Hi./ BlindSquare now announces bus stops and you can also add landmarks like stops to your favourites. > On 2 Mar 2017, at 03:37, Jonathan C. Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have been putting off purchasing either of these apps. I was ready to > purchase BlindSquared when Nearby Explorer was first demonstrated, and i have > been debating if the bus time announcements were worth the cost of Nearby > Explorer. > > The major GPS issues i have with the low cost solutions I currently use is > for the last few yards and i am not sure either of these Apps will help. > Examples are is my bus stop here or at the next pole? Or when there are six > bus stops clustered near a train stop. Or thirdly where is the front of the > building i just walked ten blocks to. > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > >> On Mar 1, 2017, at 4:15 PM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> For bus / train public transit, I very strongly encourage trying an app >> called moovit. >> >> Moovit is the only public transit app I have used which automatically, and >> consistently, announces the stop where I need to get off the bus just before >> the stop. It gives a couple announcements, one from a couple hundred metres >> before (at the previous bus stop (so one can trigger the stop request >> signal), and one when it is time to get off the bus. These announcements >> occur when the live route tracking is active. The walking between bus stops, >> to the first bus stop, and to the final destination, is not very good for >> the blind pedestrian, but the actual bus and train travel announcements are >> better than any other app I have used. >> >> Between bus stops, and to my destination, I usually use Apple Maps. My >> fiancé, on the other hand, prefers Google Maps. She is sighted, and finds >> its visual layout to be much more appealing. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +61 488 988 936 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 2/03/2017, at 03:40, Jenine Stanley <dragonwalke...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Donna, >>> >>> The answer to your question really depends on how you plan to use GPS. When >>> you travel, do you walk or mostly ride in vehicles? >>> >>> If you walk, are you interested in planning routes to places or just >>> hearing the street names as you go? >>> >>> When you ride, are you usually the navigator for a driver or are you taking >>> public transit? >>> >>> both apps handle all of these tasks well but if you really want to plan >>> routes or look around easily virtually, I’d suggest spending the money on >>> Nearby Explorer. It does take up over 4gb on the phone but maps are >>> available when you don’t have coverage which is nice. If you ever worked >>> with the Trekker in its original form, this app is as close to its supreme >>> functionality and easy learning curve as anything I’ve seen. >>> >>> That said, if money is an issue and you just want to hear intersecting >>> streets and POIs, BlindSquare is great. It does much more but is a bit more >>> technical or involved in how it gets you there. It does not do route >>> planning in advance unless going through another app like Maps, Google Maps >>> or Seeing eye GPS. >>> >>> As always, just my opinions here. Your mileage will no doubt vary. >>>> On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:12 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Now that we're moving back to a real city--at least relatively >>>> speaking--I'm thinking about using my phone a little more for GPS and >>>> related tasks. I'm thinking about nearby explorer, but it comes with a >>>> pretty hefty price tag. Does it offer any significant advantages over >>>> Blind Square? >>>> TIA, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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