[gps-talkusers] Re: how does gps give you info?
- From: Judi Potts <pottaroo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:11:00 +1000
I'm directionaly dyslexic LOL and what I really love about the GPS is the
"clock face" directions that you can set it for. I'm hopeless with North South
and degrees etc, but when it tells me to turn 3 o'clock or whatever, it's great.
Judi> From: tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject:
[gps-talkusers] how does gps give you info?> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:37:52
-0700> > Well, I ordered it today and can't wait for Tuesday when it gets here!
I was > just wondering, when I plan a route or am out walking around, does it
havet > o give you information in terms of north south, etc, I do have a
compass, > but think more easily in terms of left and right, so, can it give me
info > that way such as this or that place is on the right or left side of the
> street or tell me that I am on that side of the street?> ----- Original
Message ----- > From: "Charles LaPierre" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> To:
<gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:14 AM> Subject:
[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Towns and villages> > > > If its just a few isolated
incidence then I would say its POI data error > > which can be reported to
TeleAtlas but this may be fixed with the latest > > data still in alpha test.>
>> > The actual Lat/Lon of the POI data is really at the street and depending >
> on GPS error you can either be north of the poi or south of the POI and > >
this may be the reason why it seems off to you.> > The route engine will take
into account the address of the poi if > > available and should tell you the
correct side of street location of the > > destination when the route is
created to that location.> >> > Thanks> > Charles> >> > At 11:08 AM 7/11/2008,
you wrote:> >>does anyone know why the maps or maybe it's just utah, but anyway
the > >>compass is saying that for example albertsons is on the north side of
the > >>road, when it's on the south east side of the road.> >>please let me
know.> >>dean> >> > Charles M. La Pierre> > CTO Sendero Group> > "The GPS
company." Distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor Stream, Voice > > Sense, KNFB
Mobile Reader, Talks, Miniguide and ID Mate> > 1-888-757-6810> >> > Lat. 37 15'
25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W> >> >> >> > > > >
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