Remember that the alerts for a trun in a route mean that you should
turn at the next opportunity, not that you should turn that instant.
Think of it like the signs on a highway. They are placed prior to the
actual street corner so the driver has time to slow down and make the
turn. The double beep indicating a turn on the BrailleNote GPS tells
you to start looking for the next available street.
The quality of the street map data can also impact the placement of
the turning point. If you are traveling a route regularly and wish to
move a turning point, delete it from the route and manually add one
where you want it.
Mike At 06:54 AM 9/27/2005, you wrote:
Oh I'm using my O and M skills, but when you look around and don't see the turn to the street that you are supposedly at, its kind of annoying and when your root says to turn and there actually isn't a place to turn, that can get interesting too. I'll try back to 50 FT though and see what happens.
-----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Hogan Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:40 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Intersections triggering to soon
I don't like to be negative about the GPS but the GPS system help you to get there but not to be your eye while you are walking around, so it is important for use to use your mobility skill to do the actual work for you and use your GPS to help you to know where your surrounding is. Yes it would be great it would work perfect but it will be a long while before we see
this. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:13 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Intersections triggering to soon
> We did a lot of testing before coming up with 50 feet as a reliable > Arrival Distance. At 100 feet, too many things trigger prematureally and > at 25 feet, you can miss things. Keep in mind that the middle of the > intersection is the relevant point and that can be 50 feet from the corner > in a large intersection. > > Mike > At 06:38 PM 9/26/2005, you wrote: >>Hello, Sarai, >>Even ten feet is less than the accuracy limit for the receiver. That >>may >>be causing you a problem, confusing the system. Try setting it at one
>>hundred feet. If it works better, then try reducing the distance a little >>to find out what the system limitations are. Think of the minimum >>distance of desirable operation to be something like the event horizon of >>a black hole. >>Inside the event horizon, the laws of physics and perspective may change >>drastically. For instance, the intersection that you know is more than >>ten blocks away may suddenly appear right next to you. If you step in, >>you will be instantly transported that ten blocks, but will also at the >>same time be in a kind of twilight zone, where everything is very close, >>but just out of reach. >> >>Dick, permanently in his own twilight zone >> >>(8):[(8) >> >> >>From: "Sarai" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: "GPS" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Intersections triggering to soon >>Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:46:04 -0500 >> >>Hi, >>I keep getting intersections trigger way to soon way before they even >>appear. I've tried increasing my arrival distance but I can't find one
>>that works. Any suggestions? I've tried 3 FT, 5 FT, 8 FT, 10 FT. What >>do you guys have yours set on? >> >>Sarai D. Bucciarelli >> >> > > > Michael G. May > > CEO Sendero Group > > Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS > Distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Miniguide, The Tissot Silen-T > tactile > watch, and the ID Mate bar code reader > > MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.SenderoGroup.com > > (1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 Sendero > Group, LLC 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA > > Latitude, 38 33 9.239 North > Longitude, 121 45 40.145 West > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.11.4/109 - Release Date: 9/21/2005 > >
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