[gps-talkusers] Re: Preview of Sendero GPS LookAround 1.1
- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:38:20 +0100
Get an N86 if you can find one, either from Nokia or Sight & Sound.
If you want to go the IPhone route, I suggest you have a good look and play and
also listen to some of the recordings out there of people using them to see
whether you think it's for you.
I haven't taken the plunge yet but may do one day. ...
--
Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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---- Original Message ----
From: GianniP46
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 10:32 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Preview of Sendero GPS
LookAround 1.1
> Hey Guys,
> I know this is off topic, but can someone who is using
> the IPhone email me off list?. I am contemplating
> getting one, but I am nervous about the touch screen
> interface. Is texting and dialing really that efficient
> with out buttons? Or am I better off with a nokia n82 or
> E 73?
> My email address is
> giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael May
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 7:40 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Preview of Sendero GPS
> LookAround 1.1
>
>
> We sent this updated version to Apple today. I hope it is
> posted within 3 or
> 4 days. Not sure if the weekend impacts these things.
>
> As you will soon see, we fixed the bugs having to do with
> the saving of
> settings and the country selection.
> We added the ability to select a POI category and to dial
> the POI phone
> number.
>
> We will have another round of small improvements after
> this version gets the
> real world test.
> Mike
>
> Sendero GPS LookAround, Version 1.1 Documentation
>
> Sendero GPS LookAround for the iPhone is available in the
> app store. It
> works with the iPhone 3GS and higher. It will not
> function with the iPod. No
> telephone support is available from Sendero Group. There
> is no turn-by-turn
> navigation information in Sendero LookAround for the
> iPhone. There are 5
> applications powered by Sendero GPS on other platforms,
> which have
> comprehensive navigation features. For information on
> these products, visit
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
>
> To use Sendero GPS LookAround:
>
> Touch the Sendero GPS icon to launch the application. You
> will be presented
> with a disclaimer. Touch the OK Button to accept the
> disclaimer. Also, touch
> the OK Button when asked if it is ok to use your current
> location. If there
> is compass interference, you may find that touching the
> OK button does not
> work at first. Read the screen to see if there is an
> error message. Wave the
> phone in a figure eight motion to clear the compass
> message if necessary.
>
> To receive the LookAround information, shake the iPhone
> until you feel a
> vibration and hear a swishing sound. It may take from 5
> to 30 seconds
> depending on the point of interest data location. The
> swish will give you a
> progress indication every 3 seconds. Once you move
> positions and want to
> "Look around" again, shake the iPhone to receive new
> information. Remember
> when you press Home and leave the application and then
> launch it again, the
> previous information may still be on the screen. Shake
> again to get new
> information.
>
> If you don't hear anything several seconds after shaking
> the phone, touch
> the top of the screen to hear what is being displayed.
> Perhaps the
> information wasn't spoken, the request timed out or there
> is no GPS
> position, in which case you may hear, "Limited position
> data. Change
> location and try again."
>
> Once you have launched Sendero GPS LookAround, a shake of
> the iPhone will
> cause LookAround to display the current Heading, street,
> city, cross street
> and nearest point of interest based on the POI category
> you have chosen
> under settings. It defaults to the Restaurant category.
> Note the Variety
> category is a combination of 8 categories containing the
> letter E such as
> restaurant and hotel. Searching 8 categories at once may
> cause the app to
> time-out more frequently.
>
> The main screen is laid out with output text displayed
> toward the top of the
> screen with 3 long buttons in the lower half of the
> screen, one above the
> other. There are 5 small buttons evenly spaced across the
> bottom of the
> screen. Don't tap too hard when activating these buttons
> as you may trigger
> the iPhone shake feature.
>
> The 3 main buttons are:
> 1. Where Am I button:
> The first long button is the Where Am I button, which
> announces heading,
> nearest address and city. You receive a vibration and
> beep after activating
> it.
>
> The LookAround software makes its best guess as to which
> street you are on
> and which is the cross street. Many positioning factors
> go into whether this
> information is correct. This may be particularly
> problematic if you are
> inside or among tall buildings. This is because of your
> distance away from
> the street and because the positioning indoors is worse
> than it is outdoors
> and out in the open.
>
> 2. Nearest Cross Street Button:
> This is the second of the 3 long buttons. It announces
> the nearest street
> and cross street. Again, this refers to the nearest
> street and not
> necessarily the one ahead in your direction of travel. If
> you are at an
> intersection, it is common for GPS systems to get
> confused as to which
> street you are on versus which one is the cross street. A
> vibration and beep
> will confirm that you activated this button.
>
> 3. Nearest 5 Points of Interest button:
> Whereas the Shake gives you the nearest single point of
> interest, this POI
> button displays up to 5 nearby points of interest in the
> category you choose
> under Settings. The search goes out to 2 kilometers, 1.24
> miles. These
> points are based on proximity, 360 degrees around you. A
> vibration and beep
> will confirm that you activated this button. A swish
> every 3 seconds will
> indicate that a search is in progress.
> Note: You can hear the distance to these various items in
> feet, yards or
> meters. The default is Yards. This can be changed under
> the Settings menu.
>
> Once POIs are found, a list will be shown in a separate
> screen with the name
> of the POI followed by the distance and compass direction
> to that POI. These
> are buttons you can click on to receive more details like
> the address and
> phone number. Click on the phone number to call that
> business. A Call or
> Cancel button will then be presented. The Back button
> will take you to the
> POI list. If you do call the business, you will be taken
> to the phone
> application and will need to launch LookAround again. It
> will of course be
> in the task switching list.
>
> The 5 buttons across the bottom of the iPhone main
> LookAround screen from
> left to right are as follows: There is a beep after the
> touch of each
> button. There is no vibration.
> 1. The Map button takes you to Google maps and a push-pin
> is displayed
> on the screen to indicate your position. Voice Over will
> not announce any of
> the map information. Press the Back Button to exit the
> Map and return to the
> main screen.
> 2. The Compass button will indicate which direction the
> iPhone is
> facing if there is no compass interference, which may
> come from nearby
> electronics or magnetic forces. Once you have changed
> direction with the
> phone, touch the Compass button. Once you receive the
> confirming beep, the
> new compass direction should be spoken. If not, touch the
> top of the screen
> to hear the text output. If you are told there is compass
> interference,
> slowly move the phone in a figure eight shape while it is
> laying flat. When
> the interference goes away, the error will disappear from
> the screen.
> 3. Shake on/off toggle button. If you hear Shake On
> button, this means
> the Shake feature is enabled as described above. The
> purpose of this toggle
> is so you can turn the shake feature off when you place
> the phone in your
> pocket or bag without closing the LookAround application.
> Normal walking
> will tend to make the phone shake inadvertently and keep
> talking unless you
> switch off the Shake feature. Alternatively, press the
> power button on the
> top of the phone briefly to lock the screen temporarily.
> You will need to
> unlock the screen before LookAround will function again.
> 4. The Setting button will open another screen with a
> list of options
> such as Shake on and off, Country, Metric/Imperial
> distance units and Help.
> The item which is enabled will say "selected."
> The POI Category Button, which has a flag icon, takes you
> to a list of
> categories. There is a Picker list. Voice Over users can
> swipe up and down
> to change the category. Press the Back Button to return
> to the main screen
> and your new POI category will be used when you shake the
> phone or press the
> 5 POI button. This category list is in alphabetical order.
>
> Note: When you touch any of the 3 primary buttons on the
> main screen, the
> focus is moved to the text portion of the screen and you
> will hear the text
> spoken. If you want to activate one of those buttons
> again, you need to move
> focus back to the button before activating it.
>
> Secondary Sendero LookAround Screens:
>
> Settings Screen:
>
> There are 4 items on the Settings screen, one above the
> other and a Back
> button in the top left of the screen, which takes you out
> of Settings and
> Back to the Main screen. These settings will be saved
> until you install a
> new version of LookAround.
>
> The first item is Shake Gesture. To its right is its
> on/off status. You will
> hear Selected for the active status.
> If you select the Off status, the Shake button will be
> removed from the main
> screen. This is different than the function of the Shake
> button on the main
> screen, which turns it off temporarily.
>
> The second button allows you to select the map region and
> you will hear
> which one is selected to its right. The current options
> are North America
> for the US and Canada and the other is Europe, which
> contains most but not
> all maps for the region. We hope to add other countries
> in future versions.
>
> The third button is Distance unit, Feet, Meters or Yards.
> The active unit
> will say selected. The default is yards.
>
> The fourth button will take you to the Help screen.
> This screen has hints and tips for using the iPhone.
> There is a link at the
> bottom to the Sendero iPhone page, which has more
> details. The Back button
> is in the top left corner. The disclaimer button is in
> the bottom right
> corner.
>
> POI Category Screen
>
> This screen starts with a Back button in the upper left
> corner followed by
> the title text, Select POI Category.
>
> Below that is the currently selected item. Touch this
> item and then move up
> and down through the list of categories. Whichever
> category is highlighted
> is the one that will be used once you return to the main
> screen. There is no
> Save or Done button. Just press Back to return to the
> main screen.
>
> Known Issues:
>
> There may be locations where you hear a POI label spoken
> but no data
> reported. Please email us with the city and state or
> lat/lon to
> GPS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you come across this.
>
> There may also be situations where the POIs are far away
> or for some other
> reason the swishing goes for a long time. It should time
> out after 2
> minutes.
>
>
> Operational items to be aware of:
>
> Map data for most countries is from Tele Atlas with POI
> content from Info
> USA. The data resides on a server so if phone
> connectivity is lost, the data
> cannot be accessed. There is no data resident on the
> phone.
>
> The iPhone performs its positioning based on
> triangulation of the nearest
> cell towers as well as with GPS. This means that if you
> are indoors, you can
> still receive rough location information even without GPS
> reception. It
> depends how far away these cell towers are as to the
> accuracy you will
> receive.
>
> When you are outside, the built-in GPS receiver and
> antenna can improve
> accuracy to the typical 30 to 50 feet range. For maximum
> accuracy, give the
> phone some time to acquire a GPS fix outside and away
> from tall buildings if
> possible. See the Sendero "GPS Accuracy" document for a
> comprehensive
> explanation.
>
> The iPhone compass direction within Sendero LookAround
> helps to indicate
> which way you are oriented but it does not synch up with
> the direction of
> the street it says you are on. It may be that it says you
> are heading West
> and announces a street that only goes North and South.
> There is currently no
> way to corroborate this information. Magnetic fields in
> the environment such
> as electronics, elevators and large masses of metal can
> influence the
> compass.
>
> It almost goes without saying that map and POI data can
> be out of date as
> soon as published. We encourage users not to take it
> personally if their
> street or favorite business is not in the database.
> Amazingly, most are.
>
> When you press Home and leave the Sendero LookAround app,
> it remains running
> in the background but the GPS position is not active.
> When you open it
> again, the last function you performed will display its
> information on the
> screen.
>
> The Sendero LookAround app works with the iPhone 4 and
> 3GS but does not work
> with the iPod Touch or the iPhone 3G.
>
> If you encounter a problem not listed here, please let us
> know as well as
> feature requests. Send to iPhone @SenderoGroup.com or
> join our Email
> Lists (http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm)
>
> Copyright 2010 Sendero Group, LLC.
>
> Michael May, CEO Sendero Group
> Developers of accessible GPS and distributors of
> technology for the blind
>
> Voice, 530-757-6800
> MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.senderogroup.com
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
> http://www.CrashingThrough.com
>
> 429 F Street, Suite 4
> Davis, CA 95616
>
>
> Michael May, CEO Sendero Group
> Developers of accessible GPS and distributors of
> technology for the blind
>
> Voice, 530-757-6800
> MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.senderogroup.com
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
> http://www.CrashingThrough.com
>
> 429 F Street, Suite 4
> Davis, CA 95616
>
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