Responses are inline.
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of alice dampman
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 2:22 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cross streets
Thanks for that explanation, Kevin. While it makes sense, it's not
ideal, is it? If I am walking on the right side of the street, and
the destination is on a street that is on the left, will the gps tll
me that it is there? Will it instruct me to turn left?
[Kevin Chao] The "split" streets, cross streets only being on the
left or right and addresses being only the left or right does not
affect POIs or the LookAround POI events. So, when a LookAround POI
event or, when searching for a POI or following a route; the GPS
will tell you that it is on the left or right side an instruct you
to turn accordingly.
Is this a quirk of Sendero gps, or do all gps units work this
way? For a driver, it really does not matter if there is a median
strip, right?
[Kevin Chao] Considering that most other GPS applications, including
Loadstone, StreetTalk, Trekker Breeze and others don't have a
Virtual Explore mode similar in features to that of the Sendero GPS,
it isn't possible so it isn't an issue there. In a way, this is an
issue for drivers as if there is a physical median and, letting you
know that there are only addresses on the right, a street on the
right is a good bit of information as you don't want to instruct the
driver to run over the median. That is, unless we are wanting some
off-road experience.
Will this ever be different? Will Sendero gps ever tell us about
streets on both sides of a divided street?
[Kevin Chao] This is probably a question more suited for Charles or
Chris but the best that is available at the moment is to check the
address range with SPACE/READ with C. If the left or right side is
reported as unknown, it is most likely a split" as indicated in the
physical world or the map. In this case, use the work-around
detailed in the Manual, which is to turn onto the cross street of
the "split" street, move forward and turn again so that you are
traveling down the other side of this split street. This would only
be performed if you wish to check address or streets on the other
side of that split.
What about POI's?
I was walking along the same road. There is a large grocery
store on the opposite side, and although I had lookaround turned on
for POIs, it did not announce it.
Rather disappointing... I mean, I know that store is there, but only
because I live around here.
[Kevin Chao] The purpose of the LookAround POI event is to give you
a rough sample of what is around you every 12 seconds or a
predetermined time by you. You could query for All POIs, specific
POIs based on a variety of criteria's, including category,
subcategory, distance, direction and field.
Alice
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From: <mailto:kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx>Kevin Chao
To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 4:04 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cross streets
This is an issue due to "split" streets. A street can be "split"
physically by a median strip, an item that is just in the map or
some other element that makes the street be a "split". If a street
is "split," and you are on the right side of this split, you will
only hear about the street(s) [x or space/read with x] that is to
the right and addresses that are on the right (space/read with c).
In order to hear about the streets and addresses on the left, you
must move pass this split, make a left, move forward (10-50 feet) by
using the move forward command and make a left and you will now be
on the other side of this split. This sounds complicated but think
about it as a wall that is splitting the road in half from the left
and right side, you must move pass this wall to explore the items on
the other side.
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of alice dampman
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:04 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] cross streets
Hi,
As I explore in virtual mode along a street near my house, I
find that gps only announces the streets on one side of the street:
it either announces the streets on the right, or, if I can sort of
turn left, then right, then left again, it will start indeed
announcing the streets on the left, the opposite side of the
street. It's almost as if I have to have crossed the main street
for gps to start announcing the streets on that side of the main
street, but then it's not announcing the streets on the right
anymore. Is there a way to get gps to announce all intersecting
streets both right and left? Thanks
Alice
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