[tabi] Re: who has a GPS?
- From: "Allison and Chip Orange" <acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:15:49 -0400
Hi Barbara,
well, you're right, some are better than others at routing, and generally
they get better over the years.
however, many people don't use them for routing, or not primarily for
routing, but mostly to know where they are at the moment.
in the case of the bus stops, it might be that you just need to know the
stop is 200 yards almost straight ahead for instance; or you might just need
to know when the bus reaches your particular stop.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Barbara Lineberry
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:24 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Re: who has a GPS?
Chip,
I don't, but I've ridden with someone who had one. It seemed to want you to
go by a route that wasn't always available, and sometimes out of the way.
My friend ignored it some and then it reconfigured itself to the next
possible turn, etc. I thought it was interesting. But I still depend on
maps or landmarks near places I know. I know your questions is mostly for
the visually impaired group. But this was a slightling's opinion.
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison and Chip Orange" <acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:26 PM
Subject: [tabi] who has a GPS?
>
> hi all,
>
> since I mentioned the subject of personal gps navigation in a prior
> message,
> I'm curious to know if you have a gps unit for navigation?
>
> would you please post your answer here, and let me know if your type is
> capable of importing and/or exporting a file of points of interest? I
> would
> think the trekker is not, but probably everything else is?
>
> I was wondering about all of us building up a database of points of
> interest
> for the Tallahassee area (such as the bus stops I mentioned).
>
> I'd be willing to write any conversion programs needed to convert from one
> unit's file format to another, and then I could compile our list in each
> format, and post it on the TABI web page. of course I know that various
> manufacturers have programs in place to allow you to contribute or
> download
> from their central system, but that's usually just for that type of gps
> (or
> so I believe anyway).
>
> It seems likely that the loadstone users will have the most points of
> interest to start with (I mean, starting by downloading their POI file for
> the Tally area) because that's all Loadstone is; no street maps, just
> points
> of interest.
>
> I'd like to see us build up a really useful picture of Tallahassee; then,
> we
> could even have it available for people new to town; it would give them a
> kind of instant orientation. And not just a giant database, but smaller
> files of say just the bus stops, or just government buildings, etc., to
> help
> make it easier to manage getting just what you need. maybe we could also
> add intersections with audible signals so someone walking would know
> whether
> to search for the button or not?
>
> so please answer up, and let me know if you think this is a good and
> useful
> idea, and if you have any ideas as to how we could make it more useful?
>
> thanks.
>
> Chip
>
> Check out the TABI resource web page at
> http://acorange.home.comcast.net/TABI
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