Let me put my 2 cents worth in here. First of all, you can change quite simply from miles to kilometers. As far as addresses are concerned, in the next version there will be an address feature where, for example, you go to the corner diner. Not only will the gps tell you the name but with a certain command, it will give you the address and phone numberof the establishment. Also the poi database (points of interest) database will be broadened so you will pick up places such as parks and recreation facilities, gas stations, railway stations, ferry terminals and the like. To my knowledge, no release date has been set for this upgrade and also when you enter an address in the `look up` mode the cross streets will be identified, thus making it easier to pinpoint an address, this is say if you have a street like the one I live on. My street goes through the entire length of Cincinnati from one end of the county to the other and changes names several times so say 6807 wooster pike would be identified as having bank place, miami road and west streets around it. A bit more probably than what you wanted to hear but this is what we can expect in the future. Mary Ellen Earls
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Amy Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 17:18:30 -0700 >Subject: RE: [SPAM] - Re: [Braillenote] GPS on Braillenote? - Email found in >subject >Hi Todd, >Here are some the answers I have for you regarding to the GPS usage with >BN. Hope it helps. >-----Original Message----- >From: Todd Patkus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:48 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [Braillenote] GPS on Braillenote? - Email found in >subject >Hello, Richard B., >I have read your message on the GPS. Thank you for it. >Questions for you below: >1. If we work with the GPS unit connected to the BN and obtain desired >information, will it work well in grade II (either British or US Braille)? >If not, will it work better in computer Braille? >The BN display fine with grade 2. It all depends on how you set your bn up >int the option menu. >2. As I prefer the Metric system, dos the GPS provide one kilometres rather >than miles? >Yes, you can change it quite easily in the gps preference. >3. After obtaining desired information, could one save it as a file after >reading it for future reading? >I am not sure you can save it to a file and read it after you exit the gps >menu. However, you can save the route and review it by moving from one wave >point to the other. >4. When one arrives at a particular location, does it give one its postal >address? >You can always get some kind of address even when you are walking down the >street. It's not very accurate, but you can get a good idea about whether >you are on the odd side or even side of the street. You might be 10-20 >numbers off. So when you arrived at your destination, you might still be a >bit off when you try to use the get address command. >Thank you very much. >>From the most wonderful interrogator Todd! (Smiles) >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Richard Bartholomew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 23:16:51 +0100 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] GPS on Braillenote? >>Hi, Todd >>I have had the GPS add-on since last July and, whilst I'm not >>deafblind, I only use it with the Braille display and not with speech. >>To my mind, there are no practical problems at all in only using >>Braille as you get the same information as speech users. The one >>slight downside is that you will be using your 'spare' hand (ie that >>not wielding a cane or hauling back a dog!) to read the display and, >>thus, depriving yourself of carrying capacity - but, this would also be >>the case if you wanted to issue commands to the GPS unit whilst on the >>move anyway! In addition, if, say, you wanted a piece of information >>to repeat every second, you may have trouble keeping up with it but >>this would depend on your reading abilities and, in any case, I suspect >>speech wouldn't cope very well in these circumstances either! >>There are problems with the GPS setup but these are not Braille versus >>speech related, more to do with the technology itself, eg accuracy, >>signal reception etc. On the whole, although costly, I think it's >>worth it! >>Regards >>Richard Bartholomew >>E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Todd Patkus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:49 PM >>Subject: [Braillenote] GPS on Braillenote? >>> Hello y'all, >>>Because I am deafblind, I depend only upon Braille, I wonder how well >>>the >>GPS device from Sendero work on the Braillenote. My understanding is >>that GPS that Sendero had developed is mostly for hearing/blind which >>is, of course speech, not Braille! >>>Any of you deafblind hereon this list have experience with GPS on a >>Braillenote? >>>Please let me know. >>>Thank you very much. >>>Todd >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
