[gps-talkusers] Re: A small but possibly important GPS coup.
- From: "Roberto Gonzalez" <rgonzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:09:15 -0800
Hi Chris,
would you mind elaborating on your method for finding the freeway on-ramp?
I'm curious to know which address you chose and why, or at least a more
detailed description of your strategy. I've also had the occasion to assist
the driver to locate a freeway on-ramp in an unfamiliar area and I haven't
found a good method for quickly creating the root in place of the 100-mile
destination as you described. I'm familliar with the part of Downtown
Oakland you mentioned. Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Bartlett" <bridgeweaver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:30 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] A small but possibly important GPS coup.
Friday night, I was navigating for a trip. A couple of friends and I were
going to see the Tori Amos show in Oakland. The show was problematic, but
the GPS functioned flawlessly, better than the Thomas Guide that we had
for backup. In particular after the show, we were figuring how to get
from the Paramount Theater to I-580 in the most efficient way. I was able
to do an address lookup without specifying an address number or a cross
street. For those who don't know, if you don't put in an address, GPS
will offer you the option of choosing the nearest address. As an
experiment, we tried this, and it directed us to an on-ramp that my driver
didn't even know existed. Awesome, and a lot faster than calculating a
100-mile route back to Sacramento just to find the appropriate highway
ramp to choose. This is a win for the Sendero product.
Christopher Bartlett
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