[gps-talkusers] e: Re: teaching gps technology and travel

Hi Karen, yes it works on Amtrak far as telling you how far you are from your starting and ending points. Far as I can remember, it does say you are on a rail line some of the time but also on a highway some of the time because railroad tracks often parallel highways. I recommend at least trying it to see which cities and POI's you are near. I used it on the Coast Starlight amtrak from Oakland Ca. to Eugene Oregon. It also works best if you have your receiver near a window and are up in the observation car which has larger windows than those by the regular coach passenger seats. Happy training! Jim 


----- Original Message -----
From: "KB" <karenb74@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Date sent: Sat, 30 May 2009 02:47:02 -0400
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: teaching gps technology and travel
Hi I don't post often, but good points here. I do have a general 
question
though. Does GPS work on Amtrack trains? Anyone try this? I did 
see once a
post says it thinks you're on a highway? Thanks going to NJ in 
August

wondered about this.
Karen, Harpo, and the piggies
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From: "Brett" <brettsta21@xxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 12:17 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: teaching gps technology and travel




Hi Amy,
I don't know of such a list, but I think that GPS can benefit all 
travellers

with all levels of mobility.
Even for those who don't have very good mobility skills and only 
travel a
couple of regular routs, GPS can provide them with confidence, as 
they can
always determine where they are. It can increase independence as 
GPS can be
used to locate bus stops and train stations etc, negating the 
need to rely
on someone else letting you know when you get to the correct 
stop.
I also think that GPS can help promote awareness of your 
surroundings by
announcing street names and nearby points of interest. These are 
things that
sighted people just take for granted, but those with no vision 
miss out on.
If travelling by taccy, GPS can still be useful by allowing the 
user to be
able to see the route before undertaking the journey, they can 
then always
check on where they are and if the taccy driver doesn't know 
where he is

going, your GPS can assist.
While blindness GPS's aren't cheap, I still think it's one of the 
best
investments a blind person could make, probably more so for a 
beginning
traveller as it can provide reassurance and confidence, which 
should make
the person feel more comfortable when travelling, and hence would 
probably
help encourage them to continue to do so and expand their 
horizons.


Cheers,
Brett.





----- Original Message -----
 From: Amy Murillo-Hicks
 To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:32 PM
 Subject: [gps-talkusers] teaching gps technology and travel




 Hi,
I'm wondering if there might be a separate thread or list to 
discuss
methodology of training on the various gps systems to students 
and clients.
I am an administrator at a community service provider agency in 
my area,
and I supervise it's programs and staff. As I experiment with my 
own mobile
geo, I keep thinking how I can adjust my thinking and perceptions 
about what

it means to travel independently with this tool.
I think there may be some value in discussing using GPS as a 
tool with
people with high moderate and low O&M and AT skills, as well as 
varying

amounts of vision, but the way you use it seems to be critical.



 Has this been discussed previously?

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