Thanks Mark. While I still am not sure if I'm going to get this ap, this information sure helps.
Jenifer Barr Jenifer571 on dice world Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 20, 2016, at 10:38 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I must say that I am extremely impressed with the Nearby Explorer, for iOS, > GPS navigation app, developed by the American Printing House for the Blind. > > So, for your convenience, in either enjoying the app or determining whether > or not to purchase it, I am pasting in the complete text of its user manual, > below my signature line. > > A couple of things to note, however: > > 1. > Currently, this app only supports navigation in the United States and Canada. > > > 2. > At the time of this post, the cost of the app is, in the U.S. App Store > anyway, $79.99. > > 3. > In order to successfully install the app, which includes its built-in map of > North America, you must have at least 4GB of free space available on your iOS > device. > > 4. > The direct URL to the online user manual, which includes a in-page > hyperlinked table of contents, omitted in this post, is: > http://tech.aph.org/ne/index.html > > 5. > I have not edited the contents of this text in any way. I simply copied the > text from the website; therefore some of the formatting may not be consistent > with the HTML version of the manual. > > Finally, to you old-timers out there, I am delighted to report that this app > reminds me a great deal of the groundbreaking, GPS navigation solution for > the blind and low vision that started it all; I am referring, of course, to > Code Factory’s Mobile Geo. > > Okay, on to the show. > > Enjoy and Happy & Safe Traveling, > > Mark > > Nearby Explorer for iOS User's Guide > > Copyright 2016 > > American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. > > 2016/8/19 > > Introduction > > When sighted people use a global positioning system (GPS), their main > interests are getting directions and/or guidance to a destination. Blind > users appreciate these features as well, but generally desire more > orientation queues than are available on commercial GPS apps. Nearby Explorer > is a GPS app designed to provide these queues. When combined with an > accessible interface and customizable, current information about points of > interest (POIs), the tools provide a meaningful picture of the vicinity and > its characteristics. > > Nearby Explorer works by: > 1.displaying a screen containing several geography-related categories, > letting you turn on the ones of interest (announced as you move). You can put > the phone to sleep and continue receiving feedback or examine the values on > the screen. > 2.letting you orient the phone in various positions to get more targeted > information about: ◦points of interest (POIs), > ◦direction and streets, and > ◦the closest point of interest. > > 3.providing descriptive details such as: ◦intersection configurations as you > approach, > ◦transit stop next time, direction of travel, and head sign for systems in > over 30 metro areas, > ◦distance and adjustable direction to POIs, and > ◦adjustable scope for prominence and proximity for POI announcements. > > > Features > > The information that Nearby Explorer provides helps the blind traveler stay > oriented. It shows surrounding and approaching streets, businesses, > institutions, and public facilities, and offers continually updating distance > and directional information to the nearest or selected location. > > Nearby Explorer provides a sense of the surrounding streets and their > relationship to the user's current position. Additionally, it enables the > passenger in a vehicle to aid the driver with directions and suggestions. > > About This Manual > > This documentation was complete and accurate at the time of its writing. When > there are updates or corrections, you may find them at > http://tech.aph.org/ne_info.htm. > > There is also an email list dedicated to the use of this app. This is the > place to make suggestions, provide tips, and ask questions. To subscribe to > the list, send a blank email to ne-subscr...@tech.aph.org. > Adventurous users may wish to test upcoming features. To get more > information, join the beta list by sending a blank email to > "neios_beta-subscr...@tech.aph.org"mailto:neios_beta-subscr...@tech.aph.org. > > For the purposes of this documentation, wherever possible, APH assumes your > basic knowledge of Voiceover (VO) and does not, with rare exception, convey > information in VO terminology. For example, a VO user, must know that you > double tap an option to turn it on. For basics on VoiceOver, see > https://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/voiceover/ > > Limitations > > To better understand the benefits and limitations of Nearby Explorer, it is > useful to obtain a basic understanding of how the technology works. > > There are several components in play. Two of the most important are GPS and > maps. > > GPS > > The mobile device (phone or tablet) uses a GPS receiver to read signals sent > from an array of satellites designed for this purpose. The receiver uses > these signals to pinpoint a position on earth and assign lateral and > longitudinal coordinates to that position. In general, a good consumer-grade > receiver can render accuracy to within a few yards of a person's actual > position under optimal conditions. More realistically, you can expect to > achieve accuracy good enough to determine on which side of the street you are > traveling. > > Some of the conditions that adversely affect accuracy with reading satellite > signals include the following: > •Low cloud cover > •Unusual atmospheric conditions, such as solar flares or magnetic storms > •Large buildings or physical landmarks that prevent a clear view of the sky > •Inside buildings or underground where there is no clear view of the sky > > Maps > > The latitude and longitude coordinates do not mean much to most users, so > they must be combined with maps that contain more familiar landmarks such as > streets and places. Nearby Explorer comes equipped with maps that cover the > United States and Canada. > > Screenshot of a street map on Nearby Explorer > > Figure 1. Screenshot of a street map > > There are several factors about the map data that are useful to understand to > make the most effective use of the software. > •All the map data resides on your device, so it is not necessary to have a > Wi-Fi or cell-data connection to use the software. If you do have a network > connection, Nearby Explorer uses the connection to request information about > places in combination with the Google Places™ business listings service. This > information tends to be much more dynamic than that of the maps on the > device. Plus, you can label places as well as benefit from others' labels. > •There are instances when the map data may be inaccurate. Because there are > millions of points of interest and other locations in the data, it is > possible that errors can be introduced during the collection process. > •Points of interest are indicated as the physical address of the street and > not at the front door of the establishment. > •Street addresses are approximate. They are calculated using a relative > distance from the beginning to the end of the block. You may notice, > therefore, that an address can be consistently off by a house number or two. > This is normal and cannot be corrected. While the address given as the house > number may not always be exact, it does stay constant. Accordingly, once > Nearby Explorer reports an address at a certain point in the block, it > consistently reports that same address at that same point. > •The compressed map data does not provide addresses to places. Addresses for > places are approximated, just like the street numbers. > •Changing conditions are not reflected in the maps. It is not unusual to > receive information for restaurants that no longer exist and to not receive > information for new establishments. The maps reflect the conditions at the > time of the data collection. These conditions are eventually corrected, as > the maps are updated periodically. Other conditions may be more immediate. > Road construction, traffic, and weather all represent conditions that cannot > be reflected in the data nor detected by the satellite signal. > •Places and Favorites do not account for altitude as part of their location. > > You must pay attention to your environment. The data given from Nearby > Explorer are suggestions, not absolute facts. The present conditions and > immediate environment must always take precedence over Nearby's suggestions. > > Requirements > > Nearby Explorer requires the following: > 1.iPhone, iPad, or iPod running iOS 9.0 or later > 2.GPS receiver either on the device or via Bluetooth. (All iPhones contain a > GPS receiver.) > 3.At least 4.2 GB of free space on which to store downloaded maps > > When the GPS chip is in use, such as when using Nearby Explorer, battery > consumption is significantly increased. It is usually necessary to plug in > the device if using it on a long trip where the GPS is in use for more than > several hours at a time. > > To reduce the GPS power consumption, press Nearby Explorer's Pause button. > This turns off tracking. Press the Resume button to resume using GPS. Using > an external GPS receiver can both improve accuracy and reduce battery > consumption. > > If you do not move for 15 minutes, Nearby Explorer pauses use of GPS > automatically. To resume, press the Resume button or unlock the device and > activate Nearby Explorer if necessary. > > Installation > > When you start Nearby Explorer for the first time, it displays licensing > information that should be read carefully. If you understand and agree with > the terms, select the OK button to continue. > > If the app detects it has no map data, Nearby Explorer checks to ensure there > is a Wi-Fi connection and downloads the maps. > > You may use the app while maps download, but only limited functionality is > available until the download is completed. > > Starting > > When you start the application, Nearby Explorer displays the Nearby screen > and waits for positioning information from the GPS. > The Nearby screen contains a toolbar at the top with buttons for Pause, > Compass, GeoBeam, and Radius adjustments, and a toolbar at the bottom > containing buttons for Streets, Search, Favorites, and Transit. > Below the bottom toolbar is a collection of four tabs for Home, Map, > Settings, and Help. > The Home Tab shows the most used controls. > Between the two toolbars, the screen shows a list of information about your > current or virtual position. You use the list in one of two ways: > 1.Examine the values interactively > 2.Switch on ones you wish to hear automatically as they change > > You may also adjust specific behavior for each list item by activating its > Context menu. > > The items you turn on depend on how you wish to use the program. > > While walking in an unfamiliar area, it is useful to turn on the street > address, street name, and possibly the nearest POI and its distance. However, > if you are riding in a car it may be too much to have street numbers and > distances to POIs announced. > > You may want information that changes very infrequently to be checked. For > example, City, County, and State, are items that change so infrequently that > you may wish to have them selected at all times. If you use the Map Tab, > keeping these options enabled can provide useful information about distant > places without bothering you for local use. > > It is important to keep "chatter" to a minimum. Since most of the information > from the Nearby screen is time sensitive, it is not useful to have too much > verbal communication. By the time you hear it, it would no longer be relevant. > > Nearby Screen Options > •Country > •State > •County > •City > •Zip Code > •"Heading":#Heading > •"Street Number":#StreetNum > •"Street Name":#StreetName > •"Approaching":#Approaching (streets) > •"Guidance":#Guidance > •"Nearby":#NearbyPlaces(Point of Interest or POI) > •"Nearby Position":#NearbyPlaces > •"Watch":#Watch(distance and direction to a watch point) > •Speed > •Altitude > •"Accuracy":#Accuracy > •Vertical Accuracy > > In addition to turning on the items to monitor, you may use the Context menu. > The menu provides additional options for the selected item. Details are > explained in the section for each option. > To activate the Context menu with VoiceOver running, swipe down and select > the Show menu option or double tap and hold. > > Heading > > When the Heading item on the Nearby screen is on, Nearby Explorer announces > your direction of travel and continually updates it as you move. This heading > is derived by comparing the location of the last GPS reading with the > position of the current reading. This means that in order to get a heading, > you must be moving. > > Nearby Explorer uses the heading to determine which streets you are > approaching as you move. When you stop moving, the heading becomes invalid, > and Nearby Explorer's Heading value goes blank. > > Compass > > In addition to obtaining heading information from the GPS, you may use the > compass to announce the direction you are facing. > > To use the compass, hold the device vertically and point the camera in the > desired direction (as if you were taking a picture). Nearby Explorer responds > with a vibration and announcement of the direction. > > In addition to the direction, the compass announces a list of streets that > intersect a line in the direction you point the device. > As you point the device in another direction, the speech function of the > compass silences, vibrates, and then announces the new information about > direction and streets. > > To stop using the compass, move the device so it is no longer oriented > vertically. Nearby Explorer responds with another confirmation tone and > resumes obtaining the heading information from the GPS. > > Note: By default, the compass only works while Nearby Explorer is the program > in use. This lets you use the phone or other software without any concerns > about the device's orientation. The Settings screen contains an option to > enable using Compass and Geobeam even when Nearby Explorer is in the > background. > > Note: All other functions of Nearby Explorer remain active, even when you > start another program. If you do not want the position of the phone to > provide Compass feedback, turn off the Compass feature by selecting the > Compass Off button on the toolbar at the top of the screen. > > Street Number > > The Street Number option on the Nearby screen provides the closest house > number of the current position. As you move, the number changes to reflect > the new, closest address. > > Nearby Explorer calculates street addresses by dividing a block into equal > segments and assigning a number to each segment. There are cases where this > approach can report a number that is one or two houses away from the actual > address. Take the example of a large business that occupies an entire block. > While its published address might be 900 Main Street, as you travel down the > block, Nearby Explorer reports 900, 902, 904, and so on, to the end of the > block and the official last number. > > Choose Address Provider > > Sometimes, you can get more precise street numbers by using an alternate > provider. Nearby Explorer offers the following providers: > •On-board maps > •Apple > > The accuracy of each provider may depend on your area. One way to test the > accuracy is to see if the app gives you an accurate address for your house or > business. > To change providers, activate the Context menu, then select Address Provider. > > Street Name > > The Street Name option displays the street on which the user is currently > traveling. If this item is selected, the name of the street is announced when > you turn onto another street or when you enter a cross street. > > When approaching a cross street, depending on the accuracy of the GPS signal, > Nearby Explorer announces the name of the cross street as you enter the > street. Inaccurate signals may make it announce the cross street either > before or after you enter or leave the street crossing. > > To constantly update your street address while walking, turn on both the > Street Number and Street Name items. As you walk, Nearby Explorer announces > the street address but not the street name (because the street name is not > changing). With both options selected, when you approach and pass a cross > street, the app announces the name of the street and the closest house number > on that street. Often, Nearby Explorer announces an address from each side of > the cross street as you pass it. The first is the closest house number on the > side of the street on which you are traveling. As you cross, the app > announces the second number, which is the closest house number on the far > side of the street. > > As you turn onto another street, Nearby Explorer announces the name of that > street as soon as it recognizes the new coordinates. This usually occurs > within a few seconds of the turn. > > The street number and name announcements are two of the best ways to obtain > the most detailed information about your location. When combined with a > Nearby Places address, which is also approximated, you can easily determine > on which side of the street you are traveling and on which side the desired > destination is located. > > Note: Poor GPS reception can result in misinformation, such as addresses > located on the wrong side of the street. If this happens, avoid setting any > Favorites until you obtain a better signal. > > Parking Lots and Other "Off-Road" Locations > > If you are not near a street, Nearby Explorer appends a distance and > direction to the nearest address. For example, if you turn south into a > parking lot at 100 Main Street and move away from the street, the program > adds a message, such as "29 yards north" to the street name announcement. In > this way, as you move south away from Main Street, the program announces the > address as "Main Street 29 yards north." This additional information about > the distance and direction is useful to determine the route back to the road > network in a park, parking lot, or other open area. > > Occasionally, even though you are on a street, the program may announce the > street name as if you were away from the street. This usually occurs from a > poor satellite signal and ordinarily corrects itself unless atmospheric > conditions are extremely poor. > > If you do not want to know how far away from the street you are, open the > Street item's Context menu and select Disable Off Road Indication. > > How Addresses and Highways Work > > In many US cities, the city is divided into quadrants with a street > separating the north quadrant from the south and a street separating the east > quadrant from the west. Any street that is west of the east/west line often > contains "W" in the name to indicate that it is west of the dividing line > between east and west. Similarly, streets east of the east/west line often > contain "E" in the name. The addresses begin at the east/west line and > increase as they move away from it in either direction. Thus, if the > east/west dividing line is Main Street, and Maple Street intersects Main, the > addresses west of Main would start with 100 and increase as you move west. > 400 W. Maple Street is west of 300 W. Maple Street. Similarly, the addresses > east of Main increase as you move east, so 200 E. Maple Street is east of 100 > E. Maple Street. > > Often a block starts with an address such as 100 or 200 and increases to 99 > before the next block begins, so addresses on a typical block range from > numbers such as 100 to 199 or 200 to 299. Of course, if a street is > particularly long, the street numbers might be a range of five digit numbers > such as 26800 to 26899. > > Even-numbered addresses are on one side of the street, and odd numbers are on > the other side. Usually, 200 is straight across the street from 201. In most > cases, the even-numbered addresses fall on the south and west sides of a > street, and the odd-numbered addresses fall on the north and east sides. > > Interstates and highways indicate their prevailing direction by their route > number. All the even-numbered interstates and highways generally travel from > east to west, and odd-numbered interstates and highways go from north to > south. > > Even numbered interstates (east/west) are numbered smallest to largest, > starting in the south and increasing to 100 as you move north. For example, > Interstate 10 is the southernmost interstate. It runs from New Orleans to Los > Angeles. I-20 is north of I-10 and runs from Kent, Texas to Florence, South > Carolina. > > Odd numbered interstates (north/south) are numbered lowest to highest > starting from the west coast and increasing as you move east. I-5 is on the > west coast, and I-95 is on the east coast. > > When a city has an interstate that routes traffic circuitously around the > heart of the city, the interstate is given a three-digit number in the 200, > 400, or 600 range. It derives its number from the interstate that it branches > from. In Dallas, for example, the LBJ Freeway is numbered I-635 because it > loops around Dallas branching from I-35. > > Interstates are marked with mile markers, one every mile. Mile markers on an > interstate begin at the border of each new state. They start with zero at the > southern border and increase as you move north for odd numbered or > north/south interstates. They start with zero at the western border of the > state increasing as you move east for the even numbered or east/west routes. > > If an interstate does not start at the state's border, the mile markers begin > numbering at the start of the interstate. > > The exits on an interstate are indicated by the mile marker. Exit 5 is always > located between mile marker 5 and 6. If there are two or more exits within a > mile, their designation includes both the mile marker and a suffix letter. If > there were three exits at marker 5, they would be labeled 5A, 5B, and 5C. > > When you see exits in the map data, they are treated like streets, but the > street name is the exit number. Therefore, it is not uncommon to have streets > entering and exiting the interstate with names such as 8 or 8A. > > Interstates are named with "I-" followed by the interstate number. I-40 E > refers to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40. > > US highways are labeled with the prefix "US-" followed by the route number. > US-67 refers to US Highway, Route 67. > > State highways are named with the state abbreviation followed by the highway > number as in IN-62 for Indiana Highway 62. > > County roads are labeled with "County Road" or some abbreviation such as "CR" > followed by the number of the road as in CR 1429. > > Approaching > > The Approaching option on the Nearby screen lets Nearby Explorer describe > upcoming intersections as you approach. > > The app describes the next intersection as soon as you pass the current one. > > If the cross street only intersects on one side, Nearby Explorer announces > either "Left Side" or "Right Side" after the name and before the distance. > > If the street is a cross street, Nearby Explorer says the street name and > "ahead." > > Distance Updates > > In addition to announcing the side of the street, Nearby Explorer also > estimates and provides the distance to that intersection. As you approach the > street, the distance is updated to reflect your changing position. > > Guidance > > The Guidance setting displays the next maneuver to take (in the directions) > when you set a place as a destination. For example, it might say, "In 30 > yards, turn left on Main Street." > > To set a place as a Destination, follow these steps: > 1.Activate the Search or Favorites button at the bottom of the screen. You > may also pick Recent Destinations from the Context menu for the Guidance > option. > The app displays a list of Places. > 2.Activate the item of interest. > Nearby Explorer shows a menu of actions for favorites and searches. For > recent destinations, Nearby Explorer sets the destination immediately. > 3.Select Set as Destination. > > When you set a destination, Nearby Explorer announces the route type > (pedestrian or vehicle), and the side of the street of the destination. Each > time you set a destination, Nearby Explorer adds it to the list of recent > destinations. The program remembers the previous 20 places to which you > requested guidance. > > When using the guidance function, keep in mind that streets are marked at > their center line. Therefore, when Nearby Explorer says, "Turn left on Maple > in 30 yards," you need to take into consideration the width of the street. > > Guidance and Directions > > When you acquire a list of Favorites or search results, you can obtain > directions to that location or receive guidance as you travel there. These > directions and guidance are optimized for either pedestrian or vehicle > travel. To select pedestrian directions, select Pedestrian from the Route > Settings view in the Setting screen or the Guidance Context menu. > > Route Settings > > Route settings customize the kinds of routes and directions Nearby Explorer > creates. To change how Nearby Explorer calculates the route, select Route > Settings from the Settings menu or from the Guidance Context menu if a route > is active. > > The route settings include route optimizations for pedestrian VS vehicle, > fastest time, shortest distance, or least turns (main roads) and switches to > let you specify highways, unpaved roads, toll roads, and ferries in the route > calculations. > > Directions Option > > To receive a list of directions, activate the POI. From the next menu, choose > Get Directions. Nearby Explorer displays a list of directions. At the top of > the list, Nearby Explorer shows the distance and time to the destination. > Each item in the list shows the direction and distance to the next maneuver > in the route. > > Guidance Option > > For guidance while you travel to the POI, choose Set as Destination from the > menu. The app responds by adding the first step of the directions in the x > Guidance field of the Nearby screen. It also updates the Guidance field, so > the next maneuver is announced as you move. The information in the Guidance > field always contains the current distance and direction to the next maneuver. > > Change to or From Pedestrian Mode > > To switch to or from Pedestrian mode while using the Guidance feature, follow > these steps: > 1.Activate the Context menu on the Guidance option. > 2.Select Route Settings from the Context menu. > 3.Turn on or off the Pedestrian Mode setting. > > If there are other route settings to change, adjust them here as well. Nearby > Explorer automatically recalculates the route based on the new settings. > > Directions During Guidance > > To display a list of remaining directions to the destination while using the > Guidance feature, follow these steps: > 1.Activate the Context menu on the Guidance option. > 2.Choose Directions from the menu. > > Point to Destination > > When you set a destination, Nearby Explorer lets you point to it to get audio > and haptic feedback about that point. Hold the phone with the screen face up > and use the end to point. When you point at the destination, Nearby Explorer > vibrates and announces the name and distance to the point. > > Nearby (POIs) and Nearby Position > > The Nearby Places item on the Nearby screen indicates the closest POI to your > current location. If you turn on the Nearby Position item, the app also > announces the distance and direction to that POI and continually updates the > information as you approach and then leave that location. These POIs include > Nearby Places, Favorites, and Transit Stops in supported cities. > > By default, Nearby Explorer shows the four closest places and updates the > distance and direction to the nearest one as you move. To show more or less > places, use the Context menu and pick "Maximum Places Per Location" to set > the number of places to report, from one to eight. > > If you live in a city with a public transit feed that is supported by Nearby > Explorer, one kind of Place the app reports is Transit Stop information. The > report includes the time, direction, and route name of the next bus or train. > These live transit reports are active only when moving less than 10 miles per > hour. > > To control which type of information Nearby Explorer reports, activate the > Context menu for the Nearby item on the main screen. The Context menu > includes three items: Nearby Places, Transit Stop Information, and Favorites. > You may enable or disable any or all of these options. > > Point to Nearby Places With Geobeam > > Because your device knows both your current location and the location of POIs > around you, it is possible to use the device's compass to point at features > in the environment and receive feedback about that feature. The feedback > consists of a vibration, a tone, and an announcement with the name and > distance of the POI. The vibration, in particular, makes pinpointing places > both intuitive and easy. Think of this feedback as a beam (Geobeam) emitting > from the end of the device, which you can use to point directly to features > in the environment. As long as you maintain the direction, the vibration > continues. You can use this vibration to guide you to the point. > > CAUTION: > There may be obstructions between you and the POI. Nearby Explorer cannot > know about certain environmental barriers that may exist between you and the > point. You must use traditional mobility techniques to ensure the path is > safe or to follow a safe path to the point. > > The tone also conveys information about the distance between the object to > which you point and your location. The higher the pitch, the closer you are > to that point. The speech also announces the distance, but the tone can be > used to quickly get an idea about which objects are closest as you scan the > environment. > > There are two ways to position your device to use Geobeam. For both > positions, the "business end" is considered the top edge. > > To engage Geobeam in the first position, hold the device out in front of you, > (as though you were handing it to someone), pointing the business end in the > direction of the POI. The screen should be facing skyward. In this position, > Nearby Explorer lets you know only about the closest POI when you point to > it. If you have a destination or a Watch set, use the device in this position > to find the destination or Watch point. > > The second position is the normal Geobeam operating position. It is achieved > by rotating the device 90 degrees counter clockwise from position 1, (as > though you were shaking hands with someone). As you move your device into > this position, Nearby Explorer makes a sound. When you move it out of Geobeam > position, Nearby Explorer makes another sound to confirm. > > Point the end of the device in different directions while maintaining its > orientation. When the end of the device points to a POI, Nearby Explorer > makes a sound, vibrates, and announces the name of the Place and its distance. > When using Geobeam, be sure to take notice of these characteristics: > •You can decrease or expand the distance range by adjusting the "search > radius":#PlaceRadius for Nearby Places. > •Geobeam points can appear to move slightly. This movement is caused by > inaccurate satellite reception. You can still use them to get close to your > target location. > •Geobeam is more accurate the further away you are from the point. When you > get close to the point, you must contend with other impediments, such as the > location being marked in an odd place (like in the street) or poor satellite > reception. > > If you don't want Nearby Explorer to provide feedback when you position the > phone, turn Geobeam off with the Geobeam button on the toolbar. > > Adjust Nearest Place Behavior > > By default, Nearby Explorer reports the direction to the nearest place as a > compass direction, but you can change this behavior to receive direction as a > position on a clock face. To do that, use the Context menu, and select the > Report as Clock Face option. > > If you do not have a network connection, Nearby Explorer uses the POIs in its > database to identify nearby places. If you have a data connection, the app > uses the Foursquare[^R^] service or Google Places[^TM^] business listings > instead. These services can provide POIs in interesting and useful ways. > > Google Places provides as many as 20 place results for each search request. > Therefore, it can provide different, more general, or more meaningful results > by changing the radius of the search. Google Places allows a radius of up to > approximately 30 miles. Foursquare shows 50 place results at a time. > > By default, Nearby Explorer uses a radius of 170 yards to help identify the > nearest place. This radius usually provides adequate information about almost > any small business, government facility, or other place in relative > proximity. If you are located where there are few businesses or institutions, > or if you reduce the radius too much, you may get no results. > > There are a few ways to adjust the radius. The easiest way is to use the > Radius buttons on the toolbar. > > You may also select the Set Radius option from the Context menu of the Nearby > Position item. Nearby Explorer responds with a menu from which you may select > the desired radius. > > If you are traveling in a vehicle, you should not use a small radius, > especially in a densely populated area. As you travel, increase the radius > based on the environment and your personal preferences. > > Watch > > The Watch function is used to monitor a particular point of interest. It is > most effective as a reference and orientation tool. When you monitor a POI, > Nearby Explorer always displays the distance and direction to the Watch point > from your current position. To set a place as a Watch, follow these steps: > 1.Select a search result or a Favorite and open its Context menu. > 2.Select Set as Watch. > > Alternatively, select Set Location as Watch from any Context menu on the main > screen. > > If you have the Watch item turned on, the app monitors and announces the > distance and direction to the place you are watching. > > If you set a Watch position, the compass in your device can also be used to > point to the Watch point. As you point at the watched position with your > screen facing skyward, Nearby Explorer announces the name and distance and > vibrates to let you know where that position is located. For example, you > could set the location of your car in a large parking lot as a Watch point > and be able to locate it later. > > Explore the Map > > While Nearby Explorer keeps track of your location as you move, it can also > provide information about other places while you remain stationary or move > about virtually. > > The program provides several methods for map exploration, such as using the > Go To option (explained shortly) from the result of the Explore, Search, or > Favorites tools. > > You can also use the touch screen of your device to explore the map. To learn > more about map exploration using a touch screen, see Map View. > To virtually shift to another city or state, see Search. > > Virtual Navigation > > Nearby Explorer lets you navigate virtually. Select Enable Virtual Navigation > from any Context menu on the main screen. Nearby Explorer shows buttons to > move in any cardinal direction. Each button click moves 20 yards. > > Follow Roads > > Navigation mode moves in the exact direction you request by default. However, > this can be a problem if you wish to follow a road that does not run exactly > north/south or east/west. The Follow Roads switch on the Navigation screen > makes Nearby Explorer follow the road instead of moving in the precise > direction you indicate. This usually works well, but it can sometimes cause > Nearby Explorer to assume the incorrect street when navigating through an > intersection. Moving in a different direction often helps you get back on the > correct street in this situation. > > To exit Navigation mode, press Resume on the toolbar or disable Virtual > Navigation from any Context menu. > > Accuracy > > The Accuracy setting provides a number to be considered as a range for > horizontal positioning. For instance, if the app shows "5 yards" the program > is fairly confident that it knows your position within 5 yards. The smaller > the number, the more accurate you should consider Nearby Explorer's > information. > > Vertical Accuracy > > Vertical Accuracy is an indication of the reliability of the Altitude report. > > Favorites > > In addition to the POIs in the maps, you can add your own places. In Nearby > Explorer, these are called Favorites. > > Favorites are treated like Nearby Places. As you approach a Favorite, the app > announces its name and location. > > You use Favorites to mark an existing place more suitable to your needs or to > mark a place that does not exist in the map data. You can also save existing > places as Favorites for easier access. > > To set your current location as a Favorite, select Save Location as Favorite > from any Context menu on the main screen. > > The app responds by displaying a dialog box where you may type a new name or > press the OK button to accept the automatically generated name. The > automatically generated name consists of the nearest address. > > It is useful to give favorite places meaningful names that more precisely > describe the marked position. When marking the door to a restaurant, for > example, use exact wording to distinguish that Favorite from the more general > POI in the maps. "Side Door to Wendy's" distinguishes the entrance from the > map data's more general "Wendy's" moniker. > > To display a list of your Favorites, press the Favorites button at the bottom > of the screen. > > The Favorites list organizes your Favorites by their distance from your > current position, so the closest places are listed first. > > Each item in the list shows the name of the Favorite, its distance and > direction from your current position, and its address. > > To rename a Favorite, follow these steps: > 1.Select one of the favorites in the list. > 2.Select Rename from the Context menu that appears. The app displays a dialog > box with the current name. > 3.Edit the current name or type a new one. > 4.Press the Save button. > > To delete a Favorite, follow these steps: > 1.Select the favorite to delete. > 2.Select Delete from the Context menu. > > Transit > > Nearby Explorer uses transit feeds for several transit systems to provide > information about public transit. > > To use the Transit feature in a supported metropolitan area, press the > Transit button at the bottom of the screen. > > If you haven't used the Transit feature in the current city, Nearby Explorer > downloads the transit map for that area. > > Nearby Explorer automatically updates transit maps when possible. If the map > for your system expires, Nearby Explorer shows "Expired" and the date on > which the data expired in the title of the screen. If this occurs, you may > wish to contact your transit system. You may still use expired maps, but be > aware they may no longer be accurate. > > Once you choose a transit system, Nearby Explorer's Transit Stop screen > displays a list of nearby stops, with the closest stop listed first. > > To see more nearby stops, press the More Stops button at the bottom of the > screen. > > Each list item on the Stops screen contains the following information: > •Street corner or address where the stop is located > •Direction the bus/train travels from that stop > •Distance and direction to that location from your current position > •Time of the next bus/train serving that stop > > To see a list of all the routes that service a particular stop, select one of > the stops. > > The Route screen includes buttons for the previous and next day in addition > to a list of vehicles. Each item in the list includes the following: > •Time the vehicle reaches that stop. > •Short name or number of the route. > •Name of the route > •Name of the vehicle > > To see a schedule of times when the vehicle passes that corner, select the > route of interest. Nearby Explorer responds with a schedule screen that shows > all the times for the day. > > To follow the vehicle's route, select the time of interest. Nearby Explorer > responds with the All Stops screen. The All Stops screen shows the time, > address, direction of travel, and distance and direction from the last stop. > > To identify buses/trains at other stops, press Back to get to the Nearby > Stops screen and select another stop. > > Multiple Transit Systems > > If there are multiple transit systems in your area, Nearby Explorer shows an > Alternate Transit System button at the bottom of the Transit view. Press this > button to rotate through the available transit systems. > > Updating Transit Schedules > > Nearby Explorer uses an automated system to keep its transit information > up-to-date. If an update is available, Nearby Explorer downloads the schedule > the next time you start Nearby Explorer. > > If your local area does not support Google Transit™ trip planning service, > see the Google Transit Page for information about requesting the transit > authority in your area to participate. > > Supported Transit Areas > > •Albuquerque, NM > •Ann Arbor, MI > •Atlanta, GA > •Austin, TX > •Bakersfield, CA > •Baltimore, MD > •Beaumont, CA > •Birmingham, AL > •Boston, MA > •Buffalo, NY > •Chicago, IL > •Cincinnati, OH > •Cleveland, OH > •Colorado Springs, CO > •Columbus, OH > •Corpus Christi, TX > •Dallas, TX > •Denver, CO > •Detroit, MI > •Eastern Sierra, CA > •Eugene, OR > •Fort Lauderdale, FL > •Fort Worth, TX > •Halifax, Ca > •Houston, TX > •Indianapolis, IN > •Jacksonville, FL > •Kansas City, MO > •Las Vegas, NV > •Lexington, KY > •Los Angeles, CA > •Louisville, KY > •Madison, WI > •Miami, FL > •Milwaukee, WI > •Minneapolis, MN > •Montreal, Ca > •New Jersey > •New York, NY > •Oklahoma City, OK > •Orange County, CA > •Orlando, FL > •Ottawa, Ca > •Philadelphia, PA > •Phoenix, AZ > •Portland, OR > •Sacramento, CA > •Salem, OR > •San Antonio, TX > •San Diego, CA > •San Francisco, CA (BART) > •San Francisco, CA (SFMTA) > •San Jose, CA > •St. Louis, MO > •Toronto, Ca > •Vancouver, Ca > •Washington, D.C. > > > Search > > Nearby Explorer assists you with finding businesses, institutions, addresses, > and places that relate to a specific topic. > > Once you find a place of business, you can do one of several things, > depending upon the information available for that location. These things > include receiving directions or guidance, adding it to your Favorites, or > traveling to it virtually on the map. > > There is a Search Provider button at the bottom of the screen that lets you > select among Google Places, Foursquare, and On-board maps. The Search screen > inherits the provider settings from the Home screen. > > Nearby Explorer can search within approximately a 30-mile radius of your > actual or virtual position. To initiate a search with another location than > your own, first search for a city and state, and then search for the place of > interest. > > To open the Search screen, press the Search button. Nearby Explorer responds > with a screen that lets you type a term and shows a list of nearby places. > > To search for POIs in another city or state, you must switch to that city > first. To do this, follow these steps: > 1.Activate the Edit Box. > 2.Type the city or county name or the first few letters of the name, followed > by a comma, then the two letter state or province abbreviation. > > Nearby Explorer responds by displaying a list of matching cities and the > county in which that city is located. Each item in the list also indicates > that city's distance and direction from your current location. Choose the > city of interest. > > The app responds with a City Action menu containing either Go To or Search. > > To move the virtual position to that city and close the Search screen, choose > Go To. > > To display search results from that city, choose Search. > > The types of items that appear in the Search screen list depend on your > network connection, the search radius setting, your location, or any terms > you have typed. These POIs are arranged so the closest one appears at the top > of the list. Each list item shows the name of the place, its category, and > its distance and direction from your current or virtual position. > > To show places related to a term you type, follow these steps: > 1.Activate the Edit Box. > 2.Type a word or key word that is in the name of the desired place. > > Nearby Explorer automatically increases the search radius to approximately 30 > miles when you provide a specific term to find. You may change the radius to > narrow the distance to search. Nearby Explorer discards any changes to the > radius or search provider when you close the Search view. > > You may search for addresses in any location by entering the street number as > the first portion of the search term. For example, 1839 Frankfort Ave, > Louisville shows APH from wherever you search. > > When you select one of the search results, Nearby Explorer displays a menu of > actions from which to choose. The menu includes the following: > •Save to Favorites > •Go To > •Get Directions > •Set as destination > •Set as Watch > •View on Foursquare (if using Foursquare as a search provider.) > > Streets > > To show the Streets screen, press the Streets button at the bottom of the > screen. > > The Streets screen shows all the intersections on the current street and a Go > To button. > > Each intersection in the list shows the name of the intersecting street, the > distance and direction to that intersection, and in which direction the > street runs. > > If you were on Maple Street between 1st and 2nd Streets and opened the > Streets view, you might see a list like the following: > •1st Street 100 yards north heading east > •2nd Street 50 yards north heading east and west > •3rd Street 20 yards south heading east and west > •4th Street 70 yards south heading east and west > > Nearby Explorer highlights the closest intersection to your current location. > When you open this view, the cursor will be on the 2nd Street or 3rd Street > item depending on which is closest. > > To turn onto one of the streets listed, select the street. Nearby Explorer > displays a new list with all the intersections on the new street. Of course, > one of those intersections is the street you were on when you Selected it, so > the list might look like the following: > •Ash 3 miles west heading north and south > •Cherry 2 miles west heading north and south > •Dogwood 1 mile west heading north and south > •Elm .5 miles west heading north > •Lilac .1 miles west heading south > •Maple heading north and south > •Peach 200 yards east heading south > > Since the intersection of 2nd and Maple is closest, Nearby Explorer > highlights the street "Maple" in the list. > > When you get to the desired location, press the Go To button to return to the > Nearby screen with your location set to the selected intersection. > > Map View > > Along with the Home screen, where you fine tune what the app says as you > move, Nearby Explorer offers a view of the map. > > The Map view shows an interactive, accessible map of your current or virtual > position. > > To use the map, select the Map tab at the bottom of the screen. Nearby > Explorer fills the screen with the standard Apple Map view with integration > into Nearby Explorer's interface. > > Using the Map > > Use your finger to touch or slide on any part of the screen to receive > feedback about that part of the map. > > North is at the top of the screen, south is at the bottom, and east and west > are right and left, respectively. > > As you touch the screen, VoiceOver gives feedback in the form of tones and > verbal announcements. When you touch a street and pause there on the map with > VoiceOver Hints enabled, you begin getting beeping feedback as you slide your > finger to follow that street. Wether or not you enable VoiceOver Hints, > pausing while touching a street makes VoiceOver begin beeping at different > tones. This lets you know when you drift away from the street, and it > provides verbal announcements as you approach intersections while you slide. > > In addition to street name and direction information, VoiceOver announces > POIs. The amount of detail depends on how closely the map is zoomed. > > If the map does not cover enough space, or you want to move the center of the > map, use the scroll and zoom features to adjust the view. > > Scroll the Map > > To scroll the map, use the technique where you double tap then hold and > slide. The usual three-finger scrolling technique required when you are > running VoiceOver does not work. > When you scroll, Nearby Explorer virtually moves to the point at the center > of the map and applies the announcements you set in the Home screen. It also > pauses the GPS, so to resume tracking your position, activate the Resume > button at the top of the Home screen when you finish using the map or other > tools where you virtually explore. > > The amount you scroll depends on how far you drag your finger and the zoom > level. > > Zoom > > To zoom, use the Rotor to get to the Zoom control, then flick up or down. > Zoom is not in the default Rotor configuration, so you must add it in the > Settings / General / Accessibility / VoiceOver / Rotor setting. You only need > to add it once. > > Once you add Zoom, you may flick up and down to change the amount of > information to show on the map. VoiceOver responds with each adjustment by > announcing the number of roads visible in the new view. The closer you zoom, > the more information about roads and POIs you get. As you broaden the view, > you see only more prominent roads and POIs. > > Points of Interest Rotor Control > > When focused on the Map view, VoiceOver adds Points of Interest to the > choices available in the Rotor. To see all the POIs, select Points of > Interest in the Rotor, then flick through the names of each of them that > appear in the view. > > Geobeam and Compass From Map View > > You may use Geobeam and Compass to examine the surrounding virtual area, just > as if you were there. These tools can help orient you to unfamiliar places > before you travel to them. > > Home Screen > > To return to the Home screen, select it from the bottom left of the screen. > You may wish to make adjustments in what gets announced as you scroll through > the map. If so, change the settings, then return to the Map tab. > If you scrolled the map, Nearby Explorer pauses the GPS reception. To return > to a live GPS position, activate the Resume button at the top of the screen. > > Settings > > The Settings tab shows options that let you change how Nearby Explorer > behaves. > > Report Distances in Metric Units: Off > > When you turn on this setting, Nearby Explorer uses metric measurements for > distance reports. When the setting is off, it uses imperial units of > measurement. > > Report Distances in Feet Instead of Yards: Off > > If using imperial measurement units, Nearby Explorer can express distances in > feet rather than yards. Turn this setting on to receive distance > announcements in feet. > This option is not available if the Report Distances in Metric Units setting > is on. > > Allow Geobeam and Compass when App is in the Background > > Normally, Geobeam and Compass work only while Nearby Explorer is in the > foreground. If you want them to work while the phone is locked or when Nearby > Explorer is in the background, turn on this button. > > Adjust Speech > > To change the voice, pitch, speech and volume of the speech Nearby Explorer > uses, select Adjust Speech from the Settings tab. The Adjust Speech screen > shows sliders to adjust any of the speech parameters and a button to return > the speech to the default settings. There is also a button to test the speech > selections. Select the Done button when complete. > > Choose Address Provider > > Normally, Nearby Explorer uses on-board maps to provide addresses. You may > select between Apple or On-board maps to provide this information. > > Choose Search Provider > > Normally, Nearby Explorer uses Google Places to provide results for searches > and Nearby Places. Use this button to select among Google Places, Foursquare, > or On-board maps. > > Route Settings > > When using Guidance or directions, the route settings let you customize the > way Nearby Explorer delivers instructions. > > Pedestrian Mode: Off > > Normally, Nearby Explorer assumes you are driving and provides instructions > that account for one-way streets, highways, and other instructions possible > only while driving. When Pedestrian mode is on, it uses the shortest route > without highways, and does not consider street direction. > h4. 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