RE: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
I know this is a wish better made to the developers, but if enough of us asked... I would like to see information just for the street I am on. Currently, when I ask Blind Square for nearby intersections or businesses, it showed everything within a radius, which might involve a block or so either way off the street I am currently on. I would really just like to know what is at 12/6 o'clock or 3/9 o'clock. Eric -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
Unfortunately there is no way for a GPS app to provide that kind of information. At least not very reliably. Original message: Since were on the topic of GPS apps, I was curious about something. Does the seeing eye app also give information as to whether the area you were going to travel has sidewalks or does not have sidewalks? I recently moved to Wichita and am still learning the area. There are some spots which have no sidewalks. I know I can do these both with my guide dog and with my keen but I like to know when I'm encountering them first. As, areas with no sidewalks are not my favorite things to deal with. So I wasn't sure if that kind of information would be conveyed to me via the Seeing Eye app. Kellie and guide Loki Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: I really blind square, it's a great app. The seeing eye GPS app is also decent, though I wish it provided more information automatically without having to touch the screen. If you are considering one or the other, I would go with blind square. Original message: I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a
RE: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
I have BlindSquare and cannot figure out how to simulate a location. How would I do that? and check out the points of interest around that location. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can announce your current heading, current address range, and cross streets as you approach them. It can also announce points of interest around you, and you can create your own custom POIs as well (e.g. your home, office, or even a park bench). The information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable (e.g. you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you lose cellular data for a few minutes, that should not be too problematic. Since BlindSquare can still speak when your device is locked or when the app is in the background, it is extremely conservative on battery power. It also uses remarkably little data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it can open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the details already filled in for you, so this is not much of an issue in my opinion. In BlindSquare you can also simulate any location and check out the points of interest around that location. It is regularly updated with new features, and is a personal favorite for me. The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also a lot harder on batteries and uses a lot more data in my experience. It hasn't been updated in months, either. At a very premium price, I'd almost be ready to dismiss the app entirely except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more detail than BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very useful if you are still learning your way around an area. Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are in that direction. You can also use both apps in tandem. Grant -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribe
RE: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
Hello Kelly, No, it unfortunately does not. Also, I seem to remember someone from Sendero saying that it conveys information as though one were walking in the middle of the road. In other words, it doesn't know what side of the street you are walking on, and definitely doesn't know if there are sidewalks. Grant -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kellie Sent: June 25, 2014 11:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone Since were on the topic of GPS apps, I was curious about something. Does the seeing eye app also give information as to whether the area you were going to travel has sidewalks or does not have sidewalks? I recently moved to Wichita and am still learning the area. There are some spots which have no sidewalks. I know I can do these both with my guide dog and with my keen but I like to know when I'm encountering them first. As, areas with no sidewalks are not my favorite things to deal with. So I wasn't sure if that kind of information would be conveyed to me via the Seeing Eye app. Kellie and guide Loki Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > I really blind square, it's a great app. The seeing eye GPS app is also decent, though I wish it provided more information automatically without having to touch the screen. If you are considering one or the other, I would go with blind square. > Original message: >> I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of >> available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing >> list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my >> questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. >> So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started >> out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use >> and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several >> free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One >> of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it >> constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while >> on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these >> free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth >> paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? > >> -- >> David Goldfield, > > >> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually >> Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site >> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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 moder
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
Since were on the topic of GPS apps, I was curious about something. Does the seeing eye app also give information as to whether the area you were going to travel has sidewalks or does not have sidewalks? I recently moved to Wichita and am still learning the area. There are some spots which have no sidewalks. I know I can do these both with my guide dog and with my keen but I like to know when I'm encountering them first. As, areas with no sidewalks are not my favorite things to deal with. So I wasn't sure if that kind of information would be conveyed to me via the Seeing Eye app. Kellie and guide Loki Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > I really blind square, it's a great app. The seeing eye GPS app is also > decent, though I wish it provided more information automatically without > having to touch the screen. If you are considering one or the other, I would > go with blind square. > Original message: >> I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of >> available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list >> just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions >> could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. >> So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out >> in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for >> the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps >> that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things >> that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak >> my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going >> to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the >> specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What >> benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? > >> -- >> David Goldfield, > > >> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired >> Feel free to visit my new Web site >> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list >> can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
I really blind square, it's a great app. The seeing eye GPS app is also decent, though I wish it provided more information automatically without having to touch the screen. If you are considering one or the other, I would go with blind square. Original message: I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
As I've said in the past, Blindsquare includes braille-specific settings. The latest update even added more braille features, specifically commands to let you quickly accomplish tasks from a braille keyboard. Again, the BSQEvent app is Blindsquare, but limited to only a few locations; download it and try it out, it's free. On Jun 25, 2014, at 12:27 PM, todd patkus wrote: > To Deafblind users on this list, > > Have you tried BlindSquare using Braille displays? If so, how accessible is > it? > > Thank you. > > Todd > >> - Original Message - >> From: "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone" > To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Date sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:15:30 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone > >> Grant, >> thank you for this detailed explanation. It helps, as I'm just > trying >> to determine what makes each GPS app different and advantageous > over the >> others. For me, what I'm really wanting is an app that can speak > my >> location while moving, such as when going to and from work on a > train, >> as well as having the ability to program a route to get turn by > turn >> driving directions. thank you again. > > >> David Goldfield, > > >> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually > Impaired >> Feel free to visit my new Web site >> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > >> Grant Hardy wrote: >>> Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can > announce your current heading, current address range, and cross streets as > you approach them. It can also announce points of interest around you, and > you can create your own custom POIs as well (e.g. your home, office, or even > a park bench). The information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable > (e.g. you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also > BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you lose cellular > data for a few minutes, that should not be too problematic. Since > BlindSquare can still speak when your device is locked or when the app is in > the background, it is extremely conservative on battery power. It also uses > remarkably little data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it > can open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the details > already filled in for you, so this is not much of an issue in my opinion. In > BlindSquare you can also simulate any location and check out the points of > interest around that location. It is regularly updated with new features, > and is a personal favorite for me. > >>> The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no > ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also a lot harder > on batteries and uses a lot more data in my experience. It hasn't been > updated in months, either. At a very premium price, I'd almost be ready to > dismiss the app entirely except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more > detail than BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very > useful if you are still learning your way around an area. > >>> Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain > direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are in that > direction. You can also use both apps in tandem. > >>> Grant > >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] >>> Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM >>> To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone >>> Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone > >>> I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the > amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing > list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions > could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. >>> So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and > started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use > and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS > apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things > that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my > current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. > Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, > blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with > Seeing eye or Blindsquare? > >
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
To Deafblind users on this list, Have you tried BlindSquare using Braille displays? If so, how accessible is it? Thank you. Todd - Original Message - From: "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone" Grant, thank you for this detailed explanation. It helps, as I'm just trying to determine what makes each GPS app different and advantageous over the others. For me, what I'm really wanting is an app that can speak my location while moving, such as when going to and from work on a train, as well as having the ability to program a route to get turn by turn driving directions. thank you again. David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ Grant Hardy wrote: Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can announce your current heading, current address range, and cross streets as you approach them. It can also announce points of interest around you, and you can create your own custom POIs as well (e.g. your home, office, or even a park bench). The information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable (e.g. you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you lose cellular data for a few minutes, that should not be too problematic. Since BlindSquare can still speak when your device is locked or when the app is in the background, it is extremely conservative on battery power. It also uses remarkably little data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it can open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the details already filled in for you, so this is not much of an issue in my opinion. In BlindSquare you can also simulate any location and check out the points of interest around that location. It is regularly updated with new features, and is a personal favorite for me. The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also a lot harder on batteries and uses a lot more data in my experience. It hasn't been updated in months, either. At a very premium price, I'd almost be ready to dismiss the app entirely except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more detail than BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very useful if you are still learning your way around an area. Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are in that direction. You can also use both apps in tandem. Grant -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this l
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Grant, thank you for this detailed explanation. It helps, as I'm just trying to determine what makes each GPS app different and advantageous over the others. For me, what I'm really wanting is an app that can speak my location while moving, such as when going to and from work on a train, as well as having the ability to program a route to get turn by turn driving directions. thank you again. David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ Grant Hardy wrote: Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can announce your current heading, current address range, and cross streets as you approach them. It can also announce points of interest around you, and you can create your own custom POIs as well (e.g. your home, office, or even a park bench). The information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable (e.g. you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you lose cellular data for a few minutes, that should not be too problematic. Since BlindSquare can still speak when your device is locked or when the app is in the background, it is extremely conservative on battery power. It also uses remarkably little data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it can open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the details already filled in for you, so this is not much of an issue in my opinion. In BlindSquare you can also simulate any location and check out the points of interest around that location. It is regularly updated with new features, and is a personal favorite for me. The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also a lot harder on batteries and uses a lot more data in my experience. It hasn't been updated in months, either. At a very premium price, I'd almost be ready to dismiss the app entirely except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more detail than BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very useful if you are still learning your way around an area. Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are in that direction. You can also use both apps in tandem. Grant -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can announce your current heading, current address range, and cross streets as you approach them. It can also announce points of interest around you, and you can create your own custom POIs as well (e.g. your home, office, or even a park bench). The information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable (e.g. you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you lose cellular data for a few minutes, that should not be too problematic. Since BlindSquare can still speak when your device is locked or when the app is in the background, it is extremely conservative on battery power. It also uses remarkably little data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it can open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the details already filled in for you, so this is not much of an issue in my opinion. In BlindSquare you can also simulate any location and check out the points of interest around that location. It is regularly updated with new features, and is a personal favorite for me. The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also a lot harder on batteries and uses a lot more data in my experience. It hasn't been updated in months, either. At a very premium price, I'd almost be ready to dismiss the app entirely except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more detail than BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very useful if you are still learning your way around an area. Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are in that direction. You can also use both apps in tandem. Grant -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare? -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired Feel free to visit my new Web site http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
When you talk about benefits that you will get from blind square or seeing eye are you talking about features? If you are looking for that here is a link to some information about blind square. http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/blindsquare-feature-packed-navigational-tool-blind-ios-users -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
BlindSquare is a great GPS when trying to get information on what's around you and how to navigate to it. Other than that, Google maps and BlindSquare works great for me. I recommend to my clients all the time and they like it compared to having seen my GPS. Z Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone > On Jun 25, 2014, at 6:16 AM, "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone" > wrote: > > I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the amount of > available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing list just > to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions could > generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. > So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and started out in > the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use and, for the > most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm > in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really > loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current > location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. Given > the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, > blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with > Seeing eye or Blindsquare? > > -- > David Goldfield, > > > Founder and Peer Coordinator, > Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired > Feel free to visit my new Web site > http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
