>    rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>    -----Original Message-----
>>>>    From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>    [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>Richard Bartholomew
>>>>    Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:28 PM
>>>>    To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>    Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Possible Bug

>>>>    I, too, have noticed the difference in reported speeds
>>>between a speedometer

>>>>    and the GPS - all versions of the GPS since, 2, I think
>>>and across
>>>>    receivers.  However, I have put this down to the fact
>>>that I've been told
>>>>    that car speedos are intentionally set slightly higher
>>>than actual speed in
>>>>    an effort to curb speeding!

>>>>    Possibly not true, I suppose, but I like the sound of
>>>it!

>>>>    Regards

>>>>    Richard Bartholomew
>>>>    E-Mail:  richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>>>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>>>    From: "Alex Hall" <mehgcap@xxxxxxx
>>>>    To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>    Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:05 AM
>>>>    Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Possible Bug


>>>>> Actually, I have found this too as of v4 with a blue
>>>logger.  In lower
>>>>> versions with the same receiver and bn it reported fine,
>>>but now,
>>>>> especially while walking (as opposed to moving in a
>>>vehicle) it seems much

>>>>> faster than it used to; my normal walking speed was around
>>>2 mph or so and

>>>>> now it is normally around 3-3.8 even though I walk the
>>>same.  This happens

>>>>> with all types of coverage and, as I said, with v4 (sorry
>>>Sendero, but my
>>>>> money goes to keysoft first--v4 is good enough for me).

>>>>> Have a great day,
>>>>> Alex

>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: Kevin Chao <kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>Date sent: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:32:17 -0700
>>>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Possible Bug

>>>>>>Jeff,

>>>>>>So, you are running the latest,Sendero GPS 4.22 and are
>>>noticing
>>>>> that it
>>>>>>seems to report the speed information 2-2.5 MPH below the
>>>actual
>>>>> speed? I
>>>>>>would seem about obtaining a Holux M-1000, the latest and
>>>>> greatest supported
>>>>>>receiver   and see if this issue is still occuring.  The
>>>only
>>>>> thing that i
>>>>>>can think of is the timing of iether the key press of for
>>>the GPS
>>>>> to capture
>>>>>>your speed is about a second off.

>>>>>>Most of the time, I have found the speed reported from a
>>>>> speedometer and the
>>>>>>Sendero GPS are insync.

>>>>>>Kevin

>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>Jeff
>>>>> Molzow
>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:13 PM
>>>>>>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Possible Bug

>>>>>>Hello All:

>>>>>>This is not a major bug, but thought I'd put it out there.
>>>I
>>>>> thought for a
>>>>>>while that it was either my receiver or VoiceNote, but I'm
>>>>> getting
>>>>>>consistent speed differences when driving at highway speed
>>>>> between the
>>>>>>Sendero and 2 other tested GPS's and almost ANY speedometer.
>>>In
>>>>> all cases,
>>>>>>I'm almost exactly 2 to 2.5 mph slower then their measured
>>>>> speeds.  If they
>>>>>>are traveling 70 mph, the Sendero will show 68 mph.  I don't
>>>>> remember this
>>>>>>error being present in earlier releases.  In the grand
>>>scheme of
>>>>> things, not
>>>>>>a huge difference and at walking speed, probably error is
>>>>> non-existent,
>>>>>>however I wanted to see if others are finding similar
>>>results.

>>>>>>For the record, I've tried this on a GPSlim236, the blue
>>>logger,
>>>>> and the
>>>>>>old Magellan (I think).  The one with the serial cable and 2
>>>>> double A
>>>>>>batteries.  I've also just gotten the motherboard replaced
>>>in my
>>>>> VoiceNote QT
>>>>>>so I don't think it's the bluetooth stack.  I compared my
>>>speed
>>>>> reading
>>>>>>between both a Garmin and Magellan car mounted GPS and have
>>>found
>>>>> similar
>>>>>>test differences between myself and those, and just about
>>>every
>>>>> speedometer
>>>>>>I've tested against.

>>>>>>Just Curious
>>>>>>Jeff


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