Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
Thanks all for your suggestions. I'll take a look at MyWay. I already have Ariadne GPS but can't figure out how to use it for my walk in the woods scenario. Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
here is the app I was talking about on apple vis's site. Sorry it took me so long. http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/navigation/heare On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:22 PM, Chris Goodwin ckgoodwi...@googlemail.com wrote: Thanks all for your suggestions. I'll take a look at MyWay. I already have Ariadne GPS but can't figure out how to use it for my walk in the woods scenario. Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
Hi all, Having switched to an iPhone from a simbian, I'm now at the stage of no longer wanting to throw my iPhone down the garden but can see how the many apps are actually practical and useful. One thing I was wondering if there is an app for though... Could someone go out for a walk, logging their route as they went on their phone. They then pass me the route they took, and I can then follow that same route. I am after a sat nav for walking, but also where I have defined the route to take - not just the start and end points. I would like Voiceover to give me directions e.g. Continue on bearing 0 degrees for 100 metres, turn right in 10 metres and so on. My specific purpose is to see if I can go for a walk in the woods by myself. I live near a large forest which has a large network of well defined paths on it and I think my vision is good enough to follow a path, but I need to know which path is the right one. Other useful features might be for the person laying the path to be able to set comments such as Gate across path with handle to the right. Browsing the app store there are many GPS map applications but I suspect they are too graphically orientated and voiceover wouldn't give me sat nav like directions. Does anyone know of any apps that could do the job I'm after? thanks all, Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
Hi Chris, I have used one called MyWay Classic. I have used it to mark a path in a park where I take my guide dog for a walk. You lay down a path of electronic breadcrumbs for a route. For example I marked the starting point, with several other points added as I made turns. Went back after doing the route to add comments at home for future use. Hope that helps a little. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 11:58 AM, Chris Goodwin ckgoodwi...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all, Having switched to an iPhone from a simbian, I'm now at the stage of no longer wanting to throw my iPhone down the garden but can see how the many apps are actually practical and useful. One thing I was wondering if there is an app for though... Could someone go out for a walk, logging their route as they went on their phone. They then pass me the route they took, and I can then follow that same route. I am after a sat nav for walking, but also where I have defined the route to take - not just the start and end points. I would like Voiceover to give me directions e.g. Continue on bearing 0 degrees for 100 metres, turn right in 10 metres and so on. My specific purpose is to see if I can go for a walk in the woods by myself. I live near a large forest which has a large network of well defined paths on it and I think my vision is good enough to follow a path, but I need to know which path is the right one. Other useful features might be for the person laying the path to be able to set comments such as Gate across path with handle to the right. Browsing the app store there are many GPS map applications but I suspect they are too graphically orientated and voiceover wouldn't give me sat nav like directions. Does anyone know of any apps that could do the job I'm after? thanks all, Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ Leo A. Bissonnette, Ph.D. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
That was going to be my suggestion, accept for the MyWay Lite. This way you could see if the app would work for you. This version is free. It works exactly like the paid version, so I won't repeat what has been said. Once a route has been saved, you can go and open it up and the route can be reversed to back out of your walk in the woods. This app was most helpful when camping in Yosemite this past summer in finding locations starting from the tent. Take a look. My one tip as others gave to me before using it on an actual route was to practice with it to familarize yourself on how it works. I know to get good compass directions, the phone needs to be in portrait on a horizontal plane. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Oct 19, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Chris, I have used one called MyWay Classic. I have used it to mark a path in a park where I take my guide dog for a walk. You lay down a path of electronic breadcrumbs for a route. For example I marked the starting point, with several other points added as I made turns. Went back after doing the route to add comments at home for future use. Hope that helps a little. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 11:58 AM, Chris Goodwin ckgoodwi...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all, Having switched to an iPhone from a simbian, I'm now at the stage of no longer wanting to throw my iPhone down the garden but can see how the many apps are actually practical and useful. One thing I was wondering if there is an app for though... Could someone go out for a walk, logging their route as they went on their phone. They then pass me the route they took, and I can then follow that same route. I am after a sat nav for walking, but also where I have defined the route to take - not just the start and end points. I would like Voiceover to give me directions e.g. Continue on bearing 0 degrees for 100 metres, turn right in 10 metres and so on. My specific purpose is to see if I can go for a walk in the woods by myself. I live near a large forest which has a large network of well defined paths on it and I think my vision is good enough to follow a path, but I need to know which path is the right one. Other useful features might be for the person laying the path to be able to set comments such as Gate across path with handle to the right. Browsing the app store there are many GPS map applications but I suspect they are too graphically orientated and voiceover wouldn't give me sat nav like directions. Does anyone know of any apps that could do the job I'm after? thanks all, Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ Leo A. Bissonnette, Ph.D. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive:
Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
Hello Chris, I'll add to Leo's suggestion by giving you the link to the free (lite) version of the app he mentions: • MyWay Lite (free) by Swiss Federation if the Blind https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myway-lite/id494516234?mt=8 This has nearly all the features of the paid MyWay Classic version, except for the ability to transfer a route file via iTunes file sharing. You will also get messages suggesting that you purchase the paid version (for $14.99). However, this lets you try out the app and decide whether it is usable for you. Another app that you might be able to use is Ariadne GPS ($5.99). This is a LookAround app that gives you information about your surroundings and also lets you explore local maps and set POIs. It doesn't use electronic breadcrumbs the way MyWay Lite or Classic does, where you might need this feature for a setting with absolutely no paths (like camping in the wilderness). The reason I think this might work for you, is that the Apple Keynote video that featured Ariadne GPS at one of their iPhone product announcements showed this app being used by a visually impaired man to do exactly what you say you want -- walk independently in the forests near his home in Germany. Again, I think there was a similar network of paths. There's pretty extensive documentation about the Ariadne GPS app at their web site, including the video that Apple showed with this app featured at the start, links to a detailed user manual that was revised in August for the most recent version release, an FAQ, and podcasts. Here's the Ariadne GPS web page URL: http://www.ariadnegps.eu/ And here's the link to Ariadne GPS at the app store: • Ariadne GPS ($5.99) by Giovanni Cioffani http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ariadne-gps/id441063072?mt=8 I have two more suggestions: first, check the AppleVis web site for information on useful and accessible apps: • AppleVis http://www.applevis.com/ Secondly, since you're a new iPhone user, you might get the free ViA (Visually impaired Apps) app prepared by the Braille Institute as a starting point overview list of apps: • ViA - By Braille Institute (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/via-by-braille-institute/id528499232?mt=8 HTH, and welcome to the list. Cheers, Esther On Oct 19, 2013, at 6:08 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Chris, I have used one called MyWay Classic. I have used it to mark a path in a park where I take my guide dog for a walk. You lay down a path of electronic breadcrumbs for a route. For example I marked the starting point, with several other points added as I made turns. Went back after doing the route to add comments at home for future use. Hope that helps a little. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 11:58 AM, Chris Goodwin ckgoodwi...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all, Having switched to an iPhone from a simbian, I'm now at the stage of no longer wanting to throw my iPhone down the garden but can see how the many apps are actually practical and useful. One thing I was wondering if there is an app for though... Could someone go out for a walk, logging their route as they went on their phone. They then pass me the route they took, and I can then follow that same route. I am after a sat nav for walking, but also where I have defined the route to take - not just the start and end points. I would like Voiceover to give me directions e.g. Continue on bearing 0 degrees for 100 metres, turn right in 10 metres and so on. My specific purpose is to see if I can go for a walk in the woods by myself. I live near a large forest which has a large network of well defined paths on it and I think my vision is good enough to follow a path, but I need to know which path is the right one. Other useful features might be for the person laying the path to be able to set comments such as Gate across path with handle to the right. Browsing the app store there are many GPS map applications but I suspect they are too graphically orientated and voiceover wouldn't give me sat nav like directions. Does anyone know of any apps that could do the job I'm after? thanks all, Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html or at the public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should
Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
Hi, Here sounds interesting! Would appreciate the info. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 2:43 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: There is also an app called here. You have to design the root on the website but they are going to make it so you can design the root on the app and then give someone the qr code to put in to the app, or maybe it's a typed code I can't remember. If you want i can give you guys the apple vis entry. Take care. On Oct 19, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hello Chris, I'll add to Leo's suggestion by giving you the link to the free (lite) version of the app he mentions: • MyWay Lite (free) by Swiss Federation if the Blind https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myway-lite/id494516234?mt=8 This has nearly all the features of the paid MyWay Classic version, except for the ability to transfer a route file via iTunes file sharing. You will also get messages suggesting that you purchase the paid version (for $14.99). However, this lets you try out the app and decide whether it is usable for you. Another app that you might be able to use is Ariadne GPS ($5.99). This is a LookAround app that gives you information about your surroundings and also lets you explore local maps and set POIs. It doesn't use electronic breadcrumbs the way MyWay Lite or Classic does, where you might need this feature for a setting with absolutely no paths (like camping in the wilderness). The reason I think this might work for you, is that the Apple Keynote video that featured Ariadne GPS at one of their iPhone product announcements showed this app being used by a visually impaired man to do exactly what you say you want -- walk independently in the forests near his home in Germany. Again, I think there was a similar network of paths. There's pretty extensive documentation about the Ariadne GPS app at their web site, including the video that Apple showed with this app featured at the start, links to a detailed user manual that was revised in August for the most recent version release, an FAQ, and podcasts. Here's the Ariadne GPS web page URL: http://www.ariadnegps.eu/ And here's the link to Ariadne GPS at the app store: • Ariadne GPS ($5.99) by Giovanni Cioffani http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ariadne-gps/id441063072?mt=8 I have two more suggestions: first, check the AppleVis web site for information on useful and accessible apps: • AppleVis http://www.applevis.com/ Secondly, since you're a new iPhone user, you might get the free ViA (Visually impaired Apps) app prepared by the Braille Institute as a starting point overview list of apps: • ViA - By Braille Institute (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/via-by-braille-institute/id528499232?mt=8 HTH, and welcome to the list. Cheers, Esther On Oct 19, 2013, at 6:08 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Chris, I have used one called MyWay Classic. I have used it to mark a path in a park where I take my guide dog for a walk. You lay down a path of electronic breadcrumbs for a route. For example I marked the starting point, with several other points added as I made turns. Went back after doing the route to add comments at home for future use. Hope that helps a little. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 11:58 AM, Chris Goodwin ckgoodwi...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all, Having switched to an iPhone from a simbian, I'm now at the stage of no longer wanting to throw my iPhone down the garden but can see how the many apps are actually practical and useful. One thing I was wondering if there is an app for though... Could someone go out for a walk, logging their route as they went on their phone. They then pass me the route they took, and I can then follow that same route. I am after a sat nav for walking, but also where I have defined the route to take - not just the start and end points. I would like Voiceover to give me directions e.g. Continue on bearing 0 degrees for 100 metres, turn right in 10 metres and so on. My specific purpose is to see if I can go for a walk in the woods by myself. I live near a large forest which has a large network of well defined paths on it and I think my vision is good enough to follow a path, but I need to know which path is the right one. Other useful features might be for the person laying the path to be able to set comments such as Gate across path with handle to the right. Browsing the app store there are many GPS map applications but I suspect they are too graphically orientated and voiceover wouldn't give me sat nav like directions. Does anyone know of any apps that could do the job I'm after? thanks all, Chris --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum
Re: iPhone app so I can go for a walk in the woods
I'll see what I can do later. I'm in the middle of fixing a very broken website. but rest assured a link will be coming to the list no later then 12 am east tomorrow lol! Take care all and be blessed. On Oct 19, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi, Here sounds interesting! Would appreciate the info. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 2:43 PM, Sarah k Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: There is also an app called here. You have to design the root on the website but they are going to make it so you can design the root on the app and then give someone the qr code to put in to the app, or maybe it's a typed code I can't remember. If you want i can give you guys the apple vis entry. Take care. On Oct 19, 2013, at 11:35 AM, Esther mori...@mac-access.net wrote: Hello Chris, I'll add to Leo's suggestion by giving you the link to the free (lite) version of the app he mentions: • MyWay Lite (free) by Swiss Federation if the Blind https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myway-lite/id494516234?mt=8 This has nearly all the features of the paid MyWay Classic version, except for the ability to transfer a route file via iTunes file sharing. You will also get messages suggesting that you purchase the paid version (for $14.99). However, this lets you try out the app and decide whether it is usable for you. Another app that you might be able to use is Ariadne GPS ($5.99). This is a LookAround app that gives you information about your surroundings and also lets you explore local maps and set POIs. It doesn't use electronic breadcrumbs the way MyWay Lite or Classic does, where you might need this feature for a setting with absolutely no paths (like camping in the wilderness). The reason I think this might work for you, is that the Apple Keynote video that featured Ariadne GPS at one of their iPhone product announcements showed this app being used by a visually impaired man to do exactly what you say you want -- walk independently in the forests near his home in Germany. Again, I think there was a similar network of paths. There's pretty extensive documentation about the Ariadne GPS app at their web site, including the video that Apple showed with this app featured at the start, links to a detailed user manual that was revised in August for the most recent version release, an FAQ, and podcasts. Here's the Ariadne GPS web page URL: http://www.ariadnegps.eu/ And here's the link to Ariadne GPS at the app store: • Ariadne GPS ($5.99) by Giovanni Cioffani http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ariadne-gps/id441063072?mt=8 I have two more suggestions: first, check the AppleVis web site for information on useful and accessible apps: • AppleVis http://www.applevis.com/ Secondly, since you're a new iPhone user, you might get the free ViA (Visually impaired Apps) app prepared by the Braille Institute as a starting point overview list of apps: • ViA - By Braille Institute (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/via-by-braille-institute/id528499232?mt=8 HTH, and welcome to the list. Cheers, Esther On Oct 19, 2013, at 6:08 AM, Leo Bissonnette leo.bissonne...@videotron.ca wrote: Hi Chris, I have used one called MyWay Classic. I have used it to mark a path in a park where I take my guide dog for a walk. You lay down a path of electronic breadcrumbs for a route. For example I marked the starting point, with several other points added as I made turns. Went back after doing the route to add comments at home for future use. Hope that helps a little. Leo On 2013-10-19, at 11:58 AM, Chris Goodwin ckgoodwi...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi all, Having switched to an iPhone from a simbian, I'm now at the stage of no longer wanting to throw my iPhone down the garden but can see how the many apps are actually practical and useful. One thing I was wondering if there is an app for though... Could someone go out for a walk, logging their route as they went on their phone. They then pass me the route they took, and I can then follow that same route. I am after a sat nav for walking, but also where I have defined the route to take - not just the start and end points. I would like Voiceover to give me directions e.g. Continue on bearing 0 degrees for 100 metres, turn right in 10 metres and so on. My specific purpose is to see if I can go for a walk in the woods by myself. I live near a large forest which has a large network of well defined paths on it and I think my vision is good enough to follow a path, but I need to know which path is the right one. Other useful features might be for the person laying the path to be able to set comments such as Gate across path with handle to the right. Browsing the app store there are many GPS map applications but I suspect they are too graphically orientated and voiceover wouldn't give me sat nav like
